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Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:49:09 -0500
Trinidad and Tobago to reopen borders July 17
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday announced a reopening of its borders come July 17 and warned that unvaccinated foreigners will not be allowed into the country as it moves to deal with the socio...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:32:45 -0500
Season’s first eastern Pacific hurricane forms off Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season formed Saturday and forecasters said it was growing stronger, potentially bringing heavy rainfall while advancing northwestward off the Mexican coast. The U.S. National...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:41:33 -0500
Johnson&Johnson agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim
NEW YORK (AP) -- Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday. The drugmaker also agreed to...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:46:31 -0500
‘Deep fire’ slowing rescue effort at collapsed Florida condo
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) -- A "very deep fire" hampered rescue efforts Saturday at the collapsed oceanfront condominium tower near Miami where authorities are racing to recover any survivors beneath a mountain of rubble, officials said...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:32:23 -0500
Two women among four in custody after illegal gun found in car
Four persons including two women, were taken into custody on Friday, in connection with the seizure of one Taurus .38 revolver containing five .38 rounds of ammunition during an operation on the Bustamante Highway, Longville Park, Clarendon....

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:00:24 -0500
Six more COVID deaths, 55 new cases
Six more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19, moving total virus fatalities to 1,057. The deceased are: a 58-year-old man from St. Elizabeth, a 102-year-old woman from Kingston & St Andrew, an 87-year-old...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:52 -0500
17-month-old attacked by dogs
A St Ann mother was forced to stone mongrel dogs who were mauling her 17-month-old daughter at their home in Lower Buxton near Brown's Town on Tuesday. The child, Omelia Campbell, was bitten all over her body but her condition is not considered....

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:52 -0500
17-month-old attacked by dogs
A St Ann mother was forced to stone mongrel dogs who were mauling her 17-month-old daughter at their home in Lower Buxton near Brown's Town on Tuesday. The child, Omelia Campbell, was bitten all over her body but her condition is not considered....

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:45 -0500
From lesbian to pastor - Former homosexual to be ordained minister of the Gospel
Sheena Hanson, who was once considered a model lesbian in the queer circles, is on the verge of being ordained as a minister of religion. The 29-year-old is set to be ordained at the Lighthouse Assembly Church of God, which is based in Spanish...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:45 -0500
From lesbian to pastor - Former homosexual to be ordained minister of the Gospel
Sheena Hanson, who was once considered a model lesbian in the queer circles, is on the verge of being ordained as a minister of religion. The 29-year-old is set to be ordained at the Lighthouse Assembly Church of God, which is based in Spanish...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:53 -0500
Cop assigned to finance minister dies in crash
The close protection officer assigned to Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke lost his life in a three-vehicle collision along the Coopers Pen main road in Trelawny on Thursday afternoon. He has been identified as Sergeant Marlon Smith, who was...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:53 -0500
Cop assigned to finance minister dies in crash
The close protection officer assigned to Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke lost his life in a three-vehicle collision along the Coopers Pen main road in Trelawny on Thursday afternoon. He has been identified as Sergeant Marlon Smith, who was...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:51 -0500
Child, 8, allegedly molested by teen
Investigators in western Jamaica have taken a 14-year-old boy into custody for allegedly raping his eight-year-old stepsister. Reports are that the teenager and the child share the same bedroom, and since last year, he has allegedly been having......

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:51 -0500
Child, 8, allegedly molested by teen
Investigators in western Jamaica have taken a 14-year-old boy into custody for allegedly raping his eight-year-old stepsister. Reports are that the teenager and the child share the same bedroom, and since last year, he has allegedly been having......

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:08 -0500
Med student helps mom with domestic work
When Shania Pascoe's mother, Marjorie Levy, lost her job at a local fast-food chain shortly after the deadly COVID-19 virus hit local shores, the family struggled to survive. Levy did a little baking and odd jobs to not only put food on their...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:07 -0500
Med student helps mom with domestic work
When Shania Pascoe's mother, Marjorie Levy, lost her job at a local fast-food chain shortly after the deadly COVID-19 virus hit local shores, the family struggled to survive. Levy did a little baking and odd jobs to not only put food on their...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:20 -0500
Govana tackles racism on ‘Karen’
Fans of Govana say he is in a league of his own following the release of the music video for his latest single, 'Karen', the colloquial term used to refer to a racist Caucasian female. Govana, who has been in the US for the past few months, says....

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:19 -0500
Govana tackles racism on ‘Karen’
Fans of Govana say he is in a league of his own following the release of the music video for his latest single, 'Karen', the colloquial term used to refer to a racist Caucasian female. Govana, who has been in the US for the past few months, says....

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:50 -0500
Soldiers recovering after shoot-out
Two Jamaica Defence Force soldiers are now recovering in hospital from gunshot wounds they received after a shoot-out with a gunman in Homestead, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Thursday morning. Reports are that a joint police-military patrol was....

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:02:50 -0500
Soldiers recovering after shoot-out
Two Jamaica Defence Force soldiers are now recovering in hospital from gunshot wounds they received after a shoot-out with a gunman in Homestead, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Thursday morning. Reports are that a joint police-military patrol was....



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