In the spotlight: Kamala Harris, a source of pride for Jamaica

Kamala Harris holds her first meeting as a candidate for the US vice-presidency with Democratic candidate Joe Biden, in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Barria

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Joe Biden's running mate is the "daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother  " recalls the Jamaica Observer and by nominating her for vice-president Joe Biden made her "  the first black woman and the first South Asian to be chosen for this post  ”, specifies the daily Jamaica Observer. A choice hailed by the large Jamaican community in the United States, like Sadie Campbell, president of the Jamaica Progressive League, for whom this "  choice is wonderful  " and who says to herself "  she is going to do well ". Sadie Campbell explains in the pages of the newspaper that she had never doubted that Kamala Harriss would return after her withdrawal from the Democratic primary. Kamala Harris' legal career should be of great help in bringing about reform of the justice system, she said. For the Gleaner columnist : Jamaicans residing in the United States now have a second reason to vote for the Democrats in addition to that to end the Trump administration. The Gleaner who believes a Jamaican connection was inevitable because if Joe Biden had not chosen Kamala Harris, he would have taken Donna Rice, former UN ambassador and former national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, whose maternal grandparents were Jamaican.

In Peru, new measures in the face of an upsurge in Covid-19

If for nearly six weeks, a slight deconfinement was in place, new measures have been announced to deal with an upsurge in cases. Yesterday, moreover, the country broke a new record for people infected in twenty-four hours, according to La Republica , with 8,875 new cases, while the last record dated from May 31. The country has more than 20,000 deaths. The Sunday curfew is now reactivated, announces Peru21 . President Martin Vizcarra also announced the ban on family gatherings, which has become the main source of contagion according to him. New detection centers will be set up across the country. The government, which has benefited from the support of all political forces, also wants to be firmer with the refractory, specifies Peru21 , which could result in fines and even detentions.

Despite the "blackout", the pandemic is gaining ground in Venezuela

Even if many experts believe that the figures reported by the authorities are far from reality, the government announced yesterday that 1,119 people had been infected in the past twenty-four hours. In total, the country has just over 29,000 cases throughout its territory, specifies Ultimas Noticias , a daily close to power, which is far from the figures for neighboring countries, hence the astonishment of many specialists. It should be noted that the coronavirus does not spare anyone in Venezuela. Moreover, after the number two of the regime Diosdado Cabello, it is the turn of the Minister of Communication and Information, Jorge Rodriguez to announce that he has tested positive announces El Universal . The daily specifies that 237 people have died since the start of the epidemic, which does not correspond to the figure of Ultimas Noticias which accounts for 247.

Argentina and Mexico to produce vaccine against Covid-19

This is the vaccine developed by the British laboratory AstraZeneca which works with the University of Oxford. It should start to be manufactured in the coming months according to La Nacion, who quotes Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez and should be available in the first months of next year. By producing this vaccine, Argentina and Mexico are thus ensuring rapid and inexpensive access to a product that could cost much more elsewhere. The price should also not exceed three or four dollars according to Pagina 12 which, like the rest of the press in the country, makes the front page on this ad.

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