Health Minister Christopher Tufton has confirmed that one of the 46 deportees who arrived in Jamaica from the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus. Other countries face similar challenges. Guatemala, the largest source of migration to the U.S.-Mexico border in recent years, fears the U.S. is exporting the virus there through deportation flights. […]
Read MoreHAPPY BIRTHDAY JODIAN FEARON, R.I.P
Today, Jodian Fearon would have celebrated her 24th birthday (April 28th). Jodian Fearon, who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies over the weekend, about six hours after delivering her daughter at the Spanish Town Hospital, “My beautiful daughter. My princess. Words can’t explain. I never knew I would be saying this,” Fearon’s […]
Read MorePrime Minister responds to tragic death of mother in COVID-19 crisis
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has responding the roiling controversy surrounding the death of a pregnant mother who was refused access to the KPH and UHWI over the weekend, and later died because of the ordeal. “I have received a preliminary briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, on the tragic circumstances surrounding the […]
Read MoreGunman disguised as cop slaughters 16 in Canada
A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16 people, the deadliest such attack in the country’s history. Officials said Sunday the suspected shooter was also dead. A police officer was among those killed. Several bodies […]
Read MoreSIDE GAL GET SIDELINED
Bwoy the side gal dem ah go get a beating this year. The man dem caan see dem fi get them regular fix up, and dem caan call the man yard. The deejay bwoy dem have it hard too because dem have three to four gal inna apartment and no show nah keep till December […]
Read MoreGANG MEMBERS NABBED ON KIRK AVENUE
Eight persons suspected to be linked to a gang which operates in sections of the St. Andrew South Division, were arrested by the Police, today, Friday, April 17. A known Vybz Kartel associate was also detained in the raid. The individuals , seven men and one woman, were taken into custody following ongoing investigations into […]
Read MoreEMPLOYEE AT MOH tests positive
An employee of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has tested positive for COVID-19. The ministry made the announcement in a news release late Thursday. It said the worker is assigned to its head offices in New Kingston, but did not provide details on the suspected mode of transmission. Contact tracing at the head office […]
Read MoreVYBZ KARTEL SENTENCE REDUCED
The Court of Appeal has chopped off over 30 months off the prison time that Vybz Kartel and his co-convicts must serve before they are eligible for parole. Kartel must now serve 32 years and six months instead of 35 years. Kartel, whose real given name is Adidja Palmer, must now serve 32 years and […]
Read MoreAlorica employees told to report to work for testing
The South Eastern Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has called on all Alorica employees who were stationed in Portmore, St Catherine to report to the location today for testing. Employees were urged to report to the facility by 10 o’clock this morning. The call came after 52 of the country’s current 143 COVID-19 cases were linked […]
Read MoreLOCKDOWN IN JAMAICA
After news that a new cluster of cases has popped up at at a BPO facility in Kingston, there are rumours that the country is heading for a total lockdown. “We can restart businesses, but we do not know how to resurrect the dead,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. Last night, Holness warned that even […]
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