Caribbean National Weekly November 25, 2021

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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Unvaxed to Suffer Consequences

TOP STORIES Antigua Woman Wins Trip to Space Jamaican Gov’t Wins First Round to Extend SOEs

Holness Warns of limited Hospital Care for Unvaccinated

Immigration Group Appeals for Roadmap to Citizenship for Caribbean Immigrants

by Sheri-Kae McLeod

As the government moves into a new phase of the management of COVID-19, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said there will be no more lockdowns in Jamaica. He has, however, warned that anti-vaxxers will face consequences for not helping the island achieve herd immunity.

Dominicans to Enjoy Visa-Free Travel to China

The warning came during a sitting of the House of Representatives on November 16, where Holness pointed out that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its strain on the health sector, his administration, like governments around the world, has had to reallocate funds that would have been spent on other important industries. continues on C4 – Unvaxxed to Suffer

County Commission Gets New Members After Sharief and Holness Resign By Staff Reporter Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has filled two vacancies on the Broward County Commission, left by Barbara Sharief and Dale Holness. At a news conference in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, DeSantis named Former Director of the state's Division of Emergency Management Jared Moskowitz and chief of staff for the state's Department of Transportation Torey Alston to the commission. Moskowitz, a 40-year-old Democrat, was born in Coral Springs. He worked as an intern for VicePresident Al Gore, served as an assistant on Joe Lieberman's 2004 presidential campaign, and in

DeSantis (center) names Jared Moskowitz (right) and Torey Alston to Broward commission. – AP photo

2008 served as one of Barack Obama's electors in Florida. While attending law school, Moskowitz was elected to the Parkland City Commission in 2006

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and was re-elected in 2010, serving until he resigned to run for the legislature in 2012. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 until 2019, when DeSantis appointed him director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. He stepped down earlier this year to be closer to his family in Broward County. “I spent a tremendous amount of time away from them. My family quarantined without me in the beginning of the pandemic without me for months,” Moskowitz said after submitting his resignation to the governor. Moskowitz takes over the District 8 seat, previously held by Sharief. Torey Alston, a 37-year-old Republican, is also continues on C4 – New Faces

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