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08/07/2024

: A 24-year-old man remains in hospital after he was shot and injured by gunmen while returning from a funeral in St Catherine on Sunday.

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08/07/2024

: Bright and bubbly, with an energetic personality, some days Nichale Boreland is just a normal child. But on other days, the five-year-old is writhing in excruciating, heartbreaking pain, to the point of having to be hospitalised on several occasions.

TO DONATE: https://realhelpinghands.com/campaign/help-save-little-nichale-boreland/

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08/07/2024

: LONDON, England (CMC),Reggae Boy Bobby Decordova-Reid has joined newly promoted Leicester City on a three-year deal, becoming manager Steve Cooper's first signing ahead of the new English Premiership season starting next month.

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08/07/2024

: Days after Hurricane Beryl caused havoc in some parts of Jamaica, Reggae Sumfest boss Joe Bogdanovich says he is thankful that Jamaica was spared the wrath of the storm and emphasised that plans for this year's music festival are moving full steam ahead.

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08/07/2024

: Severe flooding in the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department has forced the administration at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine to place the medical institution in emergency mode.

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08/07/2024

: YouTubers Claud Watkis and Noel Smith are no strangers to Flat Bridge or the Rio Cobre. The two are often seen in videos on their social media pages swimming, magnet fishing and boating in the 'haunted' waters.

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05/07/2024

: I am 40 years old. My father used to tell me secrets and he always said "Don't tell your mother what I told you." My parents had a shop and girls used to come to the shop to see my father. One day, a lady came and she wanted certain items. When my father came and I told him, he said he was sorry I did not give her what she wanted. In a very soft tone, he told me that this woman has a one-year-old child and he is the father.

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05/07/2024

: Jamaicans are being urged to exercise extreme caution in areas close to swamps, rivers, gullies and other known crocodile habitats as the animal is likely to be displaced following the heavy rains caused by Hurricane Beryl.

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05/07/2024

: "We a come help who we can help," declared international dancehall star Shenseea as she and her team, including Romiech, prepare care packages for those affected by Hurricane Beryl in the parish of St Elizabeth.

05/07/2024

: Jamaica’s King, Charles III, has expressed sympathies to citizens following devastation to the island caused by Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday.

King Charles conveyed his support to Jamaica during a telephone call today with Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

“We had an interesting discussion on various initiatives around climate finance,” said Holness in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

05/07/2024

: Malik James-King, who became the third Jamaican to run the men's 400 metres hurdles under 48 seconds at the recent JAAA/Puma National Junior and Senior Championships, will get a chance to test himself against one of the world's best when he competes at Sunday's Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League in France.

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05/07/2024

: Prime Minister Andrew Holness is pledging that delivery of relief to Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Beryl will be structured, transparent and fair.

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05/07/2024

: With Hurricane Beryl ravishing sections of Jamaica, tearing down light poles and sending roofs flying, Queen Ifrica, in making light of the situation, said her late grandmother, also named Beryl, would've 'spared Jamaica'.

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05/07/2024

: A search and rescue operation is now under way to find 11 fishermen who have been reported missing since Tuesday.

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05/07/2024

:The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has restored power to 80,000 customers across the island in the last 24 hours.

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05/07/2024

: The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that residents of Portmore, Spanish Town and its environs in St Catherine should soon be experiencing gradual restoration of their water supply service as the network currently recharges.

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05/07/2024

: On Wednesday, when myself and fellow journalist Andre Williams and photographer Ian Allen journeyed to St Elizabeth to provide coverage on Hurricane Beryl, it never once crossed our minds that we would be writing our own stories.

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05/07/2024

: The future of a 16-year-old is now in limbo, as a fire, allegedly started by arsonists early Thursday morning, has left her and 21 persons in a state of uncertainty.

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05/07/2024

: A reputed feud between 'shottas' from two areas in the Kingston Western Police Division has left residents in fear.

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05/07/2024

: A Glendevon, St James family found themselves blocked inside their yard due to a collapsed breadfruit on their gate sealing off that access point.

05/07/2024

: Prime Minister Andrew Holness today toured sections of parishes ravaged by Hurricane Beryl. Among the stops was in St Elizabeth which has suffered wide devastation from the Category 4 hurricane.

05/07/2024

: Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz has summoned the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Flow and Digicel to a meeting to give an update on the restoration of services.

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05/07/2024

: The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding the public to exercise heightened vigilance to prevent food-borne illnesses and deaths caused by the consumption of contaminated food and drink.

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05/07/2024

: Footage from Greenwich Estate in Drax Hall, St Ann has highlighted the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in the parish.

04/07/2024

: A visit across Portland today revealed several blocked roadways. From Dolphin Bay to Hectors River, our team saw damaged roads.

04/07/2024

: I have an identical twin sister. We are in our 30s. We both have children, my children's father takes care of his children. Her child's father is a 'cruff'. Recently, I have found out that my twin sister has taken a liking to my man. It was my mother who saw my sister and my children's father kissing.

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04/07/2024

: The National Water Commission (NWC) says it is working diligently to restore regular water supply to its customers, noting the parish-wide power outage in Portland and St Thomas is affecting all its facilities, as is the case for sections of most southern parishes.

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04/07/2024

: Ever since he was a child, 23-year-old Owen Merchant has always admired tractors and knew that one day, he would be able to operate one.

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04/07/2024

: Residents of Manchioneal, Portland who were housed at a disaster shelter during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday have started to return home.

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04/07/2024

: Members of the public are being warned by the Ministry of Health to be on the lookout for diseases such as leptospirosis that may pose a health risk from heavy rainfall.

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#LatestNews: "We a come help who we can help," declared international dancehall star Shenseea as she and her team, including Romiech, prepare care packages for those affected by Hurricane Beryl in the parish of St Elizabeth.

#LatestNews: The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that residents of Portmore, Spanish Town and its environs in St Catherine should soon be experiencing gradual restoration of their water supply service as the network currently recharges. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/o9j0zz

#BerylAlert: A Glendevon, St James family found themselves blocked inside their yard due to a collapsed breadfruit on their gate sealing off that access point.

#BerylAlert: Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz has summoned the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Flow and Digicel to a meeting to give an update on the restoration of services. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/qjd0zz

#BerylAlert: Footage from Greenwich Estate in Drax Hall, St Ann has highlighted the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in the parish.

#BerylAlert: A visit across Portland today revealed several blocked roadways. From Dolphin Bay to Hectors River, our team saw damaged roads.

#BerylAlert: Efforts were made today to secure the recently-opened Poko Loko floating bar in Ocho Rios, St Ann after a battering from Hurricane Beryl. Eyewitnesses says "goods and merchandise" from the bar washed ashore along Mahogany Beach in Ocho Rios. The bar became dislodged during the hurricane, floated for some distance and is now stuck in the Dolphin Cove reef.

#BerylAlert: MP for Southwest St Elizabeth, Floyd Green, says up to 12 noon, the authorities were able to clear many of the roads in Treasure Beach while single-lane access has been enabled for Luana to Sandy Ground and Luana to Middle Quarters. Several areas are still impassable.

#BerylAlert: Hailing from the "far far parts" of St Thomas, breadfruit vendor Neko Wallace said even though Hurricane Beryl was threatening the island with devastation on Wednesday, he still had to “look di food fi di kids dem”. Claiming that God will protect "his chosen warriors" from the storm, Wallace peddled his wares in the Coronation Market all morning. SEE MORE:http://tiny.cc/w1kzyz

#BerylAlert: Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, fisherfolk at the Forum Fishing Village in Portmore, St Catherine were either cooking or having a grand time at their Rum Party HQ bar or relaxing in their make-shift cottages. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/fpjzyz

#BerylAlert: A section of the roof of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston has been damaged by Hurricane Beryl. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/jmjzyz

#BerylAlert: "Fashion over design!" Shelly-Ann from Tivoli Gardens says her dramatic accessories are her ‘Weather Lashes’ she got just for Hurricane Beryl.

#BerylAlert: Fishers in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth today joined hands to bring their boats ashore at Great Bay Beach so as to prevent damage to their vessels from rough seas associated with Hurricane Beryl.

#BerylAlert: Persons living in areas prone to flooding in Portmore, St Catherine are refusing to go into emergency shelters, according to Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/cyizyz

#BerylAlert: The Met Office says the eye of Hurricane Beryl is not as clearly defined as it previously was and so the system could “Wobble” as it approaches the island. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/3pizyz

#BerylAlert: A Rasta man put his skills on display as he chopped a large limb from an almond tree at the Alligator Pond Police Station in St Elizabeth.

#BerylAlerts: A section of the main road from downtown Montego Bay, St James, which leads to the heavily-populated Cornwall Court community, is now impassable after a bridge collapsed on Tuesday due to a fire set by residents to clear debris from under the structure as they prepared for Hurricane Beryl. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/chizyz

#BerylAlerts: Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby and Councillor Lorraine Dobson are urging residents of flood-prone Port Royal in Kingston to leave now before the worst effects of Hurricane Beryl. Dobson says about 20 per cent of the over 1,200 residents have left for the National Arena. Mostly children left. "The others now we tried to get out on the bus, they are always reluctant. It's because of where they have to stay, at the arena... they are not comfortable," she says.

#BerylAlerts: The threat of Hurricane Beryl has not dampened the buzz of Coronation Market in downtown Kingston, which saw vendors and shoppers out conducting business. Vendors say the bad weather will not stop their hustle.