- Seven – day curfew begins 9:19 pm
- Not all contacts of COVID-19 patients testing positive, most cases mild — CMO 6:10 pm
- Six new COVID-19 cases in Jamaica; all from Cornpiece, Clarendon 5:51 pm
- Andrew's Memorial Hospital agrees to assist KPH with housing patients 5:35 pm
- Forex: J$134.71 to one US dollar 4:21 pm
- Gas prices down $4.50; diesel up $0.03 4:13 pm
Covid-19
Music group seeks minister's audience
KAREN Smith, president of Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU), is seeking audience with Entertainment and Culture Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange, in relation to relief recommendations for the music and creative industries which have been affected by... Read More
Night curfew
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com | Tuesday, March, 31 2020
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday warned that the police will increase vigilance and prosecute people who violate various orders which have been activated under law as he announced the imposition of a night-time curfew running from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am for seven... Read More
World athletics championships moving to 2022 — organisers
Paris, France (AFP) — The 2021 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon will be shifted to 2022 to accommodate the rearranged Tokyo Olympics, World Athletics said yesterday. Read More
'Butch' Stewart urges J'cans to fight COVID-19 together_20200301
Gordon “Butch” Stewart, making an impassioned plea to Jamaicans yesterday, urged his compatriots to take care of each other and unite to fight against the coronavirus which “has come upon the world with a speed and ferocity never before seen”. Read More
Chinese in MoBay make donation in COVID-19 fight
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — A donation of over $1 million worth of food and sanitisation items to the Trelawny Municipal Corporation by Jamaica Guangdong Association, a group of Chinese nationals here, will boost the resources available to nine councillors to assist their constituents as... Read More
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Grenada PM defends curfew Read More
In Zimbabwe, 'you win coronavirus or you win starvation'
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “We are already ruined. What more harm can coronavirus do?” Irene Kampira asked as she sorted second-hand clothes at a bustling market in a poor suburb of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. Read More
US braces for big death toll
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public health experts who presented him with even more dire... Read More
Coronavirus hits rich and poor unequally in Latin America
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — From Mexico City to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Santiago, Chile, the coronavirus is taking root in the world's most unequal region, where many of Latin America's first cases arrived with members of the elite returning from vacations or work trips to... Read More
Heart-warming song about COVID-19 by Jamaican students
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The onset of the dreaded coronavirus in Jamaica has failed to stifle the ingenuity and sharing spirit of citizens. Read More
US death toll from the virus eclipses China's official count
NEW YORK, United States — The US death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China's official count, as the deepening crisis in New York hit close to home for the governor when he disclosed, teary-eyed, that his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has become... Read More
Guyana records second death from COVID-19
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana has recorded its second death from the coronavirus (COVID-19) as health officials Tuesday confirmed that there were now 12 positive cases of the virus in the country. Read More
Guardian Life donates bus for healthcare workers at KPH, VJH
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Rural Regional Health Care Authority (SERHA) yesterday received a 29-seater Coaster bus to assist in the transportation of healthcare workers at the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals from Guardian Life Limited. Read More
UK reports record 381 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Britain reported a record daily coronavirus toll of 381 on Tuesday, more than double the number of nationwide deaths posted in the previous 24 hours. Read More
Five things we still don't know about the coronavirus
PARIS, France (AFP)— Despite extensive study by doctors and scientists across the world since the new coronavirus first appeared in China three months ago, much about the scourge is still unclear. Read More
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