Archive for April 14th, 2011

US provides medical ‘Comfort’ to Jamaica

THE HOSPITAL ship USNS Comfort docked at the Kingston Harbour yesterday and is expected to be here for just over a week to provide free medical care for thousands of Jamaicans.

More than 150 surgical procedures are scheduled to be done on the ship, the beneficiaries already pre-determined and pre-screened by the Ministry of Health.

In addition, doctors and nurses from the hospital ship, with assistance from the Jamaica Defence Force and the Jamaica Constabulary Force, will work from two locations in ...

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Jamaicans now need visa to visit St Maarten

THE TINY Dutch dependency of St Maarten has become the latest regional state to impose visa requirements for Jamaicans.

Up to late yesterday, there was no official communication with the Government of Jamaica about the change, but reports out of St Maarten quoted the Minister of Justice Roland Duncan as making the announcement.

“We are still checking because, like you, we heard about it from a website, so we have asked our consulate in Trinidad, which deals with St Maarten, to check,” ...

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