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There are just a few more days before the year 2020 comes to a close.
A year that will be difficult to forget for a very long time, 2020 was certainly not a normal period of time.
With all of its up and downs, one would not be overstretching to say the year will go down as one of the most memorable in history.
As usual, Loop news in its review, looks back on the year that will ultimately go down as one that significantly changed the way of life for millions across the world.
Below are some of the stories that are considered to have been among the hottest news items over the 12-month period.
A dive nine months ago near the Pedro Bank, off the island’s southwest coast, almost cost Dwyer Robinson his life, leaving him wheelchair-dependent. Despite his slow recovery, he remains very eager to get back to hustling for his family.
The Portmore, St Catherine, resident spends most mornings absorbing the sun to dissolve nitrogen bubbles trapped in his body.
Robinson, 46, developed decompression sickness, otherwise called ‘the bends’, just a few days before Jamaica recorded its first COVID-19 case in March.
The father of three said he was diving in 100 feet of water when a heavy current swept him away. The seasoned diver managed to resurface and was assisted into the boat by his captain, but he was unconscious.
Free public Wi-Fi was launched in May Pen, the parish capital, on November 22.
Chief executive officer of the USF, Daniel Dawes, said the COVID-19 pandemic has reiterated the need for Internet access.
“The Universal Service Fund is on a quest to outfit the major townships of the country with free public Wi-Fi, now more so than time passed because of the COVID experience,” Dawes said.
He added: “Clarendon keeps pouring in requests, so we’ll have to prioritise, but certainly there will be other areas. I can’t say now what area will be next in Clarendon, but Clarendon will definitely benefit from other deployments.”