Prime Minister Andrew Holness has responding the roiling controversy surrounding the death of a pregnant mother who was refused access to the KPH and UHWI over the weekend, and later died because of the ordeal. “I have received a preliminary briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, on the tragic circumstances surrounding the […]
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Gunman disguised as cop slaughters 16 in Canada
A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16 people, the deadliest such attack in the country’s history. Officials said Sunday the suspected shooter was also dead. A police officer was among those killed. Several bodies […]
Read MoreEMPLOYEE AT MOH tests positive
An employee of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has tested positive for COVID-19. The ministry made the announcement in a news release late Thursday. It said the worker is assigned to its head offices in New Kingston, but did not provide details on the suspected mode of transmission. Contact tracing at the head office […]
Read MoreAlorica employees told to report to work for testing
The South Eastern Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has called on all Alorica employees who were stationed in Portmore, St Catherine to report to the location today for testing. Employees were urged to report to the facility by 10 o’clock this morning. The call came after 52 of the country’s current 143 COVID-19 cases were linked […]
Read MoreLOCKDOWN IN JAMAICA
After news that a new cluster of cases has popped up at at a BPO facility in Kingston, there are rumours that the country is heading for a total lockdown. “We can restart businesses, but we do not know how to resurrect the dead,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. Last night, Holness warned that even […]
Read MoreFour members of a St. Catherine family forced into quantarine
Four members of a St Catherine family have been placed in a government quarantine facility after allegedly fleeing to St James to escape the COVID-19 lockdown of their home parish. According to health authorities, the four family members, two adults and two children, were found at a Mount Salem premises in the western Jamaica parish. […]
Read MoreUS Embassy says no deportees have COVID-19
THE United States (US) Embassy in Kingston is seeking to allay fears that 62 Jamaicans scheduled to be deported from that country next Tuesday could add to Jamaica’s woes in dealing with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the embassy, while the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues its removal operations during the […]
Read MoreHANOVER ENLISTS HELP TO TRACK RESIDENTS WHO FLED PORTMORE LOCKDOWN
The Hanover Health Department has received the assistance of the police in its search for residents of Portmore, St Catherine, who have reportedly fled to Hanover. The parish of St Catherine is under lockdown since yesterday after becoming the epicentre of positive coronavirus cases in the country. The Hanover Health Department had dispatched health workers […]
Read MoreMAN BITES OFF WOMAN’S FINGER TO STEAL HER RING
A male perpetrated a vicious attack on a female in downtown Kingston today, biting off her finger in order to steal her ring. The attack, which was captured on camera, reportedly occurred on Peter’s Lane in downtown Kingston. One of her digits of her right hand was severely injured. A portion of the finger was […]
Read MoreVICE PRINCIPAL SHOT AND KILLED AT HOME ON HOLY THURSDAY
The vice principal of Excelsior High School, Ms. Coleen Walker, was shot and killed at her home by a lone gunman this evening. The Constabulary Communication Unit confirmed the shooting but could not disclose more details. ONE876 understands that Ms. Walker was at her Queensbury, St. Andrew (near Ackee Walk off Molynes Road) home cutting […]
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