Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has described yesterday’s ruling by a panel of appeal court judges upholding the criminal convictions of entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three co-convicts as “critical and seminal”, given the nature of the legal issues involved, not only locally, but in other Caribbean jurisdictions.
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – Measures taken by German officials to slow the spread of the coronavirus are starting to show effect, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control said on Friday.
Workers of reggae radio station Irie FM returned to work on Wednesday after an agreement was reached between station’s management and the National Workers’ Union (NWU), with reported input from the Ministry of Labour.
With COVID-19 already affecting the incomes of many Jamaicans, 42 per cent of respondents to a new poll say they will run out of savings by next month.
A Jamaican-born cardiologist practising in the United States has painted a grim picture of the onslaught of COVID-19 in that country, detailing the severe impact the disease is having on front-line workers.
The all-island curfew announced by the government on Monday has taken effect.
