COVID-19 causes severe poverty plunge

Rural areas reeling amid pandemic

EIGHT MONTHS ago, a dozen vendors blanketed the perimeter fence of the Yallahs Primary School in St Thomas, their colourful stalls feeding both their families and the energetic students behind the chain links. Today, however, Millicent Davis is the only remaining vendor outside the empty school.

Cecile Hill is fighting for the survival of her daughter and other children.