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Huddled yesterday morning as a pastor prayed in the front yard where their loved one, 52-year-old Colleen Walker was murdered on Thursday, family members grieved while pondering on a possible motive. A rake was still on the lawn beside a small pile…

A major initiative to get commuters and residents using the Waterford bus terminal to wash their hands before boarding buses and taxis has been launched in an effort to keep the coronavirus out of the community. Waterford is located in Portmore, St…

President of the Jamaica Household Workers Union, Shirley Pryce, says a significant number of domestic helpers are feeling the pinch in the wake of COVID-19 and its impact on the country. She says that many did not qualify for certain benefits…

In the cool climes of Chantilly, Manchester, there lives a woman named Ena Francis. Some people call her Miss Kitsy. Her birth certificate says she will be 79 in December. Born in Royal Flats in the said parish, she moved to Chantilly, where her…

BENI, Congo (AP): A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Congo, just three days before the country expected to declare an end to the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The new case was confirmed in Beni, a…

What was originally inspired to be a song speaking against the abuse of women in our society transformed into a prayer for help, said singer and songwriter Minister Godartiste of his track, titled Eternal Fada. “The [Something Good Riddim] was…

Together We Stand, the lead track from reggae journeyman Richie Spice’s album of the same name, has been chosen as the theme song for the COVID-19 telethon being staged on Sunday. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and…

Two of the country’s most popular and positive entertainers, Kevin Downswell and Agent Sasco, have called for unity among Jamaicans to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The two, who are JN Brand Ambassadors, and headline…

Kenisha Gordon, the councillor for the Spanish Town Division in St Catherine has resigned.    Gordon announced her resignation in a terse letter to the chairman of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation Norman Scott on Thursday but…

Easter weekend has become one of the most highly anticipated entertainment periods in Jamaica. The extended reprieve granted by Good Friday and Easter Monday sandwiching our standard days off became an excuse for thousands to head up to the north coast for a short, party-filled, springtime vacation. It is usually a time when cinemas would […]