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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:39:26 -0500
US to limit travel from India starting Tuesday
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus. White House press secretary.....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:49:22 -0500
Abandoned Portland hotel damaged by fire
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a section of the abandoned Bonnie View Plantation hotel in Port Antonio, Portland, shortly after 7:30 p.m Thursday. Residents living in the Bonnie View area reportedly saw smoke coming from a section of the hotel,......

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:43:12 -0500
India sets record of 386,000 daily virus cases
India has set another global record with 386,452 daily coronavirus cases. The Health Ministry on Friday also reported 3,498 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 208,330. Experts believe both figures are an undercount, but it's...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:06:57 -0500
VMBS employees arrested for COVID breaches
Several staff member of the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) Group were reportedly arrested and charged with breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act in New Kingston on Wednesday night. In a statement this morning, the company ...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:28:23 -0500
US Coast Guard seizes US$94.6M worth of drugs in Caribbean Sea
PORTSMOUTH, United States (CMC) -- The United States Coast Guard said it had detained drug suspects and migrants, and seized a significant amount of drugs during patrols in the Caribbean Sea. The US Coast Guard said the Cutter Tampa returned...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:51:33 -0500
Pfizer, BioNTech seek EU’s OK to use COVID vaccine on kids
LONDON (AP) -- Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be extended to include children 12 to 15 years old, in a move that could offer younger and less at...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:12:06 -0500
Alleged lottery scammer arrested and charged on return to the island
A 32-year-old electrician has been charged with various offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act. He has been identified as Romaine Ricardo Jarrett of a Flower Hill District address in Montego Bay, St James. He has been charged with...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:39:26 -0500
164 new COVID-19 cases, eight additional deaths
211 new COVID-19 cases, eight additional deaths Those who have died are: * A 42-year-old female from Westmoreland * A 92-year-old male from Westmoreland * A 56-year-old female from Kingston & St Andrew * A 96-year-old female from ...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:29:35 -0500
Caribbean urged to brace for increased rainfall this wet season
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says the transition into the wet season is forecast to increase rainfall amounts in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the Guianas. "By...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:03:02 -0500
Young mother has hands full with triplets
Aneka Robinson's triplets are the joy of her life and the 21-year-old St James mother wants nothing but the best for them. But she admits that it's been a challenge caring for her one-year-old boys, Tavaun, Tavoy and Tavere. "It is really...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:54 -0500
Thieves strike at Dovecot
The St Catherine police have confirmed reports of a major break-in at the Dovecot Memorial Gardens where thieves allegedly took off with several gardening tools and equipment valuing more than $500,000. According to a representative at the...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:36 -0500
‘My father and my friend’ - Youngster saved by Trench Town hero has undying love for him
Friday, September 8, 2017 is a date that will forever stand tall in the minds of Tremayne Brown and Renardo Reynolds. It was the day when the two, previously strangers, started to develop an unbreakable bond following one heroic act. Brown, 27,......

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:44 -0500
JOBLESS AND HURTING - Father of stolen baby at pains to feed his family
Walton Evans, the St James sanitation worker who had his baby daughter stolen from him in 2018, is now faced with difficulties meeting his daily needs. He has not worked since March, and to compound his problems, Evans said that he is in constant....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:38 -0500
Peter Edwards is ‘Keeping Jesus Famous’
Digicel Rising Stars alum, Peter Edwards, is currently more focused on gospel, rather than reggae and R...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:57 -0500
Men fined $5 for fishing in shipping channel
One of two men who pleaded guilty to fishing in the fairway was quickly shut down by a judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court when he attempted to provide an explanation for his actions. Marlon White and Anthony Seymour were charged...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:56 -0500
Battered woman ends relationship in court
An alleged victim of domestic abuse on Thursday decided against going forward with an assault case which she brought against her fiance. The woman told the court that she was engaged to Jermaine Anderson, of a Kingston address, for three years and....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:41 -0500
Teen threatens to kill brother in front of police
An 18-year-old male was on Thursday ordered to compensate his brother $40,000 when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Kyle Chambers pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm. The court heard that when Chambers was...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:03:03 -0500
Gunmen shoot up funeral bus - Two women killed, child among seven injured
Thursday's brazen attack by four gunmen on a Coaster bus filled with mourners who had just left the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine has left two women dead and seven others wounded including a young child. It is reported that all the.....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:03:00 -0500
Cop unhappy with probe of gun-carrying colleagues
At least one disgruntled cop who attended the recent wedding of two of his colleagues is blaming relatives for the photos of the gun-toting bride and groom going viral. The wedding took place in Montego Bay where the cops are allegedly based....

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:02:48 -0500
Woman in witness protection programme feels neglected
A woman who is in the witness protection programme is chiding the administrators of the facility for not holding up their end of the bargain by supplying her basic needs so that her safety is not compromised. The woman, who is in her 50s, said...



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