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Jamaica: 15 year-old dies after river trip ends in tragedy

(Jamaica Gleaner) If anyone had told Natalee Carty that Tuesday, June 2, would have been the last day she saw her 15-year-old son, Raheem...

10th COVID-19 death recorded in Jamaica

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica has recorded its 10th COVID-19 death. The deceased is an 87-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew. One new sample has also...

Jamaica: Woman charged with murder after allegedly pouring hot oil on taxi operator

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 32-year-old St Andrew woman is now on a murder charge after allegedly dousing a taxi operator with hot oil during a...

Jamaican mother dies trying to rescue children from fire

(Jamaica Star) They say a selfless mother will go through the fire for her kids and Marlene Cushnie did just that on May 26...

19 killed across Jamaica in bloody weekend

(Jamaica Observer) Nineteen murders in the 72-hour period from last Friday to yesterday morning pushed the country’s murder tally since the start of this...

Many Jamaicans worried as they return to their workplaces today

(Jamaica Observer) With many Jamaicans expressing fear of returning to their workplaces today amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, professor of psychiatry Wendel Abel says...

Jamaica: Herbs man says he have the cure for COVID-19

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) — Medicinal herb practitioner Carlton Bennett is calling on his fellow Jamaicans to embrace herbal medicine as a preventative and curative measure...

Jamaica: Child, two adults shot in August Town home invasion

(Jamaica Gleaner) When gunmen invaded her August Town home and started firing indiscriminately at 2 o’clock yesterday morning, senior citizen *Montross Howell jumped out...

Finally! 1,044 Jamaican ship workers dock in Falmouth

(Jamaica Gleaner) Royal Carib-bean’s Adventure of the Seas with some 1,044 Jamaican ship workers on board has arrived at the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny. The...

Jamaican teen killed at same spot where his mom died

(Jamaica Star) Norville Hall longed to join the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). In fact, he had made a promise to his late mother, Damone...

Jamaica will host symbolic virtual wedding for 126 couples

The Jamaica Tourist Board has partnered with DestinationWeddings.com to host a virtual, symbolic ceremony for couples who had to postpone or cancel their Jamaican...

Jamaica reports first day with no new COVID-19 cases

The health authorities last evening reported that Jamaica had recorded no new positive cases of COVID-19 for the first time since early March when...
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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...