A woman claims she has been barred from accessing funds in her account because representatives of a bank feels she has a man’s voice. The woman, Tanice Smith, a 24-year-old customer care representative who speaks in a baritone voice, said that......

Holding tightly to a $50 note, a boy walks barefooted on Payne Avenue. Upon reaching a community notice board, he stops and intently observes what is written on the wall for about two minutes before continuing his journey. Since last March, the.....

The Westmoreland police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly stabbed a minor outside the Westmoreland Parish Court in Savanna-la-Mar yesterday morning. Investigators say they have not yet ascertained the suspect's identity. Reports...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out shutting down schools to face-to-face learning in response to rising COVID-19 cases in Jamaica. He said that an announcement could come "within another two weeks or less". There have been 15 cases.....

Culture Yard in Trench Town, St Andrew, which for many years has served as a stream of income for many residents, is hanging on by a string as a result of the ravages of COVID-19. "The river dry up, is like the COVID dry up the thing. You know...

Amid growing concern among experts that current vaccines may not protect people from the South African variant of the coronavirus, an opposition lawmaker says the Government must move quickly to check whether the strain is in the country. Six...

A 40-year-old St James man who reportedly sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl, and later gave her $120 to keep the incident a secret, was apprehended by the police after being on the run for almost two months. The accused was apprehended by.....

For the second time in just under seven months, armed robbers posing as customers have carried out a multimillion-dollar robbery at a banking institution in Whitehouse, Westmoreland. The latest incident took place at approximately 12:30 p.m. on......

Woman killed trying to help injured animal A New Jersey woman trying to get an injured animal out of the road was struck and killed by a car last week, police said. Cherry Hill police said the 27-year-old Medford woman tried to go to the aid......

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on...

A Kingston man has been arrested, after he was caught by the police with a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol along with thirteen 9mm rounds of ammunition, along Waltham Park road, Kingston 11 on Wednesday morning. Reports from the Hunts Bay police...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), says it has made changes to its commuting schedule, in order to faciliate the new nightly 8 p.m. curfew which takes effect tonight. JUTC says that while its morning operations will remain unchanged,...

(AP) - Quaker Oats said Tuesday that its Aunt Jemima brand pancake mix and syrup will be renamed Pearl Milling Company. Aunt Jemima products will continue to be sold until June, when the packaging will officially change over. Quaker Oats, a...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has announced the closure of the Jamaican Embassy in the Federative Republic of Brazil, effective March 1, 2021. The Foreign Affairs Ministry says the closure is as a...

The National Works Agency (NWA), is reporting that activities on a section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), which is being implemented in sections of St. Andrew, St. Thomas and Portland have been halted. The NWA says...

Washington, 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. PAHO said information it...

GENEVA (AP) -- Independent experts advising the World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus variants in their populations. There had been...

Jamaica on Tuesday recorded another 207 positive COVID-19 infections from a sample of 1,117 tested, bringing total confirmed cases to 17,908 with 4,953 active. Of the new cases, 85 are males and 122 are females, with ages ranging from 2 days...

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), has urged the Government to fast track their current development of a ticketing system with prohibitive fines, for non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols. The call from the PSOJ comes amid the...

A 21-year-old man who was hit five times during a drive-by shooting which claimed the life of his younger brother is now appealing to Jamaicans to put down the guns and place greater care for each other's lives. "I would really want the youth...