- Jamaica urged to protect devices and information shared online 9:12 pm
- EU to fund transfer of virus patients across borders 8:29 pm
- US tops 90,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours for first time 8:05 pm
- Government examining measures to enable the delivery of food during curfew hours 7:45 pm
- Over 23,000 flu vaccines available to most vulnerable as flu season approaches 7:24 pm
- Health ministry approves three private labs for COVID testing 7:08 pm
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Cultivate Distinctive Spaces with Lavange Ltd
Nestled in a cul-de-sac off busy Constant Spring Road lies Lavange Limited — a wonderland for both professional and amateur interior designers. Read More
Undergraduate student creates JSE history
A 22-year-old created history recently by becoming the first student to win the annual Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Research Competition. Read More
Portlanders continue to mourn councillor cut down by COVID
SEVERAL residents of Portland are still struggling to come to grips with the death of 61-year-old Councillor Irvin “Louie” Brown from COVID-19-related issues just over a week ago. Read More
Caricom leaders to meet tomorrow
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss the ongoing impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the regional economies and general populations. Read More
Venezuelans brave COVID-19 wing to bathe, feed sick loved ones
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Leaning against a hospital wall for balance, Elena Suazo wiggled each foot into blue protective pants. Then she slipped her arms into a surgical gown and snapped on white rubber gloves, finally ready to enter the COVID-19 wing. Read More
4 dead, 15 rescued in English Channel migrant boat sinking
PARIS, France (AP) — At least four people, including two young children, died yesterday when a boat carrying at least 19 migrants capsized off France while trying to cross the English Channel to Britain, French authorities said. Read More
Biden insists he'll tackle COVID-19 as Trump pushes 'super recovery'
WARM SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — Joe Biden flayed US President Donald Trump yesterday, accusing his rival of surrendering to a surging pandemic as the Democrat took his campaign to the Republican stronghold of Georgia one week before the US election. Read More
US sex cult leader jailed for 120 years
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A “self-help” guru convicted of running a cult-like organisation of sex slaves who were branded with his initials was sentenced to 120 years in prison by a New York judge yesterday. Read More
Philadelphia victim's family sought ambulance, not police
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AP) — The family of a black man killed when Philadelphia police officers fired a dozen rounds in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer said... Read More
The grape escape: Canada baffled by vineyard theft
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Thieves escaped with half a tonne of grapes they had stripped directly from the vine at a winery in Canada's Quebec province, the owner said yesterday. Read More
US firms fund deforestation, abuses in Amazon — report
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Major US financial firms are helping fund environmental destruction and indigenous rights abuses in the Amazon with billions of dollars in investments in questionable companies, according to a report published yesterday. Read More
Flooded area was once a river bed, says Bull Bay resident
SEVENTY-three-year-old Madge Harris is not surprised that the Chalk River burst its banks during heavy rain Sunday night sending angry floodwaters into the homes of her neighbours on Weise Road, Nine Miles, Bull Bay, while depositing sand, silt and stones onto the... Read More
Holness to reveal full extent of Zeta damage in House today
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness is expected to outline in the House of Representatives today the effect of Tropical Storm Zeta on the country and its economy. Read More
Still no sign of businessman suspected to have drowned
THE St Elizabeth police say they are yet to recover the body of popular businessman Andre Burnett, who is suspected to have drowned at Frenchman Reef in Treasure Beach in the parish on Sunday. Read More
Building collapses following heavy rains in Christiana
CHRISTIANA, Manchester — Scores on onlookers gathered yesterday as a three-storey commercial building collapsed in this north-eastern town following days of heavy rains that lashed the island. Read More
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