Yardee Gleaner News Blog

Hundreds of Jamaicans are reportedly turning to unauthorised COVID-19 laboratories and makeshift facilities for antigen (rapid) tests, as Government’s insufficiency is being blamed for a rising underground market with questionable ethical practices…

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The Government is now facing another massive bill following heavy rainfall that resulted in severe flooding in sections of St James on Friday and yesterday, which left many businesses and motorists with extensive damage. The showers, which started…

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Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is labelling new COVID-19 measures imposed on Canadian visitors trying to return home as a travel restriction tactic, noting that Jamaica joins a host of countries that will not be able to meet such…

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WESTERN BUREAU: A new mandatory COVID-19 test requirement introduced by the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) is about to further sink the Caribbean’s dismal arrival numbers. The new protocol, effective January 7, requires that all…

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Jamaican Jennifer Lester, who wields management power at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said the pandemic sweeping the world is unprecedented and there is no playbook to predict or determine the devastating tentacles of the disease, which…

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The COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed her regular visits to the land of her birth, but Jennifer Lester remains rooted in her Jamaican heritage which she believes has not only tested but solidified her resilience for hard work. “I am Jamaican to the…

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Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Sharlene Cartwright Robinson has announced general elections for February 19. She made the announcement was made late yesterday evening during a rally. Nomination Day will be January 29. “Our best…

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Africa surpassed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, including more than 72,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  South Africa accounts for more than 30 per cent of…

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The Jamaican Bar Association says it’s “cautiously optimistic” about the phased resumption of jury trials.  The judiciary announced last week that matters will be heard in the Home Circuit Court and some rural…

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Five men are now in custody in connection with two illegal guns recovered on Friday by police in St Andrew and St Catherine in separate operations.  One of the men has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm….

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