March 28, 2021 0 Beacon of the day | Hanover woman turns 107, recovers from COVID By Horace Mills Nora Miller Welsh, who has recovered from the potentially deadly coronavirus (COVID-19), is celebrating her 107th birthday today, March 28.…
March 12, 2021 0 Man in viral videos fined $26K or 80 days for breaches in St. Andrew By Horace Mills A man has been punished after he committed a number of breaches, which were captured in videos that went viral.…
March 10, 2021 0 I didn’t feel it – First person vaccinated in Jamaica tells others to take it too By Horace Mills Public Health Nurse, Marcia Thomas-Yetman, is the first person in Jamaica to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. She was vaccinated…
September 18, 2020 0 Pickersgill tests positive for COVID, now in quarantine at hospital By Horace Mills Robert Pickersgill, who served as a government minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Catherine North West, has tested…
September 3, 2020 0 Jamaica confirms 139 additional cases – including 3 more deaths By Horace Mills Jamaica has confirmed three additional deaths linked to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health said. It noted,…
August 23, 2020 0 Commissioner Tests Positive For COVID-19 By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson has tested positive for the…
August 8, 2020 0 Another death confirmed – COVID cases reach almost 1,000 in Jamaica By Horace Mills The Ministry of Health last evening reported that another patient has died of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the total…
August 3, 2020 0 Jamaica records 2 new COVID deaths By Horace Mills Jamaica has recorded two new deaths related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, said the…
April 17, 2020 0 Virus Closes Health Ministry’s Head Office In Jamaica By Horace Mills The Ministry of Health and Wellness said operations at its Head Office Building in New Kingston will be suspended today,…
April 15, 2020 0 BIG JUMP – Jamaica Records 32 New COVID Cases Amid Another Death By Horace Mills The Ministry of Health said Jamaica has recorded a fifth death and 32 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019…
April 5, 2020 0 Eighth person recovers in Jamaica; confirmed cases rise to 58 By Horace Mills The Ministry of Health and Wellness said the island has confirmed three new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),…
March 29, 2020 0 Health worker among 36 with COVID; St. Mary and St. James now included By Horace Mills There are now 36 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jamaica – including a healthcare worker, the Ministry…
March 25, 2020 0 Coronavirus – Hair salons now under restriction; bars to remain closed By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that barbershops and hair salons have been added to the list of businesses now…
March 25, 2020 0 COVID cases rise to 25 – including Clarendon woman who called helpline By Horace Mills The total number of people tested positive in Jamaica for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased from 21 to…
March 24, 2020 0 No more than 10 people together! By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his government will strictly enforce a new order, which reduces the number of people allowed…
March 24, 2020 0 SCHOOLS TO REMAIN CLOSED By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness said all schools will remain closed until the end of the Easter holidays. He made the…
March 24, 2020 0 COVID CASES REACH 21 – Latest victims from Manchester and Westmoreland By Horace Mills The government has announced that the number of people tested positive in Jamaica for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased…
March 23, 2020 0 Coronavirus – Elephant Man charged with breach of perjury law By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that entertainer Oneal Bryan, otherwise called ‘Elephant Man’, has been charged by detectives…
March 21, 2020 0 ALL BAILS EXTENDED – Parish courts scale down operation amid coronavirus By Horace Mills The Court Administration Division (CAD) has announced several changes regarding the operation of parish courts in an effort to minimize…
March 21, 2020 0 NO ENTRY – Gov’t defends locking out citizens too By Horace Mills The Jamaican government is defending its decision to block citizens and other passengers from entering the island for 14 days,…
March 20, 2020 0 Jamaica to build more facilities amid expected rise in coronavirus By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said Jamaica has confirmed its 16th case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adding that his…
March 20, 2020 0 CLARENDON: Movement restricted amid coronavirus fear in Cornpiece By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the imposition of a 14-day quarantine on a section of Cornpiece in Hayes, Clarendon,…
March 18, 2020 0 Corona kills elderly man in Jamaica By Horace Mills Jamaica today recorded its first death from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A 79-year-old man from Clarendon tested positive today…
March 18, 2020 0 Jamaica decries having ‘too many’ reports about discrimination By Horace Mills Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dunstan Bryan said the ministry is receiving too many reports of…
March 17, 2020 0 NO CROWD – Jamaica threatens to imprison people amid virus clampdown By Horace Mills The government has threatened to punish people who violate orders it announced on Monday (March 16) to restrict the operation…
March 13, 2020 0 Jamaica appeals for people who attended funeral with first victim By Horace Mills The Ministry of Health and Wellness has intensified its investigation around the first person who tested positive in Jamaica with…
March 13, 2020 0 Six new coronavirus cases in Jamaica – including father of first victim By Horace Mills The number of people confirmed to have the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jamaica has risen from two to eight.…
March 12, 2020 0 Corona closes schools, including HEART By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that all public schools, including the government’s HEART institutions, will be closed for 14…
March 12, 2020 0 Travel with sanitizers, Kellits students told By Horace Mills Principal at Kellits High School in Clarendon, Texal Christie, has encouraged students to travel with sanitizers necessary to lessen the…
March 10, 2020 0 REMAIN CALM – Health minister appeals as new virus reaches Jamaica By Horace Mills Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton this afternoon appealed for calm while announcing that Jamaica has confirmed its first case…
