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Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:43 -0500
No proof COVID causes impotence, says doctor
Local urologist Dr Elon Thompson says there is insufficient proof that the novel coronavirus can linger in penises and cause men to become impotent. Thompson, asked to comment on the findings of a study published in the World Journal of Men's...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:02:00 -0500
‘Grace showed no mercy’ - St Mary woman forced to hold baby in hand while scooping out water
A St Mary woman said she was forced to hold her one-year-old granddaughter by her side while bailing out gallons of water from her house during the passage of Tropical Storm Grace on Tuesday. Sharon Hunt, 54, likened the experience to a never-.....

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:53 -0500
Miss Pauline, the handcart entrepreneur
Pauline Beckett is one of two women in the downtown Kingston who is involved in the handcart rental business. The mother of seven has more than 10 handcarts in her fleet. She said that it is a sustainable business that has helped to provide a...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:59 -0500
Lukaku ‘available’ right away
LONDON (AP): Romelu Lukaku will not need much time to readjust to the English Premier League. Less than a week after becoming Chelsea's most expensive player, the 28-year-old Belgium striker said he was ready to play on Sunday against Arsenal and....

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:56 -0500
Delta presents new worry for restaurant owners
Some restaurateurs are petrified of the potential effects the Delta variant of COVID-19 could have on their businesses. The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday confirmed that of the 40 samples that were tested for the virulent strain,.....

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:54 -0500
Cop, cabbie killed in St Catherine
There is a renewed call for the establishment of a police post in the Big Lane, Central Village, community following the murder of two persons including a policeman. "The police need to be respected, therefore it can't be that people just...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:52 -0500
Reggae Boy Bell happy to end 58-game goal drought
LONDON (CMC): Amari'i Bell, one of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz's newest recruits, was named Man of the Match after his fourth-minute goal earned Luton Town a 1-0 win against Barnsley on Tuesday night. The player believes the strike has given him...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:48 -0500
Sadness and disbelief as four die in market truck crash
Rosie, a vendor in the Coronation Market in Kingston, is now monitoring her blood pressure as she mourns the death of Donovan 'Kirk' Peart, one of four persons who died when the market truck in which they were travelling overturned on Pen Hill...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:46 -0500
Heavy rain leaves family homeless again
Thirty-four-year old Leisha Burchell of Friendship, Trelawny, a mother of four, is in need of a place to live. On May 23, the home she lived in with her children, ages 16, 12, 10 and three, was gutted by fire of unknown origin. "Mi did gone a...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:01:41 -0500
Positivity key to Megan Tapper’s success
According to Olympic bronze medallist Megan Tapper, the key to maintaining your happiness is to carefully curate your space. "I am very serious about curating my space so I ensure that I follow positivity and light and happiness," she said....

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:00:30 -0500
Mother of two wants out of rat-infested house
Shanice Woolery, a 21-year-old mother of two, said she is living in deplorable conditions and finding it extremely challenging to take care of her children. She said she is seeking the public's assistance in repairing her one-bedroom board house....

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:35:35 -0500
Holness to address nation at 7 pm amid COVID spike
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to address the nation this evening amid rising COVID-19 cases. The address is scheduled for 7 pm.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:49:19 -0500
Trelawny man stabs another during argument
A Trelawny man has been charged for stabbing another, at the intersection of Duke Street and King Street, Falmouth in the parish on Monday, August 16. Charged with wounding with intent is 45-year-old Godfrey Brown of Texas,...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:04:33 -0500
Record delta wave hits children, raises fear as US schools open
(AP) - Children are filling hospital intensive care beds instead of classrooms in record numbers, more even than at the height of the pandemic with the highly contagious delta variant spreading across the U.S. But many are too young to get the...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:56:01 -0500
Tensions grow in Haiti over slow pace of aid after quake
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) -- Tensions have been growing in Haiti over the slow pace of aid reaching victims of a powerful weekend earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people and was trailed by the drenching rain of Tropical Storm Grace. Aid has...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:20:02 -0500
Bahamas PM calls early elections
NASSAU, The Bahamas, (CMC) — Bahamians will go to the polls on September 16, eight months before a general election is constitutionally due, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced Thursday morning, as he stressed that whoever emerges...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:11:14 -0500
Three more COVID deaths, 555 new cases
Three more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19, pushing the death tally to 1,342. The deceased include a 94-year-old man from St Thomas and two women, a 60-year-old from Kingston and St Andrew, and a 53-year-old from Clarendon....

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:32:28 -0500
Met service urges Jamaicans to remain vigilant as hurricane season enters peak
Jamaicans are being urged to remain vigilant during the hurricane season, as the Caribbean enters the peak of the 2021 Atlantic season. "We are still in the middle of the hurricane season, and anything could develop at any time. So, it...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:15:16 -0500
Prison authorities under scrutiny after Vybz Kartel Fox News interview
The Jamaican prison authorities have come under scrutiny following the premiere of a FOX5 New York exclusive interview with incarcerated dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel that was aired Wednesday night. The flamboyant deejay, whose given name is...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:17:53 -0500
208,260 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrive in Jamaica
The first shipment of 208,260 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Jamaica this morning. The donation was handed over by United States Embassy Charge d' Affaires Scott Feeken to Jamaican government officials led by Prime...



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