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Stranded Jamaican evicted from hotel, robbed, living on Argentina’s streets

(Jamaica Observer) Things are looking up for a young Jamaican who has been living on the streets of Argentina in dire poverty for some four months after he was evicted from his hotel and subsequently robbed of his documents and belongings. The man, who has been in the South American country for just over a […]

Agriculture Minister: There is no food shortage

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir, has sought to reassure Barbadians that there is enough food to supply the island during the COVID-19 crisis. Weir revealed that there was surplus of some agricultural commodities on the island, and said there was no need panic. He was speaking following a tour of the BARVEN […]

Victim of single-vehicle collision ID’d as Britney Griffith, 18

Police have released the identity of the victim of this afternoon’s single-vehicle collision. She is 18-year-old Britney Griffith. The teenager, from Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church, was identified by close family members who visited the scene of the collision. Griffith was a passenger in the vehicle but police have not released the name of the driver. No […]

Come together to help mothers most in need

News Laurel V Williams 19 Minutes Ago A street vendor takes a chance to sell ballons to last-minute Mother’s Day shoppers along the Brian Lara Promenade, in Port of Spain. Street vending has been prohibited in the capital city as part of the restrictions for the covid19 pandemic. – Ayanna Kinsale The Opposition Leader has […]

Jamaicans still flocking to overseas employment programme despite COVID-19

(Jamaica Observer) Almost 300 Jamaicans are to leave the island this weekend to take part in the seasonal farm work programme in the United States and Canada, despite recent reports that several of their countrymen are among 47 workers employed to a farm in Canada who have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Jamaica Observer has confirmed […]