Author Archive: Donique Weston

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Senator Lambert Brown calls for minimum wage increase
Opposition Senator and Trade Unionist Lambert Brown is calling on the government to increase the minimum wage.   Speaking in the
Unemployment declines to 7.1%
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that Jamaica’s unemployment rate declined to 7.1%, as of October 2021.
Families mourn victims of double murder in Westmoreland
Two Westmoreland families have been plunged into mourning after 2 women were killed by gunmen in White House, Westmoreland, yesterday.
Nine year old killed in St. James
The body of a nine-year-old child was found in Fairfield, St. James today, after criminals allegedly hijacked a car from the mother,
Jamaica’s COVID-19 positivity rate increases to 52.1% as 953 new cases are confirmed
Jamaica’s COVID-19 positivity rate has increased to 52.1%. Some 953 people tested positive for COVID -19, yesterday.   The
Residents welcome Parade Gardens ZOSO
Residents of Parade Gardens in the Kingston Central police division have welcomed the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in their
Jamaica confirmed 1,499 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
  Jamaica recorded 1, 499 new COVID-19 cases yesterday. These push the country’s case count to 102, 505.   The Health and
PM Holness declares “No more lockdowns!”
  Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the country will not be going back to lockdowns as a measure to manage COVID-19.