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The Health Ministry has reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus in Jamaica pushing the tally to 396. In the past 48 hours, there have been 32 confirmed cases. Fifteen of these are linked to the Alorica call centre and one to the Centerfield Media…

Don’t assume Kartel is crazy – Psychiatrist cautions about judging deejay’s mental state At least one dancehall artiste has voiced concern about the mental health of Vybz Kartel. In a post to his official Instagram page on Monday, Aidonia expressed that, based on the recent social-media posts made from the account belonging to the…

Blak Ryno, Devin Di Dakkta trade social media blows The newly embraced phrase ‘quarantine and chill’ is seemingly lost on players in the dancehall space over the past two weeks, as the musical scene has been transformed into a battlefield. Already, we have seen Intence vs Sikka Rhymes, Mavado vs…

12 Gaddi urges J’cans to unite in COVID-19 fight With the US passing the one million infections mark and cases in Jamaica rising by double-digit figures daily, local rapper 12 Gaddi is urging his fellow countrymen to take the coronavirus seriously. The rapper, who resides in the US, says he has…

Young producer in need of blood Stephanie Lyew STAR Writer Son of award-winning producer Mikie Bennett, singer T’Jean, is in need of blood at The University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew. T’Jean, a producer-turned-artiste, has been battling with aplastic anaemia,…

LESS THAN 24 hours after the Government hinted at its hope for a whole-scale reopening of call-centre sites after an outbreak of COVID-19, it has emerged that a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm has been ordered shut by public health…

DETERMINED TO resuscitate an ailing economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed his intention to roll out a long-touted works scheme to boost business confidence and sop up sagging labour. Addressing the House…

THE SKY over Emancipation Park was decorated with white yesterday as family and friends of Jodian Fearon gathered to release balloons in celebration of what would have been her 24th birthday. Fearon died at the University Hospital of the West…

WHILE MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton awaits the outcome of a criminal investigation into the controversial death of 23-year-old Jodian Fearon, he has been urged not to defer an internal probe into an issue that has triggered…

WITH THE sudden resignation of Dr Winston De La Haye, the People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Catherine East Central, the party says it is moving to swiftly find a replacement in the constituency. But as news of his resignation surfaced…