The Child Protection and Family Services Agency, CPFSA has launched a six-week island-wide tour to recruit one hundred and fifty (150) foster care parents. The country currently has over four thousand (4,000) children in state care needing a family especially during the pandemic
Author: Paige Dixon (Paige Dixon)
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UHWI Reduces Brain Surgery Waiting List with Latest Technology
The Brain-Lab MRI is a sophisticated machine that targets tumors in the brain, morphs, and removes them. The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) houses this cutting-edge technology and has successfully performed 12 surgeries so far. The Brain-Lab MRI is the only one of its kind in the region and it is for here in Jamaica. In...
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Jamaica’s Budget For 2021/2022 Seeks To Procure Vaccines
Priorities in Jamaica's budget will see the Government allocating some 830 billion dollars for fiscal year 2021/2022. This budget would be some 20 billion dollars less than the last fiscal year.
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Jamcovid19 App Breach: Data Protection Act Questioned
Questions continue to arise surrounding the security of the Jamcovid19 database, an app that was a mandatory download for all visitors arriving in Jamaica, as a breach that led to the personal data of thousands of users being exposed. The app was mandatory for download for all visitors arriving in Jamaica- Travel details like the location of applicants, among...
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Kalina Collier Fired By JetBlue Airways For False Comments
The JetBlue Airways' Stewardess, Kalina Collier, who created much furor on social media, stating she was kidnapped in Jamaica, has been fired by the airways.
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Crossfire Victim Requesting Help From The Public
A mother is appealing to the public, after she was incapacitated some years ago, the victim of a crossfire.
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St. Ann Rape Report May Be A Hoax
The Police say there is no evidence to support the claims made by a forty-two-year-old woman who last month reported that she was abducted and raped by two men in Ocho Rios.
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Illegal Abortion May Be Doing Harm To The Economy
Over 22,000 pregnancies are said to have been illegally terminated throughout the island according to the CAPRI.
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Jamaica: Waterhouse Church Denounces Crime
The recent escalation in a gang war in Waterhouse has served to create much social instability, despite the presence of security forces in an attempt to quell the ongoing violence. The church, which itself witnessed the gruesome display recently, decided to take a stand in the tense community. The Maranatha Ministries took its sermon to the streets of Waterhouse, St...
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Doctors: Blacks Are Three Times More Likely To Die From COVID-19
Blacks are three times more likely to die from COVID-19 – Doctors have concluded that people of African descent are three times more likely to die from the Coronavirus, COVID-19 when compared to other ethnicities. The experts have caused a stir within the black community as the virus continues to wreak havoc on the globe. The...