THE State-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) yesterday announced new operating hours because of Government's adjustment of national curfew hours to help slow spread of the novel coronavirus.The new curfew hours are 8:00 p...

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith yesterday announced the closure of the Jamaican Embassy in Brazil, effective March 1.

PUBLIC Defender Arlene Harrison Henry says that granting the security forces the power to detain people in excess of five days under emergency powers such as the zones of special operations (ZOSO) is “unsafe”. ...

G overnment parliamentarian Juliet Holness has asked labour ministry officials to investigate whether tablets and food items intended for beneficiaries of the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) have act...

The redemption of several high schools in neglected communities across the island that are literally serving as “factories for gunmen” and tributaries for prisons must be front and centre of any solution to the countr...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Surgeries are now being prioritised at the Mandeville Regional Hospital after 27 members of staff from the operating theatre and high- dependency unit tested positive for the novel coronavirus.Chief ...

ALBERTA, Canada — Three months ago when a Jamaican woman made a second attempt to extend her stay in Canada on a visitor's visa an unexpected prompt on the online application inviting her to apply for a work permit caught he...

FAYVAL Williams, the minister of education and Member of Parliament for St Andrew Eastern, on Tuesday voted for an extension of the zone of special operations (ZOSO) in the August Town area of the constituency for an additional 60...

THE St Mary's College Alumni Association yesterday handed over 10 computer tablets as well as a cheque to purchase hand-sanitising dispensers to the St Catherine-based school.

Today is the 42nd day of 2020. There are 323 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2013: Jamaican legend of athletics administration Neville “Teddy” McCook dies. OTHER EVENTS1254: The British Parliament first convene...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says legislation to implement a ticketing system for breaches of the novel coronavirus protocols will be brought to the Houses of Parliament shortly.

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) council on Tuesday approved a motion for the Key to the City to be posthumously conferred on Gordon “Butch” Stewart, the late chairman of Appliance Traders Group...

THE Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) says it is gravely concerned about the recent surge in new cases of COVID-19.

SAGICOR Life Jamaica has hailed the deal it struck with the agriculture ministry to provide life and health insurance for registered farmers and fishers.Agriculture Minister Floyd Green announced the agreement in Parliament Tuesda...

JAMAICA'S new permanent representative to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Alison Stone Roofe this week presented her credentials to ISA Secretary General Michael W Lodge during a ceremony held at ISA Secretariat in downto...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday urged countries in the Americas, including those in the Caribbean, to make sure they are prepared to roll out COVID-19 vaccines.PAH...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Independent media outlets in Poland suspended news coverage and other programming Wednesday to protest a planned new advertising tax that they view as an attempt by the country's right-wing government t...

PARIS, France (AP) — A 116-year-old French nun who is believed to be the world's second-oldest person has survived COVID-19 and is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday today.The Gerontology Research Group, which...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump's impeachment trial said yesterday they would prove that Trump was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly att...

CAIRO (AP) — Sayid Ismael Baraka, a Sudanese-American visiting from Atlanta, was playing with his three children, and his wife was making tea, when the gunmen stormed into his family village in Sudan's Darfur region. ...

AT least three local pastors believe the Church's involvement at the community level can help tackle some of the root causes of the country's crime problem.In fact, the three — Reverend Al Miller, Pastor Nathan Jackson, and ...

JAMAICANS who play lottery games are getting a windfall with a hike in the payouts for the most popular single-number picks. But the newest entrant, which was expected to enter the market today — Goodwill Gaming Enterprise &...

CORPORATE teams and individuals are being encouraged to register for Sagicor's 'My Sigma Virtual Run' ahead of the deadline this Friday, February 12. All registrations are to be done online at sagicorsigmarun.com. ...

MINISTER of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green says the 220,000 registered farmers and 26,000 registered fishers will, as of March 1, 2021, have access to the newly implemented group health and life insurance plan under an Agri...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Mayor of Mandeville and chairman for the Manchester Municipal Corporation Donovan Mitchell says the parish is approaching a crisis as it recorded the highest number of new novel coronavirus cases in ...