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Sat, 01 May 2021 00:20:33 -0500
Carter’s grief
The pain was palpable for Dennis Carter as he mourned the loss of his beloved daughter. Incapacitated by a stroke earlier this year, Carter, who worked as a newspaper vendor, said it would have been better if they had killed him and spared his...

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:19:04 -0500
‘Our brand is hot’
The establishment of an offshore school of medicine at the St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago is among several initiatives The University of the West Indies (UWI) will be implementing as it aggressively pursues funding on the capital market....

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:17:19 -0500
WITHDRAWN!
Opposition Senator Lambert Brown has withdrawn his controversial pronouncement that he would push jungle justice if the rule of law breaks down and females in his immediate family were sexually abused or assaulted. In a statement during Friday’s....

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:16:51 -0500
US supports Ja’s COVID vaccination efforts
Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Kingston, John McIntyre, says he has advocated for Jamaica, and the Caribbean to receive supplies from the 60-million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine which the US Government will share with other...

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:18:35 -0500
Crawford bats for craft vendors
As there are moves now afoot to inject energy into the tourism industry, Opposition Senator Damion Crawford yesterday knocked the Government for not being proactive in getting it ready for life after COVID-19. Presently, bookings at the country’s...

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:14:36 -0500
Hot water plant coming to boost mango export
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says he is confident that the construction of a hot-water treatment plant, which is slated to be completed during the current financial year, will help to open more doors for Jamaica in the mango-...

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:16:29 -0500
McLeary: Invest in children, you cannot go wrong
The efforts of pre-school operator, Annette Wynter-Hill, who has been accommodating children daily for online classes, has been bolstered by food donation from the Optimist Club. For the past three years, the educator has been managing Kings and......

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:16:15 -0500
Briefs
Unions serve claims on China Harbour to represent workers on Highway 2000 project The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) and the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) have served claims for bargaining rights on....

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:17:05 -0500
Mom escapes abusive home to save kids
Mandeville, Manchester When an unbearable series of verbal and emotional abuse took root in *Marcia Brown’s marriage and led to her child being diagnosed with psychotic disorders, she knew her love for her children had to trump the uncertainty of....

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:14:06 -0500
Improved roadway for two Hanover districts
Western Bureau: Residents of Jericho and Claremont in eastern Hanover are now breathing a collective sigh of relief as a 2.7-kilometre of roadway that joins the two districts, which was in state of disrepair, is now being fixed. Janel Ricketts, the....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:28:17 -0500
‘Back against the wall’
The former senior manager at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), who on Thursday admitted to swindling the company out of $34 million, broke down in tears last June when she was confronted by the bank’s internal investigator, claiming that her “...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:30:37 -0500
180-death COVID warning if 3rd wave comes
Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie delivered an ominous warning Thursday evening as the country braces for a third wave of the coronavirus spread, disclosing that the peak week could bring 180 deaths. Bisasor-McKenzie has hailed.....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:24:19 -0500
Tufton lights up e-cigarette makers
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher on Thursday turned the spotlight on the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) by students, and vowed that lawmakers would ensure that the new tobacco-control legislation include provisions to deter.....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:26:25 -0500
Call for COVID cushion for craft sector
WESTERN BUREAU: The Government has been urged to provide a lifeline to craft merchants facing eviction in markets across the island. Tagging craft traders “the most vulnerable in tourism”, Opposition Spokesperson Janice Allen has called for...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:26:00 -0500
2-1-1 child abuse helpline coming
The Ministry of Education is setting up a dedicated helpline for persons to report cases of children being abused or neglected. The number to call is 211. The official launch is set for May, which is observed each year as Child Month. Minister of......

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:28:58 -0500
Honeyghan threatens court action over mystery police statement
WESTERN BUREAU: The operators of Honeyghan’s Funeral Home are threatening to haul the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) before the courts if it does not retract a statement in which they claimed that an employee of the business had issued threats.....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:28:36 -0500
Trumpet Tree heralds ‘Betta’ coffee option for Jamaicans
Constitution Hill’s Trumpet Tree Coffee Factory is now the producer of the first Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee bags, called Betta Cup, created especially with the needs of Jamaicans in mind. Arthur McGowan, owner and CEO of Trumpet Tree Coffee......

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:22:18 -0500
Bus shot up near Meadowrest, at least two women killed
Police investigators are now at a crime scene near the Meadowrest Memorial Park in St Catherine where a Toyota Coaster bus was shot up while leaving a burial. At least two women have been confirmed dead while other people including a child...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:31:44 -0500
Elderly woman dies in Mandeville fire
The Manchester police are probing a deadly blaze in Mandeville yesterday that claimed the life of a senior citizen. The police say 75-year-old Yvonne Findley of Sheridan Drive in Mandeville died before daybreak yesterday. About 2 a.m., residents......

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:27:35 -0500
Kids, wife watch as dad slain
Johnross Morgan had been investing in a partner plan for weeks with dreams of starting a business to offer his family “a decent life”. But the very thing that was to be the route to the 29-year-old security guard’s independence cost him his li...



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