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Parents must approve children being vaccinated — Tufton 12:00 am

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday reiterated that the Government's position is that parental approval must be given in relation to COVID-19 vaccines being administered to children.

'It is hard to live' 12:00 am
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The protest over arrears for overtime work staged by police in Kingston and St Andrew yesterday received strong support from their colleagues in St James who also complained about less than adequate working conditions.

Crime high on agenda of JLP's 78th confab, says McKenzie 8:40 pm
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — With over 1,300 murders reported across the 19 police divisions since the start of the year, prime minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness is expected to address the country's worrying crime problem during the party's 78th annual...

Flash mobs, church hops get vaccination message across

Friday, November 26, 2021

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Flash mobs, church hops, catchy jingles and phrases were all part of the creative ways the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) used to encourage vaccination against the novel coronavirus. Not only did their efforts pay off by getting jabs in arms, but...

'It is unacceptable'

Friday, November 26, 2021

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Opposition spokesman on housing, transport and works Mikael Phillips is appealing to the Government for urgent rehabilitation of Jamaica's south coast road network, between May Pen and Westmoreland, saying that it is intolerable.

Vax blockers

Thursday, November 25, 2021

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Even as three leading schools here mobilised students for a COVID-19 vaccination blitz hosted by the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation yesterday, one principal complained about the undermining effect of vaccine hesitancy on the effort as parents and...

Xklusive gives back to alma mater

Thursday, November 25, 2021

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Dancehall artiste Xklusive, who recently donated much-needed supplies to students of his alma mater, Clydesdale Primary in St Ann, plans to make an even bigger impact next year.

'EMPTY PROMISE'

Thursday, November 25, 2021

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Disarm them!

Thursday, November 25, 2021

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Reluctantly embracing the recent state of emergency (SOE) declared in St James by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, stakeholders in the crime-infested Granville community of the parish are expressing scepticism that the measure will be effective in recovering...

Hanover native secures US$350,000 worth of medical equipment for CRH, Black River Hospital

Thursday, November 25, 2021

DURING a recent trip to his native Hanover, Javion Blake kept up to speed with troubling developments at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St James.He was disturbed by reports of a shortage of key equipment and substandard working conditions.

Trelawny man on child porn charge remanded

Thursday, November 25, 2021

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Eighteen-year-old Deano Thomas of a Race Course address in Falmouth was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Falmouth Parish Court last Friday to answer to charges of three counts of rape and for using computer for malicious...

Sav hospital receives PPE donation

Thursday, November 25, 2021

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — The Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital was the grateful beneficiary of new personal protective equipment (PPE) from good Samaritans across the diaspora, and friends from home.

JGA Open gets thumbs up

Thursday, November 25, 2021

TRYALL, Hanover — Last week's staging of the 54th Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) Open presented by Aqua Bay Resorts has been given a resounding thumbs up by the organisers and sponsors, after three days of top-classed golf at the Tryall Club in Hanover.

JDF credits new coast guard unit for $1-billion cocaine bust

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) yesterday gave credit to a new unit in its coast guard for a $1.1-billion cocaine bust off the coast of Black River on Monday night that resulted in three men being arrested.

'Mek wi talk it out'

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The Manchester Parish D evelopment Committee (PDC) recently affirmed its commitment to empowering citizens in 426 districts to quell domestic disputes plaguing the parish through the launch of a domestic violence intervention...

Man gunned down in Clarendon

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

MAY PEN, Clarendon — When security guards on the job at Clarendon College heard what sounded like gunshots Sunday night they assumed it came from beyond the facility's gates. They had no idea 37-year-old Roydell Senior, who maintained the college grounds, had been gunned down on...

Buff Bay Police Station almost ready

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

BUFF BAY, Portland — The finishing touches are being put on the long-awaited Buff Bay Police Station, which is expected to be ready by Christmas.“The soon-to-be-delivered police station is far advanced and is supposed to be ready to be delivered in a...

Is the HAJ of any use? Just asking for a friend

Monday, November 22, 2021

PORT MARIA, St Mary — Some residents of Frontier Phase 2 on the outskirts of this parish capital are accusing the State-owned Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) of being insensitive to their needs, especially their perennial plight of being unable to access a steady supply of potable...