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There have been no additional covid19-related deaths, the Ministry of Health said in its daily update on Monday.

The total number of deaths as of Monday afternoon thus remains at 4,079.

The ministry also reported there were 175 new covid19 cases as of Monday afternoon. The cases were from samples taken between August 13 and 14.

The number of total active cases is 7,172.

As of Monday, there were 164,022 recovered covid19 patients, with 15 people being discharged from public health facilities and 172 recovered community cases.

The update reported there were 216 patients in hospital, with 6,956 patients in home self-isolation and 14 patients in step-down or transition facilities.

The update reported that 715,939 people are fully vaccinated, while 684,061 people have received their first dose or no dose of a vaccine, and 167,744 booster doses have been administered.

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A car rental owner was shot and killed early on Monday in South Oropouche where he went to pick up one of his cars from a customer.

Dwayne Reid, 42, of San Fernando, died on the spot at Mitchell Street in South Oropouche at around 1.30 am.

A police report said Reid and a 29-year-old friend from South Oropouche had gone to collect a gold Nissan Tiida car.

On reaching Mitchell Street, Reid got out and walked down a road. Moments later, he returned, driving the gold car.

In the dark, a male voice shouted, “Where yuh going with that car?”

Several gunshots were fired, and the friend drove off and called the police.

The police found the Tiida crashed on the roadside with Reid’s body in the driver’s seat slumped across the front passenger seat.

No one has been arrested.

Homicide Bureau Region II and South Western Division police are investigating.

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A Jamaican man, Tavaris Bulgin, of Palmers Cross, Clarendon, drowned and his brother, Tavaughn, is missing and feared dead after a late-night jump off a popular bridge in Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, United States on Sunday.

According to the Vineyard Gazette, an extensive recovery effort for a second man was halted on Monday after what it said was a late-night group jump off the big bridge on Beach Road in Oak Bluffs.

Oak Bluffs Police Chief Jonathan Searle said nine people jumped off the bridge late Sunday night.

“Two of the nine got into trouble swimming. The two were in their 20s,” Searle said. He told MV Times that since a death occurred, the investigation will be taken over by the district attorney’s office.

Loop News understands that Tavaris and Tavaughn are the sons of the Reverend Keith Bulgin, the pastor of the Palmers Cross New Testament Church of God.

Edgartown Police Lieutenant Chris Dolby said police received a call around 11pm Sunday, stating that a group of swimmers had jumped off the bridge and alerting police to “swimmers in distress”.

“Two did not remain with the group and that group called in that they have two missing friends,” he said.

Tavaris was found at 6:20 Monday morning, Searle said. The chief said the search radius includes all of Sengekontacket Pond and stretched several miles offshore.

“It’s extremely large,” he said.

Reports are that within minutes of the call, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown rescue boats were searching the area and soon after helicopters, boats and divers conducted multiple searches inside and outside of Sengekontacket Pond. Marker buoys were dropped and followed and their paths and locations searched multiple times, according to Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz.

Shoreline searches were conducted on foot and by UTV along all the northern-facing shoreline from the small bridge to a bend in the road as well as the pond side.

About 11am, responders announced that they were “calling off the main body of the search”, Chief Wirtz said.

A Coast Guard cutter will remain offshore until later Monday afternoon or evening.

“At this point, because of tide changes, the victim could be on either side” of the bridge, Chief Wirtz said.

“It is a recovery, so we take things slowly and methodically … hopefully we can give the family some closure soon,” he said. “It’s really is up to the visibility and tides.”

The bridge, popularly known as the Jaws bridge because of its role in the movie filmed on the island, is a popular spot for jumping despite signs telling people not to jump.

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Voluntary Product Recall: Kraft Heinz Capri Sun Recall

The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division advises consumers of a product recall on Capri Sun Wild Cherry Flavored Juice Drink Blend beverages due to possible contamination.

The recall comes after a diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of the company’s factories.

According to the manufacturer, Kraft Heinz, the only product affected was the Wild Cherry flavour, with a “best when used by” date of June 25, 2023. No other Capri Sun flavours have been affected or are part of the voluntary recall, the release stated.

The Division is advising consumers who may have purchased the product not to drink it, but rather return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Members of the public may also contact the Prices and Consumer Affairs Division at 462-4347 or [email protected] for additional information or assistance.

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