Botanical Roots: Why you should eat pineapple
In this era of the coronavirus, consuming vitamin C-rich foods which boost the immune system is essential in the fight to stay virus free.
April 2020
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St Catherine under 7-day lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
The parish of St Catherine will be placed on lockdown for seven days as of 5am, Wednesday, April 15 until 5am, Wednesday, April 22 as the government scrambles to contain an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) on the island.
Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 18 people
Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 18 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains.
Fear, death & trauma
AS COVID-19 continues its march across the globe, one Jamaican’s experience with the Grim Reaper in the United States came just two and a half years into her nursing career, when she had to prepare two of her patients stricken with the infectious disease for the morgue.
US deportation flights resume despite pandemic
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemala again began receiving deportation flights from the United States this week after a one-week pause prompted by three deportees testing positive for COVID-19.
Cuomo: Trump not a king, can’t force states to reopen
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — New York Goveror Andrew Cuomo yesterday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s claim of “total” authority to reopen the nation’s virus-stalled economy, but also insisted “the president will have no fight with me”.