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Mon, 11, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
How did Latoya Monte die?
SHE was number 50 on the list of police killings for 2020 but up until now the elusive details of what led to the death of Briton Latoya Monte, in an empty apartment on East Bloomsbury Road in Kingston, during an alleged confronta...

Mon, 11, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Son's murder leaves mom in disbelief
OSHANE Campbell's parents sat quietly on the kerb at their Rae Street address yesterday, grieving for their 24-year-old son who did not make it back home from a nearby tuck shop on Saturday evening.“He told me that he couldn...

Mon, 11, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Trelawny woman suspected to have drowned in ditch
GRANGE PEN, St James — A Trelawny woman who on Saturday night reportedly went to pick up her five-year-old son in this community is suspected to have drowned in a trench filled with floodwater from the heavy rains that pelte...

Mon, 11, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Happy Grove High resumes face-to-face classes, despite challenges
HECTORS RIVER, Portland — Happy Grove High will resume face-to-face classes this morning after meeting COVID-19 safety standards required by the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Health and Wellness. However, Princi...

Mon, 11, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Robbed blind
DIRECTOR of Creative Craft Plus trade centre in downtown Kingston, Paul Wilson, is distressed that, even as the self-help facility struggles to stay open, it was invaded and ransacked by burglars early Saturday morning.“They...

Mon, 11, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Online game warning
A grandmother who says her 16-year-old grandson committed suicide last December after months of indulging in the repulsive Momo Internet challenge, which gained popularity in 2019, is warning other guardians and caregivers to clos...

Mon, 11, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Today's Horoscope - January 11
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan 11, 2021: Strong-willed, capable and perceptive, you're possessed of extraordinary analytical abilities that allow you to choose the project this year that will become a success. Developing flexibili...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Tapia praises Vaz in parting shot
Outgoing United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia has delivered a ringing endorsement of Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Daryl Vaz.In his final Facebook Live broadcast before he left the island last Friday, Tap...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Man accused of stealing Pelosi's lectern charged
WASHINGTON DC — A Florida man allegedly photographed grinning as he carried away House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern after a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the nation's Capitol is among the latest people...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
300 jobs coming as Hugo app enters the Jamaican market
The Latin American home delivery services application Hugo is projecting that it will create 300 new jobs in Jamaica by the end of this year.The self-described 'superapp' is bringing an “all-in-one” twist to the local ...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Youth Leader Wright Vaughn makes more strides
JAMAICAN Shanna Kaye Wright Vaughn, youth banking officer at JN Bank, has started the year on a high note. She is the only person from the Caribbean to be selected as YouthLead Ambassador, as part of the YouthPower2: Learning and ...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 09:14:55 GMT
Travel horror as heavy downpour leads to St James flooding
ANCHOVY, St James — Even though Cinderella Bigbie was yesterday confined to her bed at home in Wiltshire near here, she is giving thanks for her narrow escape from death.It followed injuries she sustained when she was swept ...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 08:32:12 GMT
BUTCH RESTS
GORDON “Butch” Stewart's love for his family, Jamaica, the Caribbean, and the sea was yesterday highlighted as among his most endearing traits by his widow and children, in a tear-filled private mass of thanksgiving fo...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Strength of a woman on show...Old Harbour style
TINA Vasciannio's years on Earth have not been the kind of mixed bag that you will find every day.The story of the operator of three-year-old Tina's Car Wash, Bar & Grill is even unique. Following a mix of trials and tribulati...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
8 tips for effective health & fitness goals
It's a new year and as we painstakingly add our health and fitness goals to our list of new year's resolutions, we shudder at the thought of failing to follow through on this one goal yet again. One in three resolution-makers hope...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 11:00:02 GMT
POLICEMAN OF THE YEAR
Constable Conroy Miller of the Annotto bay Police Station, receives the Icons Trophy from medical practitioner Dr Alekya Daram, after he was chosen as the station's Policeman of the Year earlier in January. ...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:07:54 GMT
PHOTO: FINAL SALUTE TO BUTCH
Long-time friend of the late Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Saleem Lazarus salutes an image of the business icon during a viewing at Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church in StAndrew on Friday. Stewart was buried yesterday in St...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Math & COVID-19
Getting control of COVID-19 will take more than widespread vaccination; it will also require better understanding of why the disease causes no apparent symptoms in some people but leads to rapid multi-organ failure and death in ot...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
St Ann's Bay Hospital staff angry over alleged COVID-19 incentives denial
STAFF at St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital (SABRH) are furious over alleged denial of COVID-19 incentives by hospital CEO Dennis Morgan.

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Indian mission, Icons join forces to distribute COVID-19 items in schools
THE High Commission of India, Kingston, Jamaica on Friday provided medical equipment including masks, sanitisers, swabs, among other items, for local schools in St Mary through social service group, Icons of Annotto Bay.The donati...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Hampton to resume face-to-face classes tomorrow
MALVERN, St Elizabeth — Just like 'brother' boarding school, Munro College, four miles away, all girls' Hampton School plans to reopen tomorrow for face-to-face classes with drastically reduced student numbers. ...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Dental choices for a new year
Dental health is an important part of your overall wellness, and the new year is a great time to create resolutions for improving your health. Many people have dental health resolutions that range from improving tooth brushing ha...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Banish body odour
Not only is it unpleasant to interact with people who have strong body odour, it is considered offensive to point it out to strangers and can be awkward for one friend to tell another. Left unchecked, each of us, since our bodies...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on a domestic flight on Saturday, and debris found by fishermen was being examine...

Sun, 10, Jan, 2021 07:01:00 GMT
No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door.



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