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Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie says Jamaica has not recorded any reinfection of persons previously confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Three Interpol red notices have been issued for former paramilitary boss Salvatore Mancuso, the Colombian government said yesterday.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Germany on Friday warned against travel to Brussels because of the high rate of coronavirus infections in the Belgian capital, which is also home to the main organs of the European Union.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis in Brazil appears to be leveling off, if not easing, the World Health Organization said on Friday, offering a chink of light for the world’s second biggest COVID-19 hot spot.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican patties have always been a big seller among Caribbean Americans in key diaspora markets within the United States.

(Jamaica Star) When 69-year old Danny Ellis migrated to the US in 1971, little did he know he had left a child behind.

(Jamaica Star) Latisha greeted the news team with a welcoming smile when THE WEEKEND STAR visited her at her Corporate Area home.

(Trinidad Express) TRINIDAD and Tobago yesterday recorded its highest rate of infection for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, with the Ministry of Health announcing 81 new cases last evening.

(Trinidad Express) As Covid-19-positive ca­ses continue to rise daily by the dozen, homesick Trinidad and Tobago students enrolled in foreign universities are concerned about the availability of departing flights as borders are closed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 98-case jump in COVID-19 cases and a 15th death will concentrate the minds of a COVID-19 Cabinet subcommittee that meets today to review the record one-day jump.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has announced that active COVID-19 cases have crossed 600 with the announcement of 615 new cases.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The shops of two Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) operatives were set on fire in May Pen, Clarendon late Wednesday evening in an incident that is alleged to be politically motivated.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica stands to benefit from a COVID-19 vaccination immediately as it becomes available, if the groundbreaking discovery is made by the United Kingdom, according to British High Commissioner to Jamaica Asif Ahmad.

The new Dr Keith Rowley Cabinet retains most of the previous familiar faces in frontline portfolios – but with the Education Ministry in the hands of two mothers and the return of former Diego Martin Central MP Dr Amery Browne as Foreign Affairs Minister.

(Jamaica Star) Pop legend Madonna is known for going all out on her annual birthday celebrations.

(Jamaica Star) A distraught Dayna Thorpe, 28, says she is still on a quest to be provided with some sort of closure from the Falmouth Hospital following the death of her newborn in December 2018.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Residents of Parade Gardens in central Kingston who oversaw a dog being painted green on nomination day have insisted that the animal was not mistreated.

(Trinidad Guardian) President Paula-Mae Weekes will swear-in Dr Keith Rowley as Prime Minister today.

(Trinidad Express) As of Tuesday afternoon, the Health Ministry reports the following: Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the UWI site for testing for COVID-19 – 16,453 Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago 629 Total number of active cases 477 Number of deaths 12 Number of persons discharged 140.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil approved yesterday human clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, the fourth candidate to trial in the Latin American country that has become key to the global race for a vaccine.