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Mr. Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister has announced that effective on, Wednesday, April 1 there will be a curfew for the island starting at 8:00 pm at nights and ending at 6:00 am on the following morning. The imposition of the curfew will end at 6:00 am on Wednesday, April 8. …

The Jamaica Public Service, JPS is calling on the government to temporarily remove the GCT charge for 90 days on electricity bills, to give consumers a break during the coronavirus pandemic crisis which caused a lot of Jamaicans to be out of work. Vernon Douglas, the JPS Chief Financial Officer, …

Last Friday a young woman who was recently listed among the three new cases when she tested positive for the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus disease) in Jamaica says she is upset because of the lack of urgency with which the health authorities treated her. The woman’s, positive status was confirmed early …

Ricky Trooper the selector was not holding back when he spoke out against the artistes who are breaking the new laws that were put in place since the Covid-19 outbreak across the world. He remembers speaking up for the industry recently when the noise abatement act was being enforced; and …

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) owned by Gordon “Butch” Stewart offered a 52-room hotel to the Government and contributed $20 million for ventilators to be used during the treatment of patients with the Novel coronavirus cases. Mr. Stewart has also decided not to lay off the permanent workers, opting rather to …

There is a small hemispheric club that includes Jamaica, El Salvador, Peru and others that responded early to the Covid-19 Pandemic, with forceful measures that seemed excessive at the time but days after proved to be the right thing to do, for other Countries who failed to act early faced …

Roger Chang that went missing on March 14, 2020 in St. Mary was last seen in the company of a female that was known as Khadesha McKenzie. Mr. Chang’s body was found in Dover St. Mary along the shoreline on Sunday, March 15 with several stab wounds. The police have …

Today the Jamaican Gov’t gave an update via a virtual press conference on the country’s state with regards to the Coronavirus outbreak. Press Conference – March 27 2020. PM Holness stated in the conference that the first community to be quarantined in Jamaica, Bull Bay will be lifted today. Jamaica …

A police and a soldier were shot at a checkpoint, along Spanish Town Rd. in St Andrew, Members of the Security forces were doing spot checks when a car drove up and a man opened fire hitting both the police and soldier before they drove away and escaped. A sixteen-year-old …

THE USA Government has launched an attack on Cuba’s medical-aid missions. The Trump administration has started imploring countries to reject the Cubans during the covid-19 pandemic. Cuba has been playing a leading role in the global fight against the outbreak of the virus, medical teams and aids were sent to …