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President of the Court of Appeal Justice Dennis Morrison has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), Gleaner sources have revealed. Morrison is reportedly in isolation at his home. There are reports, too, that at least one police personnel...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Leeroy Williams takes the reins in SJMC
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Declaring that he has 'no intention of reinventing the wheel', new mayor of Montego Bay, and chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (SJMC), Councillor Leeroy Williams has vowed to continue the outstanding work of his predecessor Homer Davis.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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St Andrew man charged following machete attack
The swift action of detectives assigned to the St Andrew Central Division led to the arrest and charge of 42-year-old Kevin Robinson of Stanton Terrace, St Andrew on Friday. The police report that about 2:30 a.m., Robinson allegedly broke into a...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Kenya’s Covid-19 cases rise to 5,533
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There will be no honeymoon period, says JLP
MONTEGO BAY, St James - General secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Dr Horace Chang says despite his party's landslide win over the People's National Party (PNP) in the September 3 General Election to return to Government, there will be no honeymoon period.
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St Andrew teen charged with shooting of two women
Nineteen-year-old Adoniyah Moncrieffe, otherwise called ‘Oneil’, of Upper Fifth Street in St Andrew has been charged with shooting with intent. It is reported that about 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, two women were...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Two die is St James crash
MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James police were up to late last evening probing the circumstances surrounding Tuesday evening's fatal accident which left two people dead.The dead have been identified as 30-year-old mechanic Ricardo Gordon of Norwood, St James, and 59-year-old tour operator Jeffrey
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Davis, Small gear up to replace MP Kellier in St James Southern
ANCHOVY, St James - There could be many surprises when Jamaica's 18th general election since universal adult suffrage in 1944 is contested to elect representatives to fill the 63 parliamentary seats across the island.When the polls will be held is uncertain, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness is yet
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Two men charged for brutal murder of St James accountant
Two men were today charged with the murder St James accountant Steven McPherson, who was killed while attempting to rescue his daughter from hoodlums.   Charged are 32-year-old Oshaine Wilson and 35-year-old operations manager Delroy...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Kuumba crushed - African American News Today - EIN News
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Three women killed, Rygin King hurt on bloody Sunday
MONTEGO BAY, St James Popular hardcore dancehall artiste Rygin King was up to late yesterday evening in emergency surgery after he was one of three people shot one fatally by unknown assailants in an incident in Westmoreland yesterday afternoon.A woman was shot dead and another man shot and
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Graduation on wheels!
With the measures implemented to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus putting the breaks on many activities, including graduations, Dunrobin Primary School in St Andrew got creative to be able to still give their graduands a ceremony yesterday.Instead of the customary gathering, the school
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Calling all dons
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck has issued a come hither appeal to feuding gangs and dons islandwide, to use restorative justice as a channel for settling disputes.
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Phillips to put councillors on alert
Opposition People's National Party President Dr Peter Phillips will address councillors and caretakers today, as speculation arises that an election is near.Dr Phillips will deliver the main address at the Mico University College after the councillors and caretakers meet in a closed-door
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Tragic!
EFFORTS to find 15-year-old Sanique Leachman, who is suspected to have died after a major landslide in Shooter's Hill, Bull Bay, St Andrew, flattened the home she shared with her father, Romeo Leachman, continued up to press time last night.
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477 Active Covid cases in Trinidad & Tobago - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) As of Tuesday afternoon, the Health Ministry reports the
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St James man charged following gun attack
Twenty-four-year-old Richard Hayle, otherwise called ‘Richie’, of Granville, St James is scheduled to appear before the Western Regional Gun Court on Friday in relation to an attack. Hayle was charged following a question and answer...
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Zambia coronavirus: 1,489 cases; drivers, air travellers 'import' new cases | Africanews
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Three more COVID deaths, 139 new cases
Jamaica on Wednesday recorded three more COVID deaths increasing the tally to 27. The Health Ministry said all three had underlying issues. Meanwhile, there were 139 new cases pushing the total to 2,822. The ministry says there are now 1,822...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Teen mom scores six ones
Otisa Wilmoth, head girl of the St James-based Green Pond High School last academic year, has emerged as the top performer at the institution in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Wilmoth, who loves competition, has...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
ZPCS sued for not adhering to COVID-19 regulations
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA HUMAN rights lobby group, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has sued the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services for not adhering to the COVID-19 regulations which has put prisoners at risk of contracting the deadly virus. The Forum, together with Taurai Mbewe, a prisoner has
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KSAMC warns against ‘for sale’ vehicles parked along roadways
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation is advising residents that the practice of parking motor vehicles with 'for sale' signs along roadways, verges, and in public parks must cease with immediate effect. Failure to do so...
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DRC declares end of Ebola outbreak in east, second deadliest in history | News24
The second-largest Ebola outbreak on record is over after nearly two years and more than 2 200 deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo says, even as a separate flare-up of the virus continued elsewhere in the country.
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Another COVID death, 79 new cases
Jamaica on Sunday recorded another COVID death increasing the tally to 33. The deceased is a 54-year-old man from St James.Meanwhile, five other deaths of COVID-19 patients are under investigation. There were also 79 new COVID cases pushing the...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad: Four more die of COVID-19 - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Four more people have died of complications related to COVID-19, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health yesterday. The article Trinidad: Four more die of COVID-19 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Four more COVID deaths increase total fatalities to 186
Four more people have died from COVID-19 and another death is under investigation, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported.  This means Jamaica has now recorded 186 deaths from the disease since it's first case on March 10. ...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Spain 1st in western Europe to hit 1 million virus cases - Black News Channel
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain became the first country in western Europe to accumulate more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as the nation of 47 million struggles to contain a resurgence of the virus. The health ministry said that its
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Gov't will provide free COVID-19 vaccine - Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government will provide free COVID-19 vaccines for Jamaicans. Holness, who is also the JLP leader, made the announcement in a post on his Twitter account this morning. He said the...
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Fulton County Library System expands curbside pickup hours and adds six new locations | Atlanta Daily World
Fulton County Library System Expands Curbside Pickup Hours and Adds Six New Locations Beginning Monday, August 17, 2020, the Fulton County Library System will expand hours for curbside pickup … Continued
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