Hopefield Prep stands firm on hair decision

September 09, 2016 in Regional

HOPEFIELD Preparatory School in St Andrew has signalled that it will not back down on its decision to refuse admission to three-year-old Zavier Assam because of how his hair is groomed, despite public outcry. In a press release yesterday, the school said that it was disturbed...

Mystery killings shock Annotto Bay

September 09, 2016 in Regional

ANNOTTO BAY, St, Mary — Loud explosions early yesterday morning drove fear into the hearts of residents of this seaside town on Jamaica’s north-eastern coast. After they called the police at approximately 6:15, their fear gave way to shock with the gruesome discovery of the bodies...

Claims of injustice, racism as UK deports 42 Jamaicans

September 08, 2016 in Regional

Despite a protest staged outside the Jamaican High Commission in London Tuesday, the British Government deported 42 Jamaicans amid claims that they were tricked and that the expulsions were unjust. The deportees, some carrying only one bag of personal possessions, arrived in Kingston on a chartered...

Dominica confirms seven Zika cases among pregnant women

September 08, 2016 in Regional

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica has confirmed that seven pregnant women had contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus in addition to two other cases of persons with the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), in which a person’s own immune system damages the nerve cells, causing muscle weakness, and...