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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:21:06 -0500
104 new COVID-19 cases, no additional death recorded
Jamaica on Friday recorded 104 additional cases of COVID-19, with ages ranging from 1 month to 85 years, increasing the tally to 14,096. Of those cases, 1,936 are active. There was no new fatality, keeping the death tally at 323. One more case was.....

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:02:03 -0500
Cops’ error leaves youth fearful - Clarendon man’s photo ends up on Most Wanted list by mistake
"Every time me see a police vehicle me run and hide," said Devani Kenyon, a Clarendon man whose photograph was erroneously published on the list of the parish's most wanted men last year. Kenyon, 20, said he has been enduring emotional trauma and....

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:01:57 -0500
102-y-o Vincent Wilson 102-y-o Vincent Wilson says life has been good to him
Earlier this week, Vincent Wilson, a senior citizen, walked into the news team's offices seeking the signature and stamp of a justice of the peace. He was assisted, but everyone marvelled when his identification card highlighted that he was...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:02:02 -0500
Oral sex may increase risk of throat cancer – research
A new study has found that behaviours surrounding oral sex may increase the risk of cancer in the mouth and throat. The ground-breaking research, which has been published in the medical journal, Cancer, found among other things that the risk of...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:01:44 -0500
‘Nobody should live like this’ - Senior living in squalor
When one thinks of home, it should automatically bring a sense of peace, relaxation and somewhere you feel cared for. However, home for 91-year-old Omroy Harrison is anything but. Wasp nests fill his dwelling. A pungent odour constantly permeates.....

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:02:00 -0500
Five-year-old needs bone marrow transplant
Five-year-old Andre Arnett likes to suck his thumb and enjoys watching cartoons, but currently the youngster's life is anything but fun. Andre is a patient at the Bustamante Hospital for Children where he is battling a rare cancer, Burkitt...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:00:38 -0500
No school since March
Since last March when the onset of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the lockdown of schools, thus curtailing face-to-face learning, students have transitioned to online learning. However, three of Jasmine Gillepsie's children have not...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:02:03 -0500
WhatsApp clarifies new privacy policy
Christopher Reckord, an information technology consultant, has urged Jamaicans to be careful in sharing personal information with online applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. The caution comes as some WhatsApp users flee the...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:02:04 -0500
Rats have infested sections of Spanish Town
Investigations have confirmed that rats have infested sections of Spanish Town and other sections of St Catherine. This was confirmed by Chief Public Health Inspector for St Catherine, Grayson Hutchinson, who told the monthly general meeting of......

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:01:56 -0500
Jamaica makes big move in software development market
Dushyant Savadia, a man who was kicked out of his parents' house at 19 and became an alcoholic and chain smoker five years thereafter, says he sees himself in the eyes of many young Jamaicans. Dushyant, founder and CEO of Amber Group, a...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:24:36 -0500
Pfizer temporarily reducing European deliveries of vaccine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed Friday it will temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine while it upgrades production capacity to 2 billion doses per year. The EU Commission chief...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:04:22 -0500
JCF seizing more guns under 'Give up the Guns' campaign
The Ministry of National Security is reporting that, a total of 103 illegal guns and 1,208 rounds of ammunition have been seized over the period December 1, 2020 to January 12, 2021, since the roll out of its 'Give up the Guns' campaign...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:42:08 -0500
UK toughens up borders over Brazil virus variant fears
LONDON (AP) -- The U.K. moved Friday to toughen up its entry requirements beyond its surprise decision to ban travel from South America and Portugal in the face of a new virus variant in Brazil, arguing that the measures are needed to ensure...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:20:19 -0500
Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2M amid vaccine rollout
(AP)- The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish the threat. The milestone was reached just over a year after the...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:54:35 -0500
Do you know this man? The police want him!
The Half-Way-Tree police is seeking the public's assistance to identify a man who allegedly robbed a female security guard at gunpoint, at the University of the West Indies, Mona, St Andrew, on Tuesday, January 12.  Police reports are that...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:39:15 -0500
Haiti braces for unrest as opposition demands new president
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Flying rocks. Burning tires. Acrid smoke. Deadly gunfire. Haiti braced for a fresh round of widespread protests starting Friday, with opposition leaders demanding that President Jovenel Moise step down next...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:22:05 -0500
Vaccine rollout under COVAX to begin by March across the Caribbean
By the end of March, countries across the Americas can begin to expect the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, under the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility. This diclosure was made by Pan American Health.....

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:08:19 -0500
Over 100 COVID patients in hospital, 77 new cases, one more death
Over 100 COVID-19 patients are now hospitalised in Jamaica, as some 107 persons have been accounted for, with 18 being moderately ill, and eight critically ill. Meanwhile of the 784 samples tested in Jamaica in the last 24 hours, 77 have...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:01:45 -0500
Woman unable to walk since getting injection
Usually, on a weekday, it would be impossible to find Yvette Spencer at her Maxfield Park, St Andrew home. She would be out vending to provide for herself and her 81-year-old mother, Francilla Patterson. However, the 48-year-old said she has been....

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:01:50 -0500
Murder trial involving Mavado’s son under way
The defence team for Dante Brooks, the teenage son of dancehall deejay Mavado, says a verdict may not be handed down until the end of the month. Speaking with THE STAR yesterday, Brooks' attorney, Peter Champagnie QC, said the trial, which got......



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