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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:07 -0500
From death row to pulpit - Ex-con trying to win souls for Christ
Three years ago one of Jamaica's most notorious criminals walked out of prison after nearly 40 years. But now Berrisford Robinson, who even spent five years on death row, says he is now trying to win souls for Christ after giving his life to God....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:09 -0500
COVID deaths could top 200 per week
Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, the island's chief medical officer, last night warned that Jamaica could record up to 200 deaths per week if the third wave of COVID-19 infections is not brought under control. Speaking during an emergency virtual.....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:05 -0500
Man tells Canadian fiancée ‘cops’ stole money she sent him
A Canadian national said she was left stunned when her Jamaican fiance told her that he was robbed of $80,000 cash and his cellphone by men, dressed as cops, at his home in Exchange in St Ann, on Thursday morning. Tammy Demic, 52, said the money.....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:12 -0500
Olympian wants to revolutionise agriculture
Following his successes as a 400m runner, representing Jamaica across the globe, Olympian Ricardo Chambers now has his eyes set on revolutionising agriculture through hydroponic farming. Chambers, the CEO and managing director of Chambers...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:17 -0500
Please come home, Kasheama
It has been more than a week since the loved ones of 16-year-old Kasheama Donaldson last laid eyes on her. The teenager, who hails from Canary Avenue, off Waltham Park Road in St Andrew,has been missing since August 9. Her mother, Niokah Barton,.....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:14 -0500
Shelter for abused women opens in the Corporate Area
A domestic abuse survivor shelter was opened in the Corporate Area on Thursday. The facility is equipped to provide shelter for five women and their children. It boasts five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room and training room....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:04 -0500
St Joseph’s gets 48 additional COVID beds
The field hospital on the compound of the St Joseph's Hospital yesterday was gifted with almost 48 additional beds to assist with the treatment of COVID-19 positive patients. Angela Thomas, director of nursing services, was a picture of...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:01:57 -0500
COVID claims wife and husband minutes apart
After spending more than four decades together, Trevor and Linette Johnson passed away minutes apart on Thursday morning after developing complications from COVID-19. The couple, who are from St Ann, died at the Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:01:49 -0500
Patrick Town gets more classrooms
Teachers and students of Patrick Town Primary and Infant School in Manchester will have the benefit of additional classrooms when the 2021-22 academic year commences in September, following the completion of a new building at the institution....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:01:46 -0500
Bikers get driving lessons
The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is reporting that 350 motorcyclists have been trained under its Ministry of National Security-sponsored motorbike training programme, which is aimed at reducing the number of lives that have been lost in...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:00:32 -0500
Man wants help for ailing grandmother
Devoted grandson Jeffrey Graham is seeking help for his visually impaired grandmother, who lives with him in Islington, St Mary. Graham, a 36-year-old baker and welder, said that his grandmother has been taking care of him for as long as he can.....

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:52:49 -0500
Manchester man arrested and charged in connection with Clarendon shooting incident
One man has been arrested and charged following a shooting incident along the Bustamante main road in Clarendon on Thursday, August 12. Charged with wounding with intent and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, is 28-...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:48:05 -0500
TAJ adjusts several operations amid new COVID-containment measures
The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), has advised that due to the announcement of new COVID-19 measures by Prime Minister Holness on Thursday, adjustments will be made to several aspects of its operations beginning...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:16:52 -0500
JUTC to operate until 8:30 tonight, will offer limited service on no-movement days
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), has advised that owing to the extension of this evening's curfew, its services will be available until 8:30 pm, to facilitate essential workers who may leave work late and need to do last...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:01:38 -0500
ENDS to operate until 12 noon on no-movement days
The Ministry of National Security says that the E-commerce National Delivery System (ENDS), will resume operations during curfew hours, and until 12 Noon on no-movement days as indicated by the Government. According to the secuirty ministry, the......

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:58:07 -0500
WHO issues call for experts to help with COVID origins probe
GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization has issued a call for experts to join a new advisory group it's forming, in part to address the agency's fraught attempts to investigate how the coronavirus pandemic started. In a statement...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:02:43 -0500
South Africa opens jabs to all adults to boost vaccinations
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- At the busy taxi stand near Soweto's Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital, a health worker with a megaphone called out to commuters, calling them to come and get a COVID-19 vaccination. Olekantse Serati was one of the...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:26:11 -0500
14 more COVID deaths, 556 new cases
Fourteen more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19, pushing the death tally to 1,346. The deaths which occurred between August 14-18 include: A 43-year-old man from Westmoreland A 62-year-old man from Westmoreland...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:27:11 -0500
Caribbean governments warned against purchasing fake COVID vaccines
LYON, France (CMC) - The International Police (Interpol) has warned all of its 194 member countries, including those in the Caribbean, to be on the lookout for organised crime groups attempting to defraud governments with fake offers to sell...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:22:23 -0500
Trinidad government seeks to extend SOE by three months
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) --The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament will meet next Wednesday to debate an extension of the state of emergency (SOE) that is due to end on August 29. The government had imposed the SOE in a bid to curb the...



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