Three deaths from COVID; 34 new cases

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Three deaths from COVID; 34 new cases

Three more people have died from COVID-19, increasing the number of fatalities to 221. One of the deaths was previously under investigation. Two of the deaths are persons from Westmoreland: one is a 53 year-old man and the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Retired Immaculate Principal Sister Angella Harris dies

She passed away at 11 o’clock yesterday morning after a long fight with

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'I am still trying to tell myself it is not true'

A week after Omari Stephens rushed from one end of the Corporate Area to “rescue” his mother, Susan Bogle, in August Town, St Andrew, after he was told shots were being fired at her residence, he confesses he is now living in a zone between shock and

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Fear, anxiety grip maternity ward nurse

Fear, dread, and anxiety have become maternity ward nurse Samantha Brown’s closest friends as she navigates working at the popular Cornwall Regional Hospital during

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Relief and caution

MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is strong support among tourism-dependent workers for the mid-June reopening of the industry, which has been on lockdown for more than two months due to the novel coronavirus

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Jess Hilarious Pursued Comedy After Her Career As A Mortician Didn't Pan Out

Before actress Jess Hilarious pursued her comedic dreams, she was on track for a career as a mortician.

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114-year-old Ethiopian recovers from COVID-19

Meanwhile, in South Africa the death is reported of a two-day-old baby after being born prematurely to a coronavirus positive

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Westerners flock beaches

It would appear that the Government’s decision to reopen beaches on Sunday could not have come sooner for hundreds of residents across western Jamaica as they turned out in droves for fun and frolic in Trelawny, St James, Hanover, and

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‘What really happened in that room?’ - Jamaican husband wants answers from hospital about death of wife - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Gleaner) David Sinclair, the widower of Carsha Johnson-Sinclair who died under questionable circumstances at the National Chest Hospital in Kingston on Wednesday, is pressing the hospital to provide information on what led to the death of his

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Bath fears fateful shower

Residents of Fountain Road in Bath, St Thomas, say they are trusting God to be their refuge this hurricane season in light of flood threats posed by the Sulphur River that flows through their

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Herman Cain’s Active Twitter Account Deletes Post Questioning COVID-19 Mortality Rate

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New SOEs to fight potential formation of super gangs — Holness

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday declared two new states of public emergency (SOE) in the island, drawing immediate criticism from Opposition Member of Parliament and former Minister of National Security Peter Bunting that the measure is being overused and has failed to serve as a deterrent

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No criminals in uniforms - Former cops want harsher punishment for rogue officers, stricter recruitment process

Left angry, deflated, and embarrassed by the recent arrest of three St James-based police officers on drug-related charges in the United States, some former cops are calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to carry out more intense screening during

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Disregard for protocols could see closure of beaches again

THE Government is reviewing its decision to reopen Jamaica's rivers and beaches for public use, after finding “flagrant and repeated” breaches of the COVID-19 protocols to minimise the risk of spreading the novel

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Allegheny County reports 180 new COVID infections Friday; statewide eviction ban extended to Aug. 31 | New Pittsburgh Courier

by PublicSource Reporters The Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] announced 180 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, marking another day of triple-digit daily increases in reported cases. Allegheny County’s total number of COVID-19 infections now stands at 4,547, and its newest cases are among

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Alleged lottery scammer nabbed in St James

The man has been identified as 24-year-old Dario Davis of York Bush district in Mount Carey in the

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Jephthah Ford charged with wounding, granted $100,000 station bail

Ford was arrested and charged by the Half-Way-Tree police this

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Kenya: Deaths That Have Hit Prominent Kenyan Families in Recent Times

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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

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Nation should pause to salute fallen officers – Rowe - Colleagues hail slain cops as special, full of love

JAMAICA POLICE Federation Chairman Sergeant Patrae Rowe is calling on the Government to pay tribute to the two officers who lost their lives in an early-morning operation in Horizon Park, St Catherine, earlier this month and to ensure their sacrifice is not

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Crash along Bog Walk Gorge, road closed

Motorists are being advised by the police that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is currently impassable due to a motor vehicle collision along the roadway. Motorists are being asked to use alternative routes through Sligoville and Barry.

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Covid-19: Death toll hits 524 as cases rise to 24 264

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Guinea's main oppositon party published Friday a list of 46 people, aged between 3 and 70 years, killed during the repression of demonstrations after the October 18 election, officially won by the incumbent Alpha

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MoBay call centre sends home staff after worker's mom tests positive for COVID

Conduent, one of the leading call centre operations in Montego Bay, St James has sent home its staff as a precaution after the mother of an employee tested positive for the

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Girl, 11, with COVID-19 died of cancer complication - Stabroek News

The 11-year-old child who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and died on Friday afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) will not be classified as a COVID-19 fatality, an official of the Ministry of Health (MoH) has

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Three St James cops arrested in US on drug charges

Three St James-based cops have been arrested in the United States on drug

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Kenya: Young People Increasingly Dying of COVID-19

[Nation] In nearly one month, the number of young, healthy people dying of the coronavirus has significantly increased.

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Jamaica records 14 more imported COVID cases, recoveries remain at 458

Jamaica has recorded 14 more imported COVID cases pushing the overall total to

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