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How Jamaica failed to handle its JamCOVID scandal – TechCrunch
Amber Group claimed it faced “cyberattacks, hacking and mischievous players.” In reality, the app was just not that secure.
As governments scrambled to lock down their populations after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared last March, some countries had plans underway to reopen. By June, Jamaica became one of the first countries to open its borders.
Tourism represents about one-fifth of Jamaica’s economy. In 2019 alone, four million travelers visited Jamaica, bringing thousands of jobs to its three million residents. But as COVID-19 stretched into the summer, Jamaica’s economy was in free fall, and tourism was its only…
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