September 2016

Dominica confirms seven Zika cases among pregnant women

September 08, 2016 in Regional

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica has confirmed that seven pregnant women had contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus in addition to two other cases of persons with the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), in which a person’s own immune system damages the nerve cells, causing muscle weakness, and...

Opposition decries mass deportation of J’cans from UK

September 07, 2016 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has decried the mass deportation of Jamaicans who have been living in the United Kingdom for several years. The Guardian, a British national daily newspaper, yesterday reported that protesters gathered outside the Jamaican high commission in south-west...