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Jamaica passes 11,000 COVID-19 cases mark, 261 deaths

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 11, 000 mark today after the country recorded 76 new cases of the...

Jamaica records 76 new COVID cases, one death

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Another person has died from the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica while 76 new cases of the virus were recorded in the...

Jamaica: Christmas grief as 14-year-old slain in Christiana

(Jamaica Gleaner) The sound of bullets ripping through their loved one and the wails following their impact will forever scar the memory of relatives...

Court orders Jamaican mother to send 3-year-old back to dad in Florida

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican mother of a three-year-old boy has been ordered to return the child to his father in United States amid a...

Jamaica: Five COVID patients die, 40 new cases recorded

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five people have died from the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, while 40 new cases of the virus were recorded in the...

Stressed Jamaican cruise workers face tough decisions amid lingering uncertainty

(Jamaica Gleaner) With no indication as to when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will give the green light for cruise activity...

Jamaica: Family to hold birthday party for missing Jasmine Deen

(Jamaica Star) It’s been all of 274 days since Lloyd Deen last heard the voice of his daughter, Jasmine, some time after 9 p.m....

Jamaica: Killed by four duppies – Family blames demons for loved one’s death

(Jamaica Star) Sackeno ‘Nico’ Ross, 30, mysteriously fell ill last Monday at his home in Rae Town, Kingston, with swellings all over his body...

Jamaica: St Ann Police Probing Suspected Case Of Fatal Food Poisoning

The St Ann Police are probing a suspected case of food poisoning involving two women. One remains admitted at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital,...

Jamaica: Grandmother, two grandkids murdered in St Catherine

The serene community of Tryall Heights in Spanish Town, St Catherine, was torn by terror on Sunday as gunmen targeted a family about 4:30...

44 New COVID 19 Cases and 1 death Recorded Jamaica

Another person has died from COVID-19, bringing the number deaths from the infectious disease to 238. The disease’s latest victim is a 63 year-old man...

Jamaica: 104 new cases of the COVID-19, two deaths

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has recorded 104 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours. The new cases...
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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...