FOR the past 10 years Natesha Fearon and her three children have been living in a condemned windowless bathroom on an abandoned lot of land in Trench Town, the gritty community in the Corporate Area that spawned many of Jamaica's ...

The two hospitals that will benefit from this year's Sigma Corporate Run have thanked Sagicor for staging the event, saying that the more than $46 million raised will help in the provision of health services, especially during the...

A lifeline has been thrown to 122 students in St Thomas who have been disengaged amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) is partnering with the Ministry of Education, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters...

UNITED Nations Secretary General António Guterres says women and girls are bearing the greatest impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic as the world continues to fail to address “the most pervasive human rights violation o...

Even as the Government this week shaved close to $49 million from the budget for its vaccine roll-out and take-up programme amidst public outcry, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is citing concern about acceptanc...

Amber Group founder and CEO Dushyant Savadia yesterday issued a strong defence of his company's work and said he is exploring legal options, as he deems defamatory recent reports in mainstream and social media relating to the Jam...

MINISTER of Justice Delroy Chuck said yesterday that the effort to introduce the NIDS Bill as early as possible is aimed at the majority of Jamaicans who are without any form of national identification.

WITH the island's health-care system now buckling under the weight of increased COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said additional bed spaces are being added but personnel to man those beds is the newest pickle....

DR Julius Garvey, son of famous black nationalist and Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Garvey, will be the keynote speaker at Sunday's Black History Month forum which will discuss 'The Contributions of the Caribbean Diaspora ...

MINISTER of Industry, Investment and Commerce Audley Shaw yesterday announced the appointment of LeVaughn Flynn as the new chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), and tasked him to move post-haste to improve the growth...

POTSDAM, St Elizabeth — Munro College has reverted fully to online learning after 21 students and two teachers tested positive for COVID-19.At the same time, Principal Mark Smith says he is unsure when boarding will resume a...

SOME $4.2 billion has been budgeted by the Government to bolster the operational capabilities of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in the new fiscal year.

Today is the 55th day of 2021. There are 310 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2008: Raul Castro replaces brother Fidel as Cuba's president. OTHER EVENTS1525: Spanish army, using muskets for first time in war, routs French a...

GOVERNMENTS around the world are becoming more aggressive because of the new COVID-19 variants, delays in vaccines, challenges with vaccinating populations, and the corresponding strains on health care systems. Canadian officials ...

MINISTER of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr is calling for positive behaviour change towards plastic pollution as the Government gears up to implement the third phase of the ban on single-...

OPPOSITION spokesman on labour and social security Senator Dr Floyd Morris is calling for more details about the social insurance programme announced by Government recently. “Whilst we welcome the initiative, we need to have...

THE Government has set aside $1 billion to continue the build-out of cybersecurity initiatives of the security forces. The programme aims to facilitate the security force's enhanced use of technology to ensure national security.In...

TRAINING officers of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) have successfully completed certification in community emergency response team (CERT) training, offered by the Organization of American Stat...

Q. I arrived at the airport to travel to the United States, but the airline informed me that I am unable to board my flight due to issues with my US visa. What does this mean?

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines will be among the major matters for deliberation when Caricom heads of government hold their 32nd Inter-Sessional Meeting today and tomorrow. ...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to remain temporarily jailed after she was arrested and accused of helping her husband r...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Executives from the major COVID-19 vaccine producers answered questions yesterday from Congress about expanding the supply of shots needed to curb the pandemic that has killed more than 5...

UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The top United Nations official in Haiti called Monday for a “democratic renewal” in the troubled French-speaking Caribbean country to lift it out of a drawn-out political and humanitarian ...

NICE, France (AP) — The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient's right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light.“Tickles a bit, eh?” he asked as he rummaged around her nasa...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Testifying for the first time about the insurrection at the US Capitol, former security officials blamed faulty intelligence for their disastrous failure to anticipate the violent intenti...