Portland wholesale helping to relieve COVID-19 stress
Proprietor of the wholesale store Miguel Bishop and his staff also donated hand sanitizers and masks to the Hope Bay Police Station to help…
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Power company provides COVID-19 care packages to early childhood students in need
This week, the group, through its annual school feeding progamme, provided the usual monthly food packages as well as personal care products…
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Jamaican law firm supports police in COVID-19 fight
Donations were made to numerous police stations by Anne-Marie Bishop, principal director of Bishop Law & Associates.
The barrister…
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Holness’ push to expedite revised NIDS law causing ‘grave disquiet’
Almost one year ago to the day, on the 12th of April 2019, the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Jamaica struck down the National…
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50% cut in export fees a boost for manufacturers
The reduction in the fees came into effect on April 1. It was implemented by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA…
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St Catherine quarantine forces banks to close
With the government imposing seven-day quarantine for the entire parish of St Catherine, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and the Jamaica…
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No 5G technology in Jamaica
In a press statement today, the local regulatory body categorically stated “that currently there is no deployment of 5G technology in…
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Gov’t imposes seven-day lockdown of St Catherine amid COVID-19 spike
Effective April 15, commencing five o’clock in the morning, all persons within the parish are prohibited from leaving their homes save…
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Jamaica’s virtual telethon raises more than J$50 million so far
The six-hour long online entertainment showpiece – dubbed Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand – was held Easter Sunday and…
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Water project springs hope in Old Harbour community
For decades residents have been living without tap water in their homes, but such indignity is about to change soon. Few weeks ago the…
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Uninsured Old Harbour supermarket suffers $37m in losses
Based on preliminary report, fire of an “unknown origin” gutted the top tier of the two-storey building situated at 20-22 East…
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Fire damages Chinese operated supermarket in Old Harbour
What started as a quiet Easter Monday morning quickly transformed into chaotic scenes about 12:35 pm atop the second floor of the two-storey…
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Gage Grey urges parents and guardians to strengthen bond with children during COVID-19 crisis
“Many parents do not get the chance to spend adequate time with their children because of work obligations and other reasons, so this…
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This must happen first before Jamaicans can re-enter the country – Prime Minister Holness
This Prime Minister Andrew Holness said is necessary to curtail the spread of the coronavirus on the island, understandably with majority of…
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Old Harbour’s most vulnerable receives COVID-19 care packages
The care packages were made possible by the Chinese community in Old Harbour and in particular representatives of Chung Phat Supermarket…
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Old Harbour boy loses leukemia battle
He was diagnosed with the blood cancer disease in 2017 but succumbed late last night in hospital
The Jose Marti Technical student rose…
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