Kimmo Matthews

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Senior Reporter at Loop Jamaica-

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Gov't to overhaul demonstration plate system amid national security concerns

1 week ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 4 mins read The Government is set to revamp the local use of demonstration plates through legislative amendments in response to widespread misuse, which poses a significant threat to national security. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, revealed at Wednesday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that the current system is being exploited by individuals to facilitate criminal activities.
Woman attacked, stabbed to death in Clarendon; husband arrested

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 1 min read A 33-year-old woman was fatally stabbed during a reported dispute with her husband in ClarendonThe house where the woman was living with her children was also set ablaze. The deceased has been identified as Shashane Williams. Reports from the police are that the female was at the dwelling on Tuesday with her husband and children when a dispute between the two escalated into a physical fight.
Petrojam injects $3m in STEM at Tivoli Gardens and St Andrew High schools

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 3 mins read State-run oil refinery Petrojam Limited will be investing $3 million over the next three years to establish Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes in two west Kingston high schools. Students of Tivoli Gardens and St Andrew Technical high will benefit from advanced classroom learning and a mentorship programme, while their teachers will be offered continuous professional development through seminars and workshops.
Jamaican travellers advised to get Yellow Fever Vaccine

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 3 mins read The Ministry of Health & Wellness is urging Jamaican travellers to get vaccinated against Yellow Fever and to ensure they have valid proof of vaccination when travelling to or from affected countries. This renewed advisory follows an increase in human cases of Yellow Fever across several countries in the Americas, as reported by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
St Andrew man and teen charged with firearm related offence

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 2 mins read The St Andrew North police have charged a man and a 17-year-old boy in connection with an incident that occurred in the Clarks Hill district, St. Andrew, on Monday, March 31. Thirty-seven-year-old mason Jerome Dixon and the teen—both residents of Clarks Hill—were charged following investigations. Dixon was charged with breaches of the Firearms Act and Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm, while the 17-year-old was charged with Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm.
Public warned against consuming washed-up chicken products

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 3 mins read The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has issued a call for Jamaicans to exercise extreme caution and refrain from consuming, selling, or distributing chicken products that washed ashore in a shipping container along the Hellshire coastline in St Catherine on Thursday. The container, which was labelled under the Brazilian brand Perdix, was not intended for the Jamaican market, a release from the health ministry stated.
Minister of Health pursues health workforce partnership in the Philippines

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 3 mins read Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, is currently in the Philippines to advance a partnership aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s human resources for health. The Minister’s visit follows that of the Philippines’ Secretary of Health, Dr Teodoro Herbosa, who traveled to Jamaica in January. During that visit, both countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of their respective health workforces.
One dead, six injured in Montego Bay drive-by shooting

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 1 min read A man was shot and killed, and six others injured during a drive-by shooting on Hart Street in Montego Bay on Friday evening. Reports from the police indicate that around 5:45 p.m., a group of men traveling in a Toyota Axio motor car approached a section of the roadway where several individuals had gathered. The occupants, armed with high-powered weapons, opened fire on the group before fleeing the scene. Law enforcement was alerted and responded promptly.
Construction worker and school boy charged with robbery

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 2 mins read Twenty-year-old Kevin Young, otherwise known as ‘King’, a construction worker from Linstead, St. Catherine, and a 14-year-old male student from Kingston 13, have been charged with robbery with aggravation and malicious destruction of property. This is following an incident on the Hellshire main road in Portmore, St Catherine, on Wednesday, April 2.
Foreign nationals held in drugs for guns operation in Westmoreland

2 weeks ago | loopnews.com | Kimmo Matthews

News 2 mins read A coordinated operation carried out by the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID), supported by the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard, led to the arrest of two Nicaraguans, a Jamaican, over 1400 pounds of ganja. “A fishing vessel was also seized off the coast of Westmoreland on Monday, March 31, disrupting a major drugs-for-guns syndicate operating in the parish,” the police said in a release.