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Jamaica: Cocaine Hidden In Easter Buns, Cheese Seized At Airport

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police officers at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), yesterday, discovered a quantity of cocaine hidden in cheese containers. According to the...

Jamaica: 17 New Coronavirus Cases, Tally Up To 381, 7 deaths

The Health and Wellness Ministry is reporting an additional 17 coronavirus cases in Jamaica. According to an update posted last night on its COVID-19...

Jamaica records 45 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health & Wellness’ National Surveillance Unit has advised that 45 samples tested positive for COVID-19 in the last...

COVID-panicked passengers in Jamaica jump from bus as man dies

Pandemonium erupted on a St Andrew bus on Wednesday as terrified commuters leapt from the vehicle fearful that an elderly passenger in the throes...

Two-month-old baby among 31 new COVID-19 cases, Jamaica’s tally surges to 288

The Health Ministry is reporting that Jamaica now has 288 confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to the Ministry, the 31 additions come in the wake...

Four-year-old child dies from COVID-19 in Jamaica

Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that has killed seven persons locally. The casualty marks...

Jamaica have 10 new COVID-19 cases bring the total to 233

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting 10 new cases of the COVID-19 which brings the total number of cases in the island...

COVID-19 testing kits for Jamaica blocked by US

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton a short while ago disclosed that test kit supplies for COVID-19 to Jamaica...

Jamaica: Vice-principal of Excelsior High School shot dead

OBSERVER ONLINE can now confirm that the educator who was brutally slain Thursday, April 9 in the St Andrew community of Queensbury was a...

Jamaica: Sex workers want COVID-19 bailout too

More that a dozen commercial sex workers who operate within Falmouth, Trelawny, say they are now reeling from the effects of the coronavirus, even...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...