(Jamaica Observer) Foul play and the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been ruled out in the death of a 39-year-old American woman whose body was discovered in her hotel room at RIU Montego Bay by workers on Wednesday.
(Jamaica Star) A Westmoreland man was beaten by angry members of a household, after he broke into their house in the Frome community and stole two bottles of rubbing alcohol and a can of Lysol spray.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A Westmoreland woman seen in a viral video being punched repeatedly by her boyfriend has reportedly told police investigators that she does not wish to press criminal charges against him.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has confirmed another case of the Coronavirus. This has pushed to 16, the number of confirmed cases.
(Trinidad Guardian) Parliament will today enforce regulations under the Public Health Ordinance (PHO) that will give Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh power to shut down bars, casinos, members’ clubs and restaurants across the country during the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
(Reuters) – Latin America’s major airlines sharply curtailed international flights yesterday because of the coronavirus outbreak as Panama and Colombia imposed month-long travel bans and the largest carrier cut the salaries of 43,000 employees.
(Trinidad Guardian) Police continue their search for Palmiste businessman Wade Charles, whose burnt rental car was found after he went missing on Tuesday.
(Barbados Nation) A person who travelled from Barbados is among three who tested positive for COVID-19 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two more people have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total of infected individuals in Trinidad and Tobago to nine.
(Jamaica Star) A 38-year-old farmer from Bethel Town, Westmoreland, said that he was beaten and thrown off a bus on Monday, after he sneezed multiple times and was accused of carrying the deadly COVID-19.
(Trinidad Express) Top Trinidad and Tobago female cyclist Teniel Campbell, based in Italy, has informed her supporters and the national community of her well-being, stating she is safe.
(Jamaica Star) Elephant Man has apologised to the airport staff at Sangster International, health minister Dr Christopher Tufton and the people of Jamaica for potentially exposing them to the new coronavirus.
(Jamaica Observer) As church members stay away from Saturday and Sunday services in droves to stave off the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), one bishop has chastised such Christians for being “cowardly, unbelieving”, warning they would end up in a lake of “fire and brimstone”.
(Trinidad Guardian) Not even foreign spouses or children of T&T nationals will be allowed into the country while the ban on non-nationals entering the country is in place, says National Security Minister Stuart Young.
(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago, advises the population of two additional confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
(Jamaica Observer) As the world continues to grapple with the blow of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) outbreak, Reggae Girlz defender Sashana “Pete” Campbell fears being trapped in Israel, as her window of opportunity to flee the Middle Eastern country is rapidly closing.
(Jamaica Observer) Family members of the 79-year-old man that the Government yesterday said died from complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are threatening legal action, arguing instead that their loved one died from pneumonia.
(Trinidad Express) New measures to help society’s most vulnerable have been implemented in the wake of COVID-19.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Plunging arrivals out of the United Kingdom and Canadian markets as a result of COVID-19 have forced at least four Spanish hotels and several attraction operators to close their doors.
(Jamaica Star) The Government is intent on having discussions with Cuba to get more information about its antiviral drug, Interferon Alpha 2B, which is among medications being tried in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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