American Friends of Jamaica inoculation drive targets 8,000 7:00 pm
HOPEWELL, Hanover — Over 8,000 individuals are being targeted to benefit from a COVID-19 vaccination programme being staged by American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) at Hopewell Sports Centre football field in Hanover,...
'Don't procrastinate, vaccinate'
7:00 pm
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Tourism officials in western Jamaica are imploring workers in the sector to get vaccinated in the Government's COVID-19 inoculation programme as a strong rebound in the sector is expected.
Health official: Congestion, COVID-19 breaches blatant in Manchester
9:20 pm
MANDEVILLE, Manchester – Chief Public Health Inspector for Manchester Charmaine Palmer-Cross says congestion in town centres in Manchester, in anticipation of weekend lockdown measures, resulted in blatant breaches of COVID-19 protocols.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett views Frontier Airlines' recent decision to add three new weekly non-stop flights between Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Miami, USA, starting next month as another strong signal that the sector is on the...
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MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police here are reporting that of the seven categories of serious crimes, robbery is up by 21 per cent in this south-central parish with migrant criminals carrying out daylight robberies due to the present curfew measures.
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SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Up to a few weeks ago, Natesha Waite, who was found dead with her throat slashed at her home in Burnt Savannah last Tuesday morning, had plans to travel to the United States to care for a sick...
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MAYOR of Mandeville and councillor for the Royal Flat Division Donovan Mitchell yesterday scolded Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) for what he termed inadequate collection of garbage in Manchester.
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FALMOUTH, Trelawny - The Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) has undertaken a $20-million project, which involves the dredging and cleaning of Falmouth's 'drag line'— a massive earth drain that runs across sections of town to the sea — in a bid to mitigate the impact of...
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NEGRIL, Westmoreland — New Jersey residents Leah Keiser and Nichelous “Nick” Caparaso are fun and carefree individuals whose beautiful love story was sealed in matrimonial bliss at Beaches Negril recently.
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GRANGE HILL, Westmoreland - At 15 years old, Grange Hill native Jakim Kirk-Nicholas Campbell is an artiste, music producer, composer, arranger and recording studio owner who believes his destiny is to “bring victory to the people through...
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MONTEGO BAY, St James- Plans are in high gear to celebrate the 55th anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica, according to chairman of the Rastafari Nyahbinghi Administrative Council, Ras Iyah V.
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SPRING MOUNT, St James - The St James police are theorising that Tuesday's killing of a female taxi operator by a gunman posing as a passenger could have been triggered by her lifestyle or her alleged association with a gang operating...
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Former Cornwall College ISSA Champs finalist Jonhoi Clarke won his first event of the NCAA Division 1 season last weekend when he took the men's discus throw at the Chanticleer Classic at Coastal Carolina University in a new personal best of 49.94m.
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MONTEGO BAY, St James - There are mixed views among western Jamaica-based track and field coaches over whether the junior track and field season will continue following the latest interruption in late March due to a surge in COVID-19...
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MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police here recently honoured 16 retired members for their sterling contribution to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and service that, when combined, amounted to more than 500 years.
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MONTEGO BAY, St James – As the nation grapples with the gruesome murder of accounting clerk Khanice Jackson, Minister of Security Dr Horace Chang argues that the heinous acts of violence meted out to women would be eliminated if the wider society replicates the respect that...
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