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Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US

MISSOURI, United States (AP) — Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the US since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They're now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person...

With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

WASHINGTON, DC United States (AP) — The United States will keep existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the Delta variant, according to a White House...

Jamaica man, 74, fears he'll die from cancer if deported from Britain

A 74-year-old man, Lewin Williams, is fighting to avoid deportation from Britain on grounds that he is battling cancer and will die if he is forced to go back to Jamaica, where he won't be able to afford life-saving treatment.

Tourism workers wanted

MONTEGO BAY, St James — As the tourism sector rebounds from the standstill caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the industry is now on a recruitment drive to fill the void left by some workers who have since transitioned to different sectors or been lured away to North...

Fauci says US headed in 'wrong direction' on virus

WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring number of novel coronavirus cases fuells by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent d elta variant, the nation's top infectious diseases expert...

Still no clear pathway on Portmore parish push

LAST Thursday's virtual town hall meeting, convened by the joint select committee which is considering the proposal for Portmore to become Jamaica's 15th parish, yielded little, as Government and Opposition representatives butted heads over concerns raised by residents.

Green wants more private sector support for farmers, fishers

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green is urging the private sector to assist in providing low-cost funding for farmers and fishers in an effort to advance the sector.

A major victory

Regional energy company West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL) and its founding directors, Gerald Charles Chambers, Tarik Felix and Gordon Shirley, registered a major win in the Supreme Court in Kingston when Justice David Batts threw out a claim filed against them by former directors,...

Park Lane calm after deadly shooting incident

Photo 1: A man pauses on deserted Park Lane off Red Hills Road in St Andrew where three men were killed and four shot and injured on Saturday night.

Senator warns parents against 'blind faith'

Government Senator Natalie Campbell Rodriques on Friday warned parents against their vulnerability when using 'blind faith' to raise their children.

Golding skirts leadership issue in main address to PNP NEC

If the National Executive Council (NEC) of the People's National Party (PNP) was waiting with bated breath for party leader Mark Golding to raise the issue of the widening schism in the party as part of his major address yesterday, it would have been sorely...

ANGUISH OVER!

Senior Superintendent of Police James Forbes will return to his high-profile job this Wednesday following advice late last week from the Police Service Commission that he has been reinstated after being freed of corruption charges.

Energy warning!

Jamaica is being urged to rethink its energy strategy if it is to meet the ambitious target, set by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, of 50 per cent of the electricity generation being from renewables by 2030.

Vaccination pace suggests Jamaica might have to play catch-up, says official

INSTEAD of toying with the idea of a vaccine mandate, the Government should be considering the implications of the slow pace of vaccination in the face of new variants of COVID-19, and whether the country could find itself in a precarious situation with its vaccination...

Shebnation reaching those in need

GROWING up in Brown's Town, St Ann, Sheblet Barnett would have seen her parents going above and beyond for their neighbours, friends and family alike.