Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne is appealing to the private sector in the region to play a greater role in assisting countries in their …
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A same-sex couple has been sentenced to six months in prison for breaking the country’s COVID-19 curfew. Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Jeremiah Browne and Shiamar Tashaka Callender, 34, both of 8th Avenue …
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Convict Peter Anthony Barnes admitted that he burgalrised a restaurant of several items during the Covid-19 curfew but contested the “impossible” amount listed on the charged sheet. “I plead guilty …
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When he saw the police on April 9, a 40-year-old decided to run. And when police apprehended farmer Kevin Antonio Clarke, of Roach Village, St George moments later they found …
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Ricardo Antonio Agard, confessed to being on the road during the imposed national curfew even though he knew it was “a serious thing”. However, the 26-year-old, who has no fixed …
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The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is putting measures in place to represent its members post COVID-19. That is according to president Akanni McDowall, who has revealed that once …
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today called on multilateral organisations and international financial institutions to extend greater assistance to developing countries including debt relief. IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath issued …
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With domestic abuse cases rising worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, a local advocate is appealing to victims to call on the police for help. Chairperson of the Advocates Against …
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The Democratic Labour Party (DLP)’s pledge to stand with Government amid the raging COVID-19 crisis was no indication that its members would watch in silence as certain decisions are made …
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The past Easter weekend was definitely one with a difference. Instead of a full house at the traditional Good Friday three-hour afternoon and Easter morning services, clerics, including Pope Francis …