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  A seventeen-year-old girl is believed to have drowned at a river in Kingvale, Hanover yesterday (Fri). Dead is Shevenae Besley of Cousins Cove, in Lucea. Police say about 3:00pm the teen and several other young people went to the Haughton Tower River for a picnic. Besley reportedly jumped into the water but did not resurface. The girl was later found floating on the...

Jamaica has recorded 7 more Covid-19 related deaths, pushing that tally to 3,028. The Ministry of Health is also reporting 393 new positive cases, pushing the country's total confirmed cases to 134,297. Of the new cases, 139 are males, 254 females with ages ranging from 33 days to 94 years. St. Catherine had the highest number of cases with 88, followed by...

Bobby Shmurda has said that New York’s new Rap On Trial bill should be adopted across the United States. Earlier this week (May 17), the New York State Senate passed a bill limiting the use of song lyrics as evidence in court by prosecutors. First touted last November, the purpose of this bill is to set a new high bar compelling...

Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne has been voted the 2021-22 Premier League player of the season, while team-mate Phil Foden was named best young player. Belgium midfielder De Bruyne has scored 15 goals and registered seven assists, with City top of the league before the final day of the campaign on Sunday. Foden, 21, is the first player to win his...

Russia halted gas exports to neighboring Finland on Saturday, a highly symbolic move that came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland’s nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia. The measure taken by the Russian energy giant Gazprom was in line with an earlier announcement following...

Jamaica has been acknowledged for best practices in facilitating a creative ecosystem by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in its ‘Reshaping Policies for Creativity’ global report. Culture Minister Olivia Grange, said that Jamaica was referenced a total of six times in the 300-page document. The country was cited for creating permanent bodies to manage dialogue with civil...

Kylian Mbappe has agreed to sign a new three-year deal to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. The 23-year-old France international, whose current contract is due to expire on June 30, had been widely expected to leave the Ligue 1 champions at the end of the season. La Liga champions and Champions League finalists Real Madrid were reportedly close to finalising a move...