Daily Archives: August 28, 2021
Arsenal’s difficult start to the season continues
Arsenal's difficult start to the season continued as they lost 5-0 at Manchester City on Saturday, with Granit Xhaka's first-half red card only compounding...
Tourism Minister welcomes growth figures announced by PIOJ
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has welcomed figures announced by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), which point to significant growth in the Hotels and...
Tennis Fans to Show Proof of vaccine to Attend U.S Open
Tennis fans 12 years or older will be required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend the U.S. Open, tournament...
Thompson-Herah stormed to victory in the women’s 100m In Paris
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah stormed to victory in the women's 100m at the Paris Diamond League on Saturday although the 33-year-old world record remains...
H.E.R. signes on for her first major acting role
H.E.R. has signed on for her first major acting role, landing the part of Squeak in Blitz Bazawule’s forthcoming adaptation of “The Color Purple”...
APPLE LOOSEN APP STORE RESTRICTION ON SMALL DEVELOPERS
Apple has agreed to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class-action lawsuit as the iPhone maker awaits a...
MAN DEAD FOLLOWING CLARENDON CRASH
Police say a man is now dead as a result of injuries he received in a fatal crash in Mineral Heights in Clarendon.
Two other...
JAMAICA FORECASTED FOR 12.9% GROWTH IN SECOND QUARTER
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has upgraded its forecast for economic growth for the second quarter of this year to 12.9%. The earlier...
NEW ORLEANS BRACING FOR HURRICANE IDA
The mayor of New Orleans has called for residents to evacuate unprotected city neighbourhoods as Hurricane Ida bears down on the Louisiana coastline.
"Now is...
NWA WORKING TO CLEAR AFFECTED ROADWAYS
The National Works Agency (NWA) is trying to clear a number of roads which were impacted by heavy rainfall.
Several roads in Clarendon are affected,...