Medical doctor, Jephthah Ford, has died.Reports are that he died this morning. Ford had been involved in several high-profile cases, including the case of Jodian Fearon, the young mother who died hours after giving birth at the Spanish Town Hospital....

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says work to develop a coronavirus vaccine in Cuba has advanced to the phase three clinical trial stage. Speaking during a recent COVID-19 digital briefing, PAHO's Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas...

LONDON (AP) -- Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbours. With U.K. coronavirus vaccination rates outstripping those of European Union nations, Prime...

Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- New York is poised to join the growing number of states that have legalised marijuana after state lawmakers reached a late-night deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use. Democrats who now wield a veto-proof...

Four centenarians, inclusive of a 102-year-old woman, were among the approximately 612 senior citizens over the age of 75 to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, at the Health Ministry's first vaccination blitz at the...

Over 20,000 Jamaicans are currently accounted for as active cases of COVID-19 as the country surpassed the 38,000 mark for confirmed cases. In the latest clinical summary released by the Ministry of Health, of the 1,462 samples tested for...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A woman lost her personal injury lawsuit after her lawyer refused to wear a mask in court and the judge threw out her case, which had been set for trial. The New York Daily News reported Friday that Brooklyn Judge Lawrence...

One of two men who allegedly tried to rob a gambling outlet in Maidstone, Manchester this morning was shot dead by a licensed firearm holder. Head of the Manchester Police, Superintendent Gary Francis, confirmed the incident, which took place some.....

Detectives from the St Andrew North Police Division are seeking the public's help to identify a thief who broke into a car and stole approximately $500,000 on March 17. In an appeal on social media, the police shared video footage of a man...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Five thousand music lovers are set to attend a rock concert in Barcelona today after passing a same-day COVID-19 screening, to test its effectiveness in preventing outbreaks of the virus at large cultural events. The...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that approximately 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far. "We (had) about 64,000 doses so we are just about at the half-way mark and so we will continue to...

One caregiver will be allowed with each person aged 75 years and older who goes to the National Arena for the Government's first COVID-19 vaccination Blitz today Saturday, March 27. It will take place between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for elderly...

Nine more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19 increasing the death tally to 566. Four of the deceased are from St Elizabeth, three women aged 88, 62 and 59, and a 92-year-old man. The other deceased are: two men aged 93 and 69, and two...

Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony McLaughlin says the police are currently awaiting a ruling from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to decide the fate of St Ann pastor Peter Chambers. The clergyman remains in custody....

The St Catherine North police have detained one man who they say has been on their radar in relation to various crimes. The man, who the police say goes by the alias Clansy, was captured during an early morning raid in the Morgan's Lane community....

Dear Pastor, I am 32 years old and I have been in a relationship with a 43-year-old man for the past three years. Looking on at this man from the outside, he is all a woman would want. He has children of his own but he still manages to take care of....

The getaway driver involved in the killing of banker Andrea Lowe-Garwood was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the crime. Leon Hines, 23, was sentenced to six years for illegal possession of firearm and one year for accessory after....

Back in the 80s, DJ Ricky Stereo was such a master of the game that the people decided that there was only one name that truly fit him: 'Bad Artiste'. His first recording, TV Know All, was a collaboration with Lt Stitchie on the Stereo One Label....

Curiosity was what made photographer Ian Allen and I divert from the Mount Airy main road and follow the 'Welcome' sign that led to the Langley Great House and Garden in West Rural St Andrew. Two minutes into the slippery track that was...

Alley Edwards, a resident of New Garden in West Rural St Andrew, is a firm believer in self-reliance and for the past two years, he has been using the material from a landslide to fill potholes in and around his community. On Wednesday, it was......