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Digicel's 'Shake to Win' boosts MoBay charities
The Blossom Gardens Child Care Facility (BGCCF) and the Montego Bay Animal Haven have received donations of $200,000 each from telecommunications
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Curfews have delayed the MoBay Fire Station completion – Sweeney
WESTERN BUREAU: The nightly curfews in Montego Bay, which is a part of the COVID-19 health and safety protocol, is being blamed for the delay in the completion of the new multimillion-dollar headquarters of the Montego Bay Fire Station, which has...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Child killer sentenced to life in prison
Jason Grey, a 26-year-old tattoo artist of Hague Settlement in Trelawny, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murder of two St James
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Three men charged in connection with Jamaica church murder - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Detectives assigned to the Falmouth CIB have charged three men in connection with the shooting death of 51-year-old Andrea Lowe-Garwood, a bank manager of Brook Manner in
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Agri ministry says buy-back programme safeguarding farmers' well-being
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Chief technical director for special projects in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, says Government's buy-back programme continues to safeguard the well-being of local farmers affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
What It's Really Like To Travel To Jamaica Right Now
I must admit — the thought of traveling internationally during a pandemic initially had me extremely anxious. With COVID cases beginning to spike back up, I often considered delaying my […] The post What It's Really Like To Travel To Jamaica Right Now appeared first on Essence.
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Sinclair trashes red-light district for MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: Calls for a red-light district to be established along the Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James, have triggered stout resistance from Councillor Charles Sinclair. The government senator slammed Montego Bay Chamber of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Four J'can cops arrested in Charlotte with 8 kilos of cocaine
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Four members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were arrested Tuesday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for allegedly smuggling eight kilogrammes of cocaine into the United
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Operators report 65% drop in passenger movement via MoBay airport
MONTEGO BAY, St James - MBJ Airports Limited, operators of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, is reporting that the novel coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a more than 60 per cent reduction in passenger movement through that western Jamaica port.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
US mechanic accused of importing cocaine from Jamaica
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) A 52-year-old American Airlines mechanic has been released on US$300,000 bail after he was arraigned for allegedly importing more than 25 pounds of cocaine on a flight from Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica, in February.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
BPO sector rebounds to pre-COVID-19 level – Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica's business process outsourcing (BPO) sector has rebound to its pre-COVID-19 level, amid the ongoing pandemic. Speaking today at the virtual opening session of the third staging of Outsourcing 2...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
NWC to carry out major sewer pipeline repairs in Montego Bay
The National Water Commission (NWC) is to undertake major sewer pipeline repairs in Montego Bay, St James. The works were originally scheduled for Saturday, July, 3 to Monday, July 5, but have been moved to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, July...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Corporate Hands | CIBC FirstCaribbean donates to homeless shelter
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CRH gets J$3m worth of donations from MBJ
Western Bureau: The spirit of generosity, which has become an important tool in the fight to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, was on display last week in Montego Bay when MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ) donated J$3 million in much-needed...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
The Hon. Gordon "Butch" Stewart O.J. 1941-2021 | New York Carib News
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Elephant Man bail extended to March 17
Popular dancehall artiste, Elephant Man, who is accused of lying to immigration authority about his alleged trip to Belgium, had his bail extended for him to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on March 17, when he appeared in court...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Four J'can cops arrested in Charlotte with 8 kilos of cocaine
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica Four members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were arrested Tuesday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for allegedly smuggling eight kilogrammes of cocaine into the United States.The four constables were intercepted before boarding their connecting
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Mali Bids Adieu to Moussa Traoré with a State Funeral in His Honour | Africanews
Mali held a state funeral on Friday for ex-dictator Moussa Traoré who recently passed away at 83 on September 15th and was in power for 22 years after instigating a coup as a young lieutenant in 1968 that ousted Modibo Keita, the nation’s first president following independence in 1960 from
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Affidavit outlines case against 3 J'can cops on drug rap in US
MONTEGO BAY, St James — An affidavit in support of a criminal complaint against three Jamaican cops filed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outlines that the trio collaborated to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine in the United
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
COVID-19 blamed for one-year construction delay for MoBay bypass
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been blamed for pushing back, by a year, the start of construction on the highly anticipated US$22-million Montego Bay bypass
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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MoBay vendors protest cancellation of grand market
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Mayor of Montego Bay Leeroy Williams yesterday reiterated that there will be no grand market in the resort town this year, even as placard-bearing vendors protested the decision in the streets yesterday.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Angry residents of Elgin Town, Hanover stage massive protest over police shooting
Dozens of angry residents in Elgin Town, Hanover, this morning mounted roadblocks along the main road in the community to protest the shooting of a man by the police on
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Trevor Reid balancing ministry and fatherhood
Pastor Trevor Reid, who leads the Orange circuit of Seventh-day Adventist Churches (SDA) in St James, has always made sure to set aside time for his three children even though he has served as a minister of religion across two parishes in western Jamaica for 18
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
CRH gets 2,000 face masks from BPOs
The Physiotherapy Department at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay got a much-needed gift on Tuesday when the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) presented the institution with 2,000 face masks and 50 face
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
'Jobs are coming back'
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The arrival of the first of six flights — an American Airlines flight with 120 passengers — at Sangster International Airport here yesterday was a clear sign that the prospects for the more than 8,000 people employed at the airport were
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Western Jamaica accepts Golding win
MONTEGO BAY, St James - There was general acceptance among members of the People's National Party (PNP) in western Jamaica of the outcome of yesterday's hotly contested presidential race which saw Mark Golding defeating Lisa Hanna.The position became open after the retirement of Dr Peter
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
J. Prince to NBA YoungBoy: ‘Texas IS my Business…Dumb Boy’
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Past students donate 80 laptops, tablets to Mt Alvernia High
WESTERN BUREAU: Some 80 students at the Montego Bay-based Mt Alvernia High School are now equipped to access online learning, thanks to a generous donation of laptops and tablets, valued at some US$20,000 (J$2.8 million), by members of the school’s...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Relief and caution
MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is strong support among tourism-dependent workers for the mid-June reopening of the industry, which has been on lockdown for more than two months due to the novel coronavirus
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Mobay businessman held in major cocaine bust charged
Fifty-nine-year-old Hugh Frazer, a businessman of Westgate Hill, Montego Bay, St James, is scheduled to appear in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday, February 10 to answer to drug charges. He is facing charges of possession of cocaine, dealing...
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