Weekly Round-up: Shaggy clears the air… Bashco robbed… Windies hammer Afghanistan
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae artiste Shaggy on Monday sought to clear the air regarding the use of over $100 million raised by the Shaggy & Friends concert in 2018 for the Bustamante Hospital for Children.
The artiste disclosed that majority of the funds, which were initially earmarked for the construction of an intensive care unit at the hospital, will now go towards a new three-storey, 150-bed ward, set to cost $150 million.
The police are now investigating a break-in at the popular Bashco store in downtown Kingston after criminals made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and electronics sometime between Tuesday night and daybreak on Wednesday.
And, West Indies hammered Afghanistan to end the team’s longest losing streak in Twenty20 internationals on Thursday, making 164-5 from their 20 overs and then restricting Afghanistan to 134-9.
Watch as OBSERVER ONLINE wraps this week for you.
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New ward for Bustamante hospital
Venue problems force cancellation of Shaggy & Friends
Disney calls Shaggy into meeting
King’s House responds to Shaggy
House welcomes $2.3b dengue and disaster mitigation programmes
Cabinet approves additional $1b to fight dengue
Children aged 5 to 14 hardest hit by dengue
Minister: Telecoms customers will continue to have challenges
Williams commits to tackling vandalism of telecoms equipment
PM says no new loans from China
‘New beginning’ for Ja’s faith-based tourism
Amaterra Jamaica inks deal for first Marriott all-inclusive resort in Jamaica
Police vow to pursue all leads in Bashco break-in
Taxi driver fined for mowing down pedestrians in HWT
West Indies 164-5 (20 overs) vs Afghanistan – 1st T20I
Hope, Chase power Windies to ODI win in smog-hit Lucknow
Boyz refuse to lace up over poor hotel conditions in Antigua
UPDATE: Boyz get new accommodation in Antigua
