Tag: Jamaica
Jamaica to host Caribbean Rhythm Showcase
BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) says it is cooperating with the European Union (EU) and the Jamaica-based Headline Entertainment...
Jamaica government extends maternity leave for public workers
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government on Tuesday announced that maternity leave for public sector workers will increase from 40 days to three calendar...
Monkeypox patient back in hospital
KINGSTON – The patient diagnosed with Jamaica’s first case of monkeypox, who fled from the May Pen hospital in the central parish of Clarendon Clarendon on Saturday...
Jamaica police report 81 per cent drop in murders during state of emergency
Kingston – Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson reported an 81 per cent drop in murders, while shootings fell by 56 per cent...
First case of monkeypox in Jamaica
Kingston – Health & Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton confirmed on Wednesday that Jamaica had recorded its first case of the monkeypox virus.
He told...
American jailed for role in Jamaican lottery scam
TUCSON – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a man from Orlando, Florida has been sentenced by to 48 months...