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NWC offers discounts to some customers
THE National Water Commission's (NWC) COVID Assistance Programme has been extended until August 31, 2020 for select categories of customers.Customers who have outstanding balances as at May 31, 2020 are now eligible to take advantage of the extension. These customers, said the NWC, will continue to
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
'Patience,' says Bartlett
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is urging patience in response to rising anxiety among tourism-related business operators about the need to reopen Jamaica's south coast to overseas visitors.Remember now, we review on a two-weekly basis, the last review was on the first
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Robinson says poor telecoms services due to more than vandalism
JAMAICA'S telecommunications service came in for a tongue lashing from Opposition spokesman on science and technology Julian Robinson, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.I think the most objective user of our telecommunications service will acknowledge that the quality of service delivered
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
BOSTON, United States -A federal appeals court on yesterday tossed the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.A three-judge panel of the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial, finding that the judge who oversaw the case
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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J'cans exempted from UK's COVID-19 quarantine rules
BRITAIN yesterday listed Jamaica among more than 50 countries exempted from its COVID-19 quarantine rules, but excluded the United States, which yesterday posted a record 53,000 new cases of the virus.This means travellers can visit the named countries for holidays without being quarantined for 14
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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HAIL THE MAN!
People's National Party President Dr Peter Phillips (right) and the man he defeated to retain his position in the Opposition party, Peter Bunting, greet each other in COVID-19 safety style, during yesterday's meeting of councillors and caretakers held at the Mico University in St
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Avian signal
A Chicken Hawk perches on a danger sign at National Chest Hospital on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Was the bird using the sign to warn its prey or predators? (Photo: Joseph Wellington)
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DENTAL veneers are thin shells of porcelain that are bonded to the front of the teeth, providing a natural, attractive look.They can be used to fix chipped, stained, misaligned, worn down, uneven, or abnormally spaced teeth.�Why veneers?
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PM makes changes at economic growth and job creation ministry
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday made further changes to ministerial arrangements in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.Daryl Vaz, who up to yesterday had responsibility for land, environment and climate change, has now been assigned to oversee water, housing and subject
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How to Awaken Your Body from an Isolation-Induced Serotonin Slump
Steps to make this “happiness molecule” … well … happy again Being home 24/7 can mess up our day and night cycles. And the lack of social interactions can affect our moods. These days, we can also throw uncertainty and anxiety into the mix. It turns out that all of these things can impact our []
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Waterfall out
The effect of the prevailing drought is seen at Somerset Falls, the normally lush nature attraction located a few metres outside Hope Bay, Portland.Supervisor Winston Cotrell told the Jamaica Observer on Monday that since the latter part of May the main swimming area and the section leading to the
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Seeing COVID-19 Through the Eyes of a Child
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UN warns about criminal activities linked to COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations is warning against a surge in demand for medical products to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise.
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Gloria , Pearnel mark 50 years of marriage
Veteran Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Representatives Pearnel Charles Sr, and wife Gloria, brought up 50 years of wedding bliss on Sunday, June 21, Father's Day, the same day half-century ago that they tied the knot in 1970.The couple's children, in-laws, grandchildren, other
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Doggy deliveries help Colombians shop during pandemic
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) Eight-year-old Eros trots through the streets of this hilly city several times a day with a straw basket in his jaws, taking vegetables, fruit and packaged foods to customers of the El Porvenir mini-market. The chocolate Labrador retriever is paid with treats and massages
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BOSTON, United States (AP) - Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump Administration yesterday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the
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Canada joins US in demanding early release of Guyana's election results
OTTAWA, Canada (CMC) - Canada said yesterday it would join its partners in the international community in calling on Guyana to ensure the results of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections are released immediately.'Canada strongly regrets the extended delay in declaring election results
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Health safety experts identify 8 types of misdiagnosis in COVID-19 era
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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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Today's Horoscope - July 15, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, July 15, 2020: Influential and inspirational, your magnetic influence over others is undeniable. Your material talents will be harnessed this year to create a masterpiece. You become a leader in your field. If single, you can become obsessed with someone who rejects
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Jamaica to benefit from $498m under Canada-Caricom fund
JAMAICA is to benefit from a provision of CA$4.7 million or $498 million, for which the country is eligible under the CA$20 million Canada-Caricom Climate Adaptation Fund facility, to be implemented by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
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Tablets for Hope Valley Experimental School teachers
HOPE Valley Experime ntal School on Tuesday received 34 tablet computers under the Government's 'Tablets for Teachers' programme, which aims at distributing 25,000 tablets to teachers islandwide before next month.Science, Energy and Technology Minister Fayval Williams said the distribution of
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Mourners reminded to adhere to COVID-19 protocols
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has again appealed for mourners to adhere to the safety protocols that have been put in place for funerals in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Entertainment sector, day-care centres reopen July 21
THE Government yesterday announced the restart of live entertainment, as well as social activities, including summer camps and nurseries, on a trial basis, starting next Tuesday, July 21.In addition, the age limit for seniors allowed to participate in public activities is to be increased from 65 to
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Today's Horoscope - July 6
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, July 6, 2020: Passionate and magnetic, you draw your object of desire straight toward you. This year, you do this with a project and it is fantastically successful. Personally, you do best by keeping it light, but that only comes with time. If single, you may be fixated
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Teachers will get tablets, Anderson assures
LUCEA, Hanover Immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Dr Garth Anderson says an appeals process has been established to address issues that may arise during the distribution of over 25,000 tablet computers to public school teachers across the island.
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Students staging 5-day webinar on COVID-19 solutions
A five-day webinar series aimed at advancing solutions for overcoming the COVID-19 crisis is scheduled to begin today.The series, titled 'Ready Reset Recharge', brings together student body presidents of three major universities and select national youth group leaders who will focus on jobs of the
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Florida teen charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin theft
FLORIDA, United States (AP) - A Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin, authorities said yesterday.The 17-year-old boy was arrested earlier Friday in Tampa, where the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Integrity Commission Oversight Committee gets going today
THE House of Representatives' newly appointed Integrity Commission Oversight Committee will have its first meeting at Gordon House today at 10:00 am.
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