Jamaica News

Nadine Williamson
Nadine Williamson

Jamaican mother found dead by 4-year-old son

(Jamaica Star) When Nadine Williamson’s four-year-old son was sent by his grandmother to giver her the cell phone because someone wanted to talk to her, he had no idea that her lifeless body was under the sheet.

Dancehall legends Beenie Man (right) and Bounty Killer.
Dancehall legends Beenie Man (right) and Bounty Killer.

Jamaica: Shaggy urges US visas for Beenie Man and Bounty Killer

(Jamaica Gleaner) On the heels of last weekend’s titanic clash between dancehall artistes Beenie Man and Bounty Killer that captured the attention of international fans, media outlets, and industry players, there is a push for the two to be reissued with United States visas to promote Jamaican music and culture.

Red Stripe Managing Director Luis Prata

Free Red Stripe beer for 1800 Jamaican bars

(Jamaica Gleaner) Red Stripe Jamaica and Pepsi Jamaica will be giving away 6,000 cases of beverages, a move that serves not only to give the sellers of liquor the stock to bring back life to their businesses, but also positions the brewery to ramp up sales as customers return to their watering holes.

Andrea Campbell

COVID-19 lockdown could cause a birth spike

(Jamaica Gleaner) Andrea Campbell, portfolio director of the health promotion and prevention unit at the National Family Planning Board, says the islandwide nightly curfews and stay-at-home orders implemented under COVID-19 could produce an alarming increase in the number of unplanned children in the next 12 months.

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