BUFF BAY, Portland - Some of the 21 people who were left homeless by a fire in this town on Jamaica's north-eastern coast on March 21, 2021 are appealing for help to rebuild."I am asking for assistance from anyone. None of us have anywh...

Food For The Poor (FFP) yesterday hailed Joseph "Joe" Mahfood as an advocate for the less fortunate and said it was blessed to have benefited from his years of exemplary service.Mahfood, who with his brothers Robin, Ferdie, and Sam fou...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has set an ambitious target of administering 50,000 COVID-19 vaccinations over the next four days to teachers, people aged 60 and older, and those in the specified categories who missed their first op...

PROPOSED limitations on interaction between public bodies/personnel and tobacco products companies raised temperatures at yesterday's meeting of a joint select committee reviewing smoking regulations.The limitations included in Article ...

Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang says there is a need for changes in the way young men are socialised in Jamaica.According to the minister, many young Jamaican men believe that power only comes through the barrel of a gun: ...

While investigations try to determine whether the badly decomposing remains of a female discovered in a shallow grave in Sandy Bay, Clarendon, yesterday are those of 44-year-old teacher Natalie Dawkins, Deputy Commissioner of Police Fi...

Having received an additional 75,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines yesterday, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton suggested that Jamaicans should be proud of the progress of the inoculation programme as some c...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves issued an immediate evacuation order as the situation at La Soufriere volcano deteriorated further yesterday afternoon, and announced that several cruise ships would be arr...

MAYOR of Mandeville and councillor for the Royal Flat Division Donovan Mitchell yesterday scolded Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) for what he termed inadequate collection of garbage in Manchester.SPM is responsible for solid waste mana...

REV Dr Horace Russell who died on Easter Monday will be remembered for his intellectual prowess and significant contribution to theology across the Caribbean, according to his former Baptist colleagues.Elisabeth Russell-McKenzie said he...

PARIS, France (AFP) - A one-million-euro (US$1.2 million) drug haul announced by the Paris police turned out to be nothing more sinister than some strawberry sweets.The bags of suspected MDMA and ecstasy turned up after a "fruitful inve...

THIRTY-TWO data collectors employed by the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal and Climate Change in Hanover say they have not been paid for two months.At least two of the contracted workers said they have been getting the "run around" f...

FAMILIES of more than 200 primary school students in Clarendon and St Catherine, who are part of Government's Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), were yesterday presented with care packages, courtesy of New For...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - If the prevailing economic situation continues, Government may be unable to pay salaries and benefits, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said on Wednesday."I say this with all honesty, the way things are go...

Children's Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison is calling for specific provisions to be included in the National Identification Registration Act (NIRA) to deal with the enrolment of minors in conflict with the law, into the proposed nation...

THE 150th synod of the Anglican Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands yesterday failed to elect a new bishop for the region of Kingston when it hosted its elective assembly.The sole nominee on day one of the synod, Canon Garth A Mino...

MORE females have been utilising helplines set up by the Ministry of Health and Wellness as a means to promote mental health amid the unprecedented and devastating novel coronavirus pandemic.To commemorate World Health Day yesterday, un...

SCORES of farmers in Rock Hall, St Andrew, are the first group to benefit from the distribution of more than 10,000 passion fruit seedlings under a flood relief project. The project, implemented by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS)...

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has expressed dismay at what he described as an "adjournment culture" in the Supreme Court.Addressing a ceremony where eight judges were appointed to act in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court at King's ...

JAMAICA'S Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn was appalled yesterday as she lamented that sexual offences accounted for the second highest number of cases currently before the Home Circuit Court, just behind murder which acc...

JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck says the National Child Diversion Programme can play a key role in reducing youth reoffending in Jamaica.Child diversion involves measures to deal with child offenders, without resorting to formal judicial ...

As part of efforts to bolster the health and safety measures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, members of the graduating class of 1989 have donated $600,000 to their alma mater, Oberlin High School, to help with sanitation project...

RESIDENTS of Sandy Ground in St Catherine say a breakaway on a section of the community's main road is now being used as a hideout for criminals. The road, said the residents, has been damaged for 11 years.Pointing to an incident on Sat...

This is the day 98th of 2021. There are 267 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1946: The League of Nations assembles in Geneva for the last time. OTHER EVENTS1907: Britain and France sign a convention confirming independence of Sia...

WARDS at the Montego Bay Community Home for Girls, often referred to as Melody House, were in high spirits after they each received a tablet to enable them to access virtual learning platforms.One beneficiary, who attends the Cambridge ...

DIRECTOR of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne has urged the region to mobilise the production of COVID-19 vaccines as anxieties increase over vaccine nationalism, which is being blamed for a shortage of dose...

THE Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) says churches which are members of its council are willing to have their grounds used by the Ministry of Health and Wellness as vaccination centres if needs be.This, the JCC said, would aid the Gove...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza claimed yesterday that without economic sanctions against the Government of President Nicolas Maduro, the country would already have purchased all 30 million coronavi...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) ­­- At least three people have died and three others missing following the torrential rains that have caused widespread damage and flooding over the long Easter weekend, the authorities here have confirmed....

MINNESOTA, United States (AP) - Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck - and was bearing down with most of his weight - the entire 9 1/2 minutes the black man lay face down with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, April 8, 2021: Daring, enterprising and generous, your desire for intellectual stimulation will be fulfilled. This year, you travel more for business and pleasure, satisfying restless urges. Your job or volu...

More than 60 per cent of teachers are now indicating a willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine, which will be made available to educators this month.Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) President Jasford Gabriel noted that when the unio...

Although the Government favours the prohibition of corporal punishment for children, two of its main oversight agencies are reporting that it has remained the preferred method of punishment within households.At the same time, the agenci...

THE Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVI) has received a donation of supplies valued at more than $2 million from the Sandals Foundation, as it ramps up the support of the Ministry of Health and Wellness' national vaccination plan.Th...

PATIENTS at the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston are to benefit from an initiative by the institution to further improve their mental well-being through a reading project on every ward."You know how hospitals are and you have some patients...

MINISTER of Justice Delroy Chuck has assured that the Office of the Public Defender has the necessary identity protection for people operating under the Justice Protection Programme (JPP), which will be retained under the National Ident...

A "public health emergency" is how several top-flight prosecutors have described the influx of sexual offence cases with young females as victims presenting before the island's courts, particularly rural circuits."We have been seeing a ...

PORUS, Manchester - The disappearance of 75-year-old Norman Carter is perplexing his son, Howard.According to the 43-year-old Carter, he was told that his father was in business with a man who claimed to work at a poultry farm and whom ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Police here recently honoured 16 retired members for their sterling contribution to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and service that, when combined, amounted to more than 500 years.Head of the Manchester po...

HEIGHTENED enforcement activities in the Westmoreland Police Division resulted in eighteen people being arrested - seven of whom were charged with breaches under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) on Monday, April 5. Charged are:* ...

Today is the 97th day of 2021. There are 268 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1966: US hydrogen bomb lost from bomber is recovered in Mediterranean Sea off coast of Spain. OTHER EVENTS1509: France declares war on Venice.1897: Tur...

THE Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) has commenced the modification of its business model to ensure its sustainability and continued support from various stakeholders. The entity has embarked on the exercise against the background...

CHAIRMAN of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) Innovation and Digital Transformation Committee Christopher Reckord says close to 500 people registered for the first weekend of activities under the E-Commerce National De...

THE National Works Agency (NWA) says heavy rains over the last 48 hours in the north-eastern parishes of St Mary and Portland have impacted some roads, reducing them to single-lane access. Manager of communication and customer services ...

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalises constitutional changes endorsed in last year's popular vote.The July 1 constituti...

Q: I now have all the documents that qualify me for an interview at the embassy for my immigrant visa. What should I do to prepare for my interview?   A: You are nearing the end of the immigrant visa process. In this time of limited vi...

Dear Mr Brown,I heard from my friend who is studying in Canada that the international student enrolment is down. I am still interested in studying at a college in Canada in September or January. I would like your assistance.BG Dear BG,...

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Police are probing the murder of a 38-year-old woman at her home in Burnt Savannah, a farming community a few miles south-west of Santa Cruz .The St Elizabeth police identified the victim as Natesha Waite, une...

Did you have an encounter with the novel coronavirus? Veteran journalist Desmond Allen, who got the virus but got over it, invites you to share your experiences with him and encourage others to face this dreaded enemy.Tell us how you an...

MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AP) - Former Officer Derek Chauvin underwent training in 2016 and 2018 on how to defuse tense situations with people in crisis and how police must use the least amount of force necessary to get someone to com...