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Haiti is among ten countries being identified for a possible famine of Biblical proportions, this according to a new report published by the United Nations . According to the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, urgent action is needed to avoid a catastrophe. The report estimates that the number suffering from hunger could almost double from 135 million  to more than 250 million, adding that the countries most at risk, are those  affected … Read entire article »

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL—Observer senior writer— David Heron— Actor/playwright David Heron says it is “a crying shame” there is little, if any, footage of theatre stalwarts like actress Lois Kelly Miller who died in St Andrew on April 8. Kelly Miller, who was 102 years old, was a giant of the pantomime and contemporary of legendary actress/folklorist Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley. Lois Kelly-Miller “I was familiar with Lois’s long history of wonderful work with the national pantomime, but regrettably that familiarity was … Read entire article »

BY BRIAN BONITTO—Associate Editor — Dexta Daps DEXTA Daps’s quest for freedom hit another hurdle inside the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree yesterday morning. The singjay’s attorney, Peter Champagnie QC, said his client will have to remain in police lock-up pending an application to the tribunal to have him released. “The matter was heard in the parish court this [yesterday] morning and the police were in attendance. They presented a Notice of Detention in relation to … Read entire article »

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Forty-six deportees arrived in Jamaica from the United States today, according to the Ministry of National Security. The ministry said the Jamaican nationals would undergo a COVID-19 screening and be quarantined for two weeks in a facility designated by the Government. The ministry noted that the Ministry of Health and Wellness recently conducted sensitisation sessions with staff at the facility, detailing potential health risks of COVID-19 and how to detect and report signs of … Read entire article »

Thirty-five per cent of Jamaicans polled early last month had identified the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the second-most pressing problem facing the country behind crime and violence. At the same time, a combined 60 per cent of respondents expressed some amount of concern about the virus and what it would do to Jamaica, while just under 40 per cent of those questioned said they were not worried. Pollster Bill Johnson collated the data in an all-island survey … Read entire article »

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers prepare to take a person into custody at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia on Sunday April 19, 2020.– TORONTO, Canada (AP) — A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Sunday, killing at least 10 people, including a policewoman. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead. The man was identified as Gabriel Wortman and authorities said he disguised … Read entire article »

Fourth week @No.i for Jah9 THE FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 20 ALBUMS/CD’S (NY)          4/17/20                       TW        LW      WOC  TITLE                                    ARTIST                                 LABEL                      1 1          6          NOTE TO SELF (4)              JAH9                                      VP RECORDS 2 3          6          Fight The Fight                       Mortimer                                 Overstand Records 3 2          11        Satisfaction Feeling                Dennis Brown                         Tad’s Records 4 4          9          My Love Is True                     Stephen Souza                        One Harmony Records 5 5          14        Justice:  Conscious Journey    Kashief Lindo                         Heavy Beat Records 6 7          6          I Know The King                    Michael Buckley                     Stingray … Read entire article »