Month: April 2020
Minister of Health and Wellnes Dr. Christopher Tufton said the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has risen to 396 in Jamaica. That number…
- April 29, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in St. Ann seized a firearm and arrested five persons during an operation at Mammee Bay in the parish…
- April 29, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The St. Catherine South Police arrested two men in connection with the theft of more than 400 pounds of pumpkin from a farm at Bernard Lodge in…
- April 29, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in St. Ann have charged a man with murder. He is 31-year-old taxi operator Zayne Chambers from Plowden in…
- April 29, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
Investigators theorize that the arsonists attempted to burn two stores operated by people of Chinese descent. One is located at 4 Fletcher’s Avenue close to the intersection…
- April 28, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
As the government prepares to this week reopen the borders of St. Catherine and remove shopping restrictions, businessman and politician Hugh Graham is urging residents to not…
- April 28, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
Jamaica now has 364 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton announced during a virtual press conference this evening. He…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced another extension to the virtual lock-down of St. Catherine in an effort to limit the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The National Water Commission (NWC) said it has ramped up its water trucking activities in the parish of St. Catherine due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said an Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Aalayne Royal from Sandy Bay in Clarendon who has been missing since Saturday,…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a child died and his firefighter father is in hospital following a blaze in the Mason Hall area of St. Mary…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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Caretaker for St. Catherine North West, Newton Amos, has expressed what he said is deep concern that a number of people in the constituency are not taking…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers arrested a man in connection with the seizure of a firearm at Havana Heights in Clarendon yesterday, April 26….
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North West, Robert Pickersgill, has issued an appeal for his constituents to abide by the restrictions, which Government announced to lessen…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that its officers are investigating the death of a woman from Lluidas Vale in St. Catherine who died after going…
- April 27, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 1
The Ministry of Health and Wellness said Jamaica confirmed 45 more cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within the last 24 hours. That has brought the…
- April 26, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
Outrage and calls for justice reverberated among Jamaicans all day after a 23-year-old, Jodiann Fearon, died hours after giving birth on Friday, April 24. Relatives of the…
- April 26, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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Jamaica now has 305 confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health and Wellness has disclosed. It said 17 new cases were confirmed within…
- April 25, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man from Dolphin Crescent in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, is charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. He is…
- April 25, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers arrested and charged a mason from Red Hills, St. Andrew, with the offences of murder and illegal possession of…
- April 25, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have arrested and charged a man in relation to the double murder of a man and a woman on…
- April 25, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have charged 24-year-old Romario Jones, otherwise called ‘Davi’, from Canaan Heights in May Pen, Clarendon, for the murder of…
- April 25, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two persons of interest, who were arrested in the case of visually impaired University of the West Indies student Jasmine Deen,…
- April 24, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness said Jamaica now has 288 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), with the addition of 31 new cases over…
- April 24, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
The privately owned Lower Victoria Basic School in Linstead, St. Catherine, is defending a controversial proposal it has made for parents to pay for each student to…
- April 24, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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The Jamaican government continues to drag its feet regarding the development of protocols to facilitate the re-entry of its nationals stranded abroad. It is now piggybacking on…
- April 24, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
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Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton has announced the death of a four year-old who tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The child, who died at…
- April 23, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said an Ananda Alert has been activated for 15-year-old K’Shima Jones from Hampton Green in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, who has been…
- April 23, 2020
- by : Horace Mills
- 0