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Despite repeated assurances from the government, students at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Jamaica have said that they are still unable to register for classes and receive their degrees a week on.
Last Monday, the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Lionel “Max” Hurst explained that the government had agreed to pay tuition for the students at a specific rate, which was paid during the students’ first two years at the learning institution.
However, he said the school sought to change the agreement in the third year of the students’ study.
Hurst said the issue was further complicated after multiple high-ranking officials at the school were slapped with charges in connection with a multimillion-Jamaican-dollar fraud and corruption scandal.
Curfew to return to 8pm to 5am from Monday
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State media is reporting that a decision was made at cabinet today that the curfew hours will run from 8 pm to 5 am as of Monday, March 15th. That curfew will run for one month.
ABS reported this was confirmed by the Government Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst following today’s cabinet meeting.
The state media entity reported bars are to remain closed and restaurants will continue to be restricted to take outs only.
Observer Media will continue to follow this story and bring you further details.
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Gov’t Chief of Staff says Chinese & Russian vaccines can be here within days of approval
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Vaccines from China and Russia could arrive on the island within days, once approved by the Antigua & Barbuda Pharmacy Council, according to Government Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst.
“Just so long as the air freight is available or some sort of air transport, we are speaking about days once the council has approved it,” said Hurst.
“The number we asked of the Chinese is 100,000 and if that arrives, then we barely have to do any more begging, sorry, soliciting,” he added.
Gov’t plans to vaccinate 80,000 in 35 days
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HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Thursday February 25 2021
The Cabinet met for more than seven continuous hours, six members using virtual means and seven meeting face-to-face. The Cabinet, as is customary, invited experts and officials to its weekly meeting in order to assist in enhancing decision-making.
1. The Cabinet invited seven experts from the Ministry of Health including the Chief Medical Officer, the Principal Nursing Officer, the Chief Health Inspector, the Ministry’s Technology Officer, and three members of the Technical Committee responsible for communicating new information to the public. The CMO shared the plan for vaccinating approximately 80,000 adults in 35 days. Five teams, each consisting of five staff and nurses, will be dispatched to several centers each day of the week (Saturday and Sunday also) during March and the first week of April 2021, to inoculate as many as 250 to 550 people each, daily for a