With strides being made in the fight against COVID-19, Prime Minister Mia Mottley tonight announced the country would move to Phase 3 from Monday. The new stage will see the reopening of several businesses, restrictions lifted on some sporting activities and extra hours for beachgoers. However, the 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew will remain […]
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, who starred in celebrated movies such as “Bobby” and “Mera Naam Joker” made by the Bollywood film industry, died on Thursday after a two-year battle with leukemia, his family said. Kapoor, 67, the scion of a famed industry family, is survived by his wife and two children, and […]
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died at age 81 from heart complications, Rolling Stone magazine reported on Friday, citing a statement from his family. “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband […]
THE leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday sang praises for former leader and prime minister of Jamaica Edward Seaga at a floral tribute at National Heroes’ Park in Kingston. Seaga, a legendary Jamaican politician, died on his birthday last year and was buried at National Heroes’ Park. He would have been 90 yesterday. […]
THE public is being advised that the Emancipation Day public holiday will be observed on Saturday, August 1, 2020, as scheduled. Director of public relations and communication in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Vando Palmer told JIS News that the legislation that governs public holidays has not made any provision for a change […]
LOCAL Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has summoned entertainment industry stakeholders to a meeting at his ministry today to discuss increasing violations of the protocols governing the reopening of the industry. “This disregard for the rules is happening at and through numerous events being held all over the country. Our surveys show that over 700 events […]
HARVARD University Professor Orlando H Patterson led a field of more than 120 Jamaicans who were announced yesterday as recipients of national honours awards for 2020. Patterson, who is now 80, was appointed a member of the Order of Merit (OM), Jamaica’s third-highest national honour. A historical and cultural sociologist, he previously held faculty appointments […]
AS the Joint Select Committee (JSC) on the Sexual Harassment Bill continues its deliberations, indications at this point are that the fine for making a false claim will not be lowered, as is being proposed by at least one advocacy group. Girls Who Know Ja (GWK Ja), in its presentation to the JSC at Gordon […]