With effect from 11:59pm on Saturday, March 21, and for a period of 14 days in the first instance, Jamaica’s air and sea ports will be closed to incoming passenger traffic, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced this evening. He said outgoing passengers and cargo will be allowed. Holness also announced that Jamaica now has 19 […]
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Coronavirus high alert in Jamaica as patient isolated after symptoms progress
A patient who was being quarantined after returning home from China is now showing a “progression of symptoms”. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that the patient has now been isolated at a medical facility. There are 12 quarantined in government facilities. Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, chief medical officer, is reporting that the patient […]
Read MoreLeba Hibbert hits US radio with ‘Jamaica’ remake
Reggae singer Leba Hibbert is excited about the overseas success of her single, ‘Jamaica’, which features fellow singer Hawkeye. The track has been getting regular rotation on the show, ‘The Joint’ on Sirius XM radio.The song is a roots-reggae remake of Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello’s highly successful single Havana. “I recorded it last year when […]
Read MoreWontstop Record to drop ‘St. Paul’s Ghetto’ on November 17th
UK-based label Wontstop Record is banking on the release of conscious reggae singer Emanuel Anebsa’s new album ‘St. Paul’s Ghetto’ on November 17th on all digital download platforms. . For his part, Anebsa hopes that fans will get the message of perseverance in the face of rising financial and social oppression encoded in the music […]
Read More16 year-old boy killed in Harbour View
Sixteen-year-old Justin Foster, a student of Bayshore Park, Harbour View, St Andrew, was shot dead by unknown assailant/s at his gate this morning, the police have reported. The Elleston Road police said that residents heard explosions about 7:45 am and alerted them. The police said that upon their arrival Foster was seen lying on his […]
Read MoreCrocodile killed in Clarendon
Twenty-four-year-old Dushane Henry, otherwise called ‘Crocodile’, of Thompson Town district, Clarendon was shot on Shepherd main road in the parish on Saturday, November 9. Reports from the Four Paths Police are that about 9:30 p.m., Henry was driving his motorcycle along the roadway when a motorcar drove alongside him and opened gunfire hitting him several […]
Read MoreRygin King drops grimy ‘7teen’ track
Rygin King, the original trap king is back. During the opening verse of the song, Rygin King sings, “Me F**k Shelly and me dweet with ease”, prompting the streets to wonder if Rygin was directing his comments towards Shelly, the mother of the 6IXX boss himself, Squash. However, given that there are no brewing animosities […]
Read MoreChikie Grainz spits fire with ‘Buck a Go Go’ , racking up 16k views in one week
Talented dancehall artiste Chikie Grainz is ecstatic about the enthusiastic response to her latest single, ‘Buck a Go Go’ on the Lifestyle riddim for Frenz for Real-Red Boom Supamixx. “The response has been incredible, the song is doing well on the street mix tapes and at the dances in the Corporate Area. The ting ah […]
Read MoreMarauding gunmen shoot up Norwood
The latest victim of the bitter internecine gang violence which plagues Montego Bay despite an ongoing State of Emergency is a six-month-old baby girl who was shot and killed by gunmen in Norwood on Saturday. Three other persons, including the 23-year-old mother of the child, and two teenage boys – a 16-year-old male student of […]
Read MoreAnother woman missing since Saturday
The family of 18 -year-old Yasheka Josephs of Burnside Valley district, St Andrew is worried about her safety as the teenager has been missing since Saturday, July 6. She is of brown complexion, slim built, and is about 173 centimetres (five feet eight inches) tall. Reports from the Red Hills police are that Josephs was […]
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