Following the arrest of St Ann pastor Peter Chambers, who was seen in a video making comments about Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his family, two other members of the clergy have criticised their colleague. Newton Dixon, president of the...

When Lasana Pryce started working at Surgix Jamaica four years ago as a driver, he never guessed that he would one day be fitting persons with prostheses. He was eager to learn how the artificial limbs are created and fitted to the comfort of an.....

Five years ago when 51-year-old Tammy White met Haira 'Battlefield' Wilson and found out he had no family ties, she invited him into her home to be part of her family. The relationship between White and Wilson, who was basically a 'street child....

WESTERN BUREAU: High-profile St James gangster Omar Troy Johnson, who recently pleaded guilty to murder in the St James Circuit Court, was slapped with a 15-year prison sentence when he returned to the same court yesterday. He will have to serve.....

Recording artiste Tanya Stephens is hoping that her partnership with Food For The Poor (FFTP) will serve as encouragement to others to support charitable ventures. Stephens, the These Streets singjay, was speaking on-site at Anderson Town,...

A 70-year-old pedestrian was killed when he was hit by a car along Fairfield Boulevard in Fairfield Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine. The driver of the ill-fated car has been hospitalised in serious condition. Eyewitness reported that a white...

Small and medium-sized businesses operators are set to gain valuable insight from industry experts about finance, marketing, sales and ICT strategies that can grow their businesses at a webinar that has been organised by Flow Business Jamaica....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke says that the policy for the allocation of chicken back importation licences has been revamped. "The expectation is that we will see improvements in chicken back pricing," said Clarke,......

Rum lovers have quickly bought all 60 spots for the Wray...

LONDON (AP) -- British lawmakers agreed Thursday to prolong coronavirus emergency measures for six months, allowing the Conservative government to keep its unprecedented powers to restrict U.K. citizens' everyday lives. The House of...

A total of 26,512 Jamaicans, including Prime Minister Andrew Holness, and Opposition Leader Mark Golding, have so far, received their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. This is the first of two doses, with the next to be...

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny, $915 to be exact, after leaving his job in November. But Andreas Flaten said he was shocked to see his final payment: 90,000 oil or grease covered pennies, at the...

GENEVA (AP) -- The U.N.-backed program to ship COVID-19 vaccines worldwide has announced supply delays involving a key Indian manufacturer, a major setback for the ambitious rollout aimed at helping low- and middle-income countries vaccinate...

(AP) - AstraZeneca insisted that its COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection even after counting additional illnesses in its U.S. study, as the drugmaker responded to concerns raised by American officials in an unusually public rebuke that...

St George's, Grenada (CMC) - A 33-year-old Grenadian woman has become the first person to be charged for presenting a fake COVID-19 test result since Grenada enforced the requirement of a mandatory negative PCR test to obtain an entry...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it will be playing a critical role in policing the pilot launch of the E-commerce National Delivery Solution (ENDS) in Portmore, St. Catherine. "We want to ensure that Jamaica continues e-commerce in...

Of the 1,476 samples tested for COVID-19 in Jamaica in the last 24 hours, 458 returned positive results for a total of 37,128 with 19,589. Of the new cases, 206 are males and 251 are females, with ages ranging from eight months days to 98 years....

After receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 94-year-old Clembert Powell, a retired commissioner of St John Ambulance Jamaica, seemed to get a boost of energy as he smiled and stepped powerfully towards his vehicle. Powell, who...

Driving along the streets of downtown Kingston, one must notice the walls painted in bold and vibrant colours, the artwork depicting rich Jamaican culture and uplifting messages. These walls of positivity can be found in communities of central......

More than four years ago, 30-year-old Crisie Elliot's life changed due to complications from an incisional hernia she allegedly got after giving birth via C-section. The Steer Town, St Ann, resident has been trying unsuccessfully to raise J$1...