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The St James Police have listed dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta as a person of interest. Tommy Lee, given name Leroy Russell, is being asked to make contact with detectives at the Freeport Police Station in Montego...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Tears of joy as Jamaicans welcome loved ones in MoBay
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The need for physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic did not prevent several passengers arriving on six flights from various US destinations, at the Sangster International Airport here yesterday, from greeting their loved ones with hugs and
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
University of the West Indies
Each of these countries is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth in the West Indies, thus allowing for improved regional autonomy.[1] The University was originally
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Reggae Sunsplash (1978-1996)
Reggae Sunsplash, founded in 1978 to promote a slow summer tourist season in Jamaica, was the first Caribbean music festival to introduce reggae to a global audience. The idea of the festival originated with a group of young entrepreneurs who called themselves Synergy. They were led by Tony
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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday 14 July
Never miss a beat when it comes to the latest news in South Africa; review all major headlines on Tuesday 14 July.
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Caribbean unveils initiatives to support tourism sector - Voice Online
CARIBBEAN HOTEL, tourism, and health officials have unveiled a new initiative they say will help... The post Caribbean unveils initiatives to support tourism sector appeared first on Voice Online.
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Extraordinary resilience 'Butch' Stewart praises tourism emp
Gordon “Butch” Stewart has praised Jamaica's tourism employees for their “extraordinary resilience” in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, and wished them an even better future, as the industry slowly begins to
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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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
HEATH: No size fit-all tourism model exists
The Mara Conservancy CEO Brian Heath spoke to James Kahongeh on tourism, arguing conservation could be the answer to the
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The last thing our country needs is megalomania – Op ed
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 August 2020: “Government of Sierra Leone explores development of domestic air travel”. This is one headline in the Sierra Leone Telegraph that caught my eye this week. According to the newspaper, discussions have been held to explore the possibility of
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Blythe: PNP did not have a message
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former vice-president of the People's National Party (PNP) Dr Karl Blythe has attributed the party's embarrassing loss to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), in part, to the absence of a message that resonated with the masses leading up to the September 3 General Election.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Mule cop! - St James constable says she was offered US$2,000 to carry drugs
Based on an affidavit presented to a US judge by an ICE agent, Gooden reportedly stated that her colleague, Constable Dremar Graham, who was later arrested, was the mastermind behind the smuggling operation, which also resulted in the arrest of Constable Travonne
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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CRH gets 2, 000 face masks from BPOs
WESTERN BUREAU: 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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Stakeholder defends CLA in wake of damning Forbes article
MONTEGO BAY, St James — At least one key player in the lucrative cannabis industry has come out in strong defence of the Jamaica Government and the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), which have recently been blamed for dragging their feet on export licensing, resulting in companies fleeing the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Africa: COVID-19 Will Slow Hotel Development in Africa, Report Says
The new coronavirus pandemic will slow down the development of hotels in Africa in 2020 despite the sector returning growth at the start of the year, the latest survey by W Hospitality Group
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Business owners urged to adjust to survive
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce Kenisha Dwyer-Powell and her predecessor Garfield Green have added their voices to those urging entrepreneurs to find new ways of operating in order for businesses to survive the COVID-19
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Leeroy Williams takes the reins in SJMC
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Declaring that he has 'no intention of reinventing the wheel', new mayor of Montego Bay, and chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (SJMC), Councillor Leeroy Williams has vowed to continue the outstanding work of his predecessor Homer Davis.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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We have done our best to manage COVID-19 – Greene
While new concerns looming about the nation’s capacity to contain a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 with the gradual reopening of the island’s borders, Errol Greene, the regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), believes his administration is in a state of readiness to give of
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Stuck in Jamaica, teacher launches online campaign to help others
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Mobilisation 101 - Moving voters is multimillion-dollar business and winning strategy
Canvassers are crucial to the back-end operation of counting your eggs on election day. But it is the efficiency of the runners and mobilisation crews that ultimately deliver victory. Heaving ailing grandmothers and stuffing taxis with voters is a...
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Tourism industry losing R748 million a day during lockdown
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa say that the enormous losses are set to be compounded by the loss of some 600 000 jobs.
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Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the bar stools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the
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Most opposed June restart of tourist flights
Although not in overwhelming numbers, a majority of Jamaicans disagree with the Government’s decision to restart the tourism industry on June 15 after it was initially shut down because of major outbreaks in Europe and North America from which most...
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Level 1 lockdown: Tourism industry hopes for international travel
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Why COVID-19 has not ravaged Miramar
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Bond Lane wants COVID-positive residents out
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A team from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) were up to last evening conducting house-to-house surveillance in the Bond Lane section of Norwood, St James, in the wake of confirmation of novel coronavirus cases in the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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MINISTER of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says that the phased reopening of Jamaica's borders to international travellers on June 15 was not just about tourism, but a matter of economic life or
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