(Jamaica Observer) Five nurses and a former director of prisons are among several Jamaicans who have died in the United States as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council and other well-placed sources.
(Jamaica Gleaner) It’s the last thing they had hoped for: two rejections in as many weeks.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The second positive COVID-19 case at a Portmore call centre and the ordering of staff to self-quarantine have triggered more concern that business process outsourcing (BPO) companies – characterised by high-density office arrangements – may be incubators for the spread of the new coronavirus.
(Jamaica Star) Health authorities are currently tracking some 1,000 Portland residents who they believe were in contact – directly or indirectly – with persons who have tested positive for COVID-19.
(Jamaica Observer) A Jamaican woman who returned to the island on March 21 is facing the brunt of COVID-19 fear among residents in her community, even as she has been in self-quarantine for the last 21 days.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Thirty-one-year-old Mark Samuels (real name withheld to protect privacy) is rejoicing today, having recovered from the coronavirus.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Call-centre workers employed to a business process outsourcing (BPO) outfit are now concerned following the announcement that one member of staff has tested positive for COVID-19, triggering fear across its Portmore and Kingston locations.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans in Toronto have welcomed the Court of Appeal for Ontario’s decision last week to uphold the first-degree murder conviction of a Jamaican man in the death of his daughter, whose body was found in a burning suitcase.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Kenisha Gordon, the councillor for the Spanish Town Division in St Catherine has resigned.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The vice-principal of the Excelsior High School in Kingston, Colleen Walker, has been shot dead.
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica will not be using the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, to treat persons who have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19), says Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.
(Jamaica Star) More that a dozen commercial sex workers who operate within Falmouth, Trelawny, say they are now reeling from the effects of the coronavirus, even though the parish is yet to report a case.
The HOLNESS administration is contemplating what it describes as a “controlled re-entry” of Jamaicans who have been stranded overseas and those who have a strong desire to return home.
(Jamaica Star) Popular dancehall artiste, Dexta Daps has been arrested. The details surrounding his arrest are not yet known but THE STAR understands that the entertainer is being held at the Hunt’s Bay police station.
(Jamaica Star) Kari Douglas, councillor for the Trafalgar Division in South East St Andrew, has been charged for breaching the COVID curfew and disorderly conduct.
(Jamaica Star) Shay Townsend is COVID-19 free. The 35-year old Jamaican, who has been living in Italy for six years, tested positive for the coronavirus on March 16 and endured the agony of isolation, the pain associated with the disease, and the fear of death.
(Jamaica Star) Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips, who has been diagnosed with stage 3 colan cancer, said the decision was made to rush his recent operation because of the COVID-19 crisis.
(Jamaica Observer) Two Jamaicans who went to the United Kingdom during the Windrush era and became church leaders in Wolverhamption died 24 hours apart after contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Birming-hamLive newspaper reported on Monday.
(Jamaica Observer) Two Jamaicans who went to the United Kingdom during the Windrush era and became church leaders in Wolverhamption died 24 hours apart after contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the BirminghamLive newspaper reported yesterday.
(Jamaica Star) A 47-year old taxi operator from Ocho Rios, St Ann was slashed in his face by a knife-brandishing man because he dared to sneeze as the man walked by.
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