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Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:57 -0500
Free pizza for the vaccinated
Residents of Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, can claim a free pizza by one of the leading businesses in the community, as long as they can prove that they have taken at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. David Folb, managing director of...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:54 -0500
‘It’s not a regular illness’ - COVID survivor urges Jamaicans not to take virus lightly
Terrika Dixon, one of the first persons in Jamaica to contract the novel coronavirus, has described as "almost upsetting" comments from persons who have sought to caste doubt about the existence of the virus. "I have never experienced my body...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:38 -0500
Erosion of new beach worries fishermen - ... but JSIF says it is not unusual
William Hill sat a few metres away from his boat along the Kingston waterfront on Port Royal Street, preparing bait for his next fishing trip. He is one of the 36 fishermen who dock their boats along the newly created fishing beach. Fishermen...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:58 -0500
Transport operators want 50 per cent hike
Transport operators have rejected the 15 per cent increase in fares that has been granted by the Ministry of Transport and Works. The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) and the Jamaica Association of Owners and Operators.....

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:51 -0500
COVID has Schwarzenegger worried about the future
Arnold Schwarzenegger is "worried about the future" following the COVID-19 pandemic. The 74-year-old actor recently hit out at those who are "living in denial" and don't think they need to take precautions against the coronavirus, and slammed...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:49 -0500
DJ Khaled thankful after beating COVID
DJ Khaled has revealed that he and his family have recovered after contracting the novel coronavirus. The 45-year-old star -- who shares sons Asahd, four, and Aalam, 18 months -- with wife Nicole Tuck, told his Instagram followers that he and his...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:48 -0500
JamaicaEye to keep watch over Stony Hill
A number of JamaicaEye cameras are being installed in Stony Hill, St Andrew, as part of a move by the Ministry of National Security to clamp down on criminal activities in the area. The community, which is in the St Andrew North Police Division.....

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:46 -0500
‘Schoolaz’ train completes final test run
Transport Minister Robert Montague said that the revival of the passenger train service to transport schoolchildren was apt and timely, given the current realities. "We are all excited because we believe that in light of the pandemic," Montague....

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:01:44 -0500
Powerful quake adds to Haiti’s misery
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) : A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes. People in the Caribbean island nation rushed into the...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:33:37 -0500
Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew
(AP) - Tropical Depression Grace drenched earthquake-damaged Haiti on Monday, threatening to dump up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain on a landscape where people are huddling in fields and searching for survivors. Tropical Storm Fred grew...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:38:32 -0500
Minor quake felt in Jamaica
The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona is reporting that a minor quake hit sections of the Jamaica this afternoon. The unit says the 3.1 magnitude quake occurred about 12:37 p.m. and that the epicentre was located...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:17:33 -0500
Trinidad records another case of Delta variant; Caribbean countries record new deaths
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago registered a third case of the Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as regional countries continued to record deaths and cases linked to the virus over the past 24 hours....

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:05:25 -0500
Search for survivors continues after Haiti earthquake
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) -- Rescuers and scrap metal scavengers dug into the floors of a collapsed hotel Monday in this quake-ravaged coastal town, where 15 bodies had already been extracted. Jean Moise Fortune, whose brother, the hotel...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:13:50 -0500
US officials say seven killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul's international airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:20:44 -0500
11 more COVID deaths, 513 new cases
Jamaica on Sunday recorded 11 new COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 1,311. Those who have died are: An 83-year-old man from Kingston & St. Andrew A 54-year-old woman from Kingston & St. Andrew...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:12:07 -0500
Rush on Kabul airport as Afghans flee Taliban takeover
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of the capital's airport on Monday as thousands tried to flee the country after the Taliban seized power with stunning speed. Some clung to the side of a United States military...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:42:51 -0500
Tropical storm watch in effect for Jamaica
A tropical storm watch has been issued for Jamaica, as Tropical Storm Grace is expected to move close to Jamaica on Tuesday, August 17 with the potential to restrengthen. The Meteorological Service reports that widespread showers...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:45:43 -0500
CDC: One million in US got extra coronavirus shots
NEW YORK -- United States health officials have acknowledged more than one million Americans got extra coronavirus vaccine doses before it was authorised for people with weakened immune systems. About 1.1 million people who received the two-...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:46:59 -0500
St Lucia becomes latest CARICOM country to register Delta variant
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 13, CMC - St. Lucia has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to confirm the presence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Chief Medical Officer, Dr Sharon Belmar-George, told a...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:25:49 -0500
Double murder on Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway
Two men have been confirmed dead following a gun attack this morning on the Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway, in Harbour View. Reports are that the Toyota Probox motorcar was travelling towards Harbour View when loud explosions were...



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