New Palmyra CEO

Markus Deutsch of Landmark Global Associates has been appointed chief executive officer of The Palmyra Resort and Spa in Rose Hall, Montego Bay.

He has replaced former Palmyra President Dennis Constanzo with immediate effect.

Deutsch is the former president and CEO of Cendant's Vacation Rental Group (VRG), a US$1.2-billion gross revenue company. VRG is a micro-branded e-commerce and real estate business, which is now part of Wyndham Worldwide, servicing 45,000 real estate investors, 60,000 properties located in 22 countries.

Another flu alert

The Ministry of Health is advising persons to remain on guard against the spread of influenza A (H1N1) as a second wave of the disease could be imminent.

Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr Marion Bullock-DuCasse said the ministry has continued its heightened surveillance and monitoring of the virus, better known as swine flu.

"Even though we have seen a decline in the number of Acute Respiratory Infections or flu like illnesses in the past four weeks, we remain cautious as the WHO reports that the current global trend indicates that a second wave of the virus is likely."

Jamaica now has 81 confirmed cases of the virus after an additional case was detected last Friday.