MORNING WEATHER UPDATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 2022
Our Z weather report and forecast for today sees A Trough across Jamaica.
The Met Office says The Trough is expected to remain across the island over the next few days.
This Morning continues to see Isolated showers and thunderstorms across north-central and eastern parishes, mostly cloudy elsewhere.
Afternoon / Evening will be Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms mainly across southern...
SERENA WILLIAMS STILL ON COURSE AT US OPEN
23 times grand slam winner Serena Williams stayed on course for another moment in history as she booked her spot in the round of 32 at the US Open last night.
This as the 40 year old fought hard to beat world number two Anett Kontaviet 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 in a pulsating contest that lasted nearly three hours at the Arthur Ashe...
CROSS ROADS TAX OFFICE CLOSED UNTIL FRIDAY
Tax Administration Jamaica, TAJ, wishes to advise the public that the Cross Roads Tax Office located in Kingston, will remain closed for business until Friday September 2.
During this time, persons are being advised to visit either the Kingston or St. Andrew Revenue Service Centers, located in Downtown Kingston and Constant Spring respectively, to conduct their usual transactions.
The closure is...
ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL WANTS GREATER CARE ON NATION’S ROADS
s several sections of the country continue to be affected by heavy rainfall, Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Paula Fletcher is appealing to motorists to exercise caution when traversing the nation’s roadways.
With 311 people dying on the country’s roads so far this year, Mrs. Fletcher says Jamaicans should not ignore the impact weather conditions can have...
MAN KILLED IN PORTMORE DRIVE BY
A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Waterford, St Catherine last evening (August 30).
Dead is thirty-year-old Derron Fuller, a contractor and auto mechanic of Chantilly Road, in Waterford, St. Catherine.
Reports from the Portmore police are that at about 10:30 p.m., Fuller was sitting at his gate when gunmen travelling in a Toyota Probox motorcar drove up beside...
SOUTH KOREA TO HOLD SURVEY TO DETERMINE BTS MEMBERS EXEMPTED FROM MILITARY SERVICE
South Korea is set to conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant exemptions to mandatory military service to members of the K-pop boyband BTS.
The issue of active military service for the band’s seven members has been a hot topic in South Korea because its oldest member, Jin, faces enlistment in December, when he turns 30.
By law,...
NETFLIX HIT WITH DEFAMATION LAWSUIT BY RACHEL DELOACHE WILLIAMS
Former Vanity Fair photo editor Rachel DeLoache Williams has filed a lawsuit against streaming giant Netflix, alleging that they defamed her in its dramatized series "Inventing Anna."
Williams was one of the real persons depicted in the true-life drama about "fake heiress" Anna Delvey, aka Anna Sorokin.
According to court documents, Williams claims in the suit the true-crime series significantly misrepresented her in its telling the...
NICKI MINAJ IN HIGH SPIRITS AFTER MEETING SKENG
Rapper Nicki Minaj took to Instagram to share a reel of herself next to dancehall phenom Skeng.
“Y’all, guess who I just stumbled upon? You will never believe it…look,” she said while pointing the phone at the deejay. Skeng responded “Maddest life yuh haffi understan dat.”
The rapper shared on Monday night that she was linking up with Skeng in New York for the shooting of their music video “Likkle Miss...
KEVIN HART OPENS VEGAN RESTAURANT
Kevin Hart is stepping off the stage and into the kitchen.
The actor and comedian opened a new vegan fast-food restaurant, Hart House, in Los Angeles.
Hart shared with The Hollywood Reporter that he desires to give customers more options when it comes to healthy food; stating that he wants to address the lack of plant-based menu offerings within the fast-food industry.
“If I...
LIGHTNING STRIKE TO JPS POWER GRID RESULTED IN SEVERAL CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING OUTAGES THIS MORNING
A lightning strike to the Jamaica Public Service power grid resulted in several customers experiencing outages this morning (Wed).
There had been reports of power outages in Kingston and St Andrew, St Catherine, St Ann, St James and in some sections of Trelawny.
Director of Corporate Communications at JPS, Winsome Callum, says the disruption in electricity supply is due to the...