- Two charged in connection with quadruple murder in Clarendon 8:25 pm
- Autopsy: Actor Michael K Williams died of drug intoxication 7:59 pm
- Police officer shot and killed in Allman Town 7:31 pm
- PM Holness insists Jamaica's vaccination programme is of the highest standard 7:08 pm
- For Haitian migrants, Mexican reality replaces US dream 6:39 pm
- Samuda says DCS to get technology upgrades 5:35 pm
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Modest history-maker 12:20 am
Commodore Antonette Wemyss-Gorman's phone rang of the hook yesterday after news emerged late Wednesday night that she will be appointed chief of defence staff next January.
$4-m support for students
11:10 pm
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Courtnie Thompson, a third-year medical student of The University of the West Indies, is one step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a paediatrician.
Mandatory vaccination will become inevitable — PM
10:20 pm
FLORENCE HALL, Trelawny — While underscoring that he will not be forcing anyone to take the COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said that mandatory vaccination will become unavoidable when a larger segment of the population becomes inoculated and demand that...
Adam Stewart takes 2021 Pacesetter Award as travel sector trailblazer
Friday, September 24, 2021
Taking up where his late dad left off, Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), last week received the prestigious 2021 Pacesetter Award from the Travel ALLIES Society (TAS), at its annual Young Leaders in Travel council.
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Sisters' dispute turns deadly
Friday, September 24, 2021
A wall of silence was erected around premises on Little Kew Road in St Andrew, yesterday as residents refused to comment on a dispute which left one sister dead and another on the run.
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Mandatory vaccination will become inevitable — PM
Friday, September 24, 2021
FLORENCE HALL, Trelawny — While underscoring that he will not be forcing anyone to take the COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said that mandatory vaccination will become unavoidable when a larger segment of the population becomes inoculated and demand that...
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'Blackman' gave orders, not explanations
Friday, September 24, 2021
When Andre “Blackman” Bryan, alleged leader of the One Don faction of the St Catherine-based Klansman gang, “gave orders” for people to be wiped out, no questions were asked of him, a key prosecution witness testified...
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$4-m support for students
Friday, September 24, 2021
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Courtnie Thompson, a third-year medical student of The University of the West Indies, is one step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a paediatrician.
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Burger King presents $4m in academic scholarships
Friday, September 24, 2021
Burger King has presented over $4 million in scholarships, bursaries and grants to 30 recurring annual recipients and 23 new students moving up from primary to secondary school and secondary school to university this year.
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Ministry launches care programme for people living with HIV
Friday, September 24, 2021
STATE minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn says Jamaica has initiated several programmes to ensure that persons living with HIV are cared for.
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AG supports workplace vaccine mandates
Friday, September 24, 2021
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte has sided with employers who have made vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for staff in an effort to slow the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus. However, she made it clear that the Government's stance is that...
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This Day in History — September 24
Friday, September 24, 2021
Today is the 267th day of 2021. There are 98 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT
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Professor Charles Mills dies
Friday, September 24, 2021
Charles W Mills, distinguished professor of philosophy at City University of New York (CUNY), died on September 20 from cancer in New York. He was 70 years old.
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Port Maria residents confident Gov't will deliver on promise
Friday, September 24, 2021
PORT MARIA, St Mary — Although their patience is starting to wear thin, residents in this town are expressing confidence that the Government will deliver on its promise to build a new police facility here in the parish capital.
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Gov't assures new St Mary police station won't be smaller than planned
Friday, September 24, 2021
PORT MARIA, St Mary — The Ministry of National Security has given assurance that the new police facility being planned for this seaside town will not be downsized, despite major changes to the proposed design.
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Seventy homeless, four dead in fires this year
Friday, September 24, 2021
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Seventy people have lost their homes — mostly structures made of wood and zinc — and four have died as a result of 76 fires in this parish since the start of the year, according to data from the local fire brigade.
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Mayor warns of flooding from new developments
Friday, September 24, 2021
KINGSTON Mayor Delroy Williams warned this week of increased flooding in the Corporate Area if real estate developers do not practise rainwater harvesting,
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Educator organises gifts for Sav nurses
Friday, September 24, 2021
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Residents from this parish have made it clear how much they care about staff from the accident and emergency (A&E) department at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital.
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