The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has commenced investigations into a video being circulated on social media that involves a woman physically assaulting a man while being cheered on by members of the public. In a statement today,...

A St Andrew businessman who told police that he acted in self-defence when he shot and killed his son, has been charged with murder. Delton Knight, 64, was charged after being questioned by police in the presence of his attorney. Reports from the......

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has ended its probe into criminal allegations against People's National Party general Secretary, Dr Dayton Campbell. In a statement today, the police outlined that no basis has been found to the...

Jamaica on Sunday recorded two more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 723. The deceased are a 65-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew and a 53-year-old female from Kingston and St Andrew. One other death has been listed as...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - A vessel that was enroute to St Vincent and the Grenadines with relief supplies sank late Saturday when it was just some six nautical miles from its destination. The marine police said that those on board the vessel...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases, the government...

Officers attached to the Kingston Central Division say they have seized two firearms and arrested four men following an incident at the intersection of Law Street and George's Lane in the parish on Friday, April 16. Reports are that about 6:...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Students in St Lucia will return to the physical setting of their classrooms when the new school term opens on Monday, education officials have confirmed. The Ministry of Education said that the decision was taken...

The Usain Bolt Foundation on Friday handed over 150 Dell laptop computers to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, for distribution to Early Childhood Institutions (ECI) in rural areas. The devices, which are valued at US$40,000, were......

Detectives assigned to the Hunts Bay Criminal Investigations Branch say they have seized one firearm on Fiddies Road, Kingston 13 on Friday, April 16. One man was taken into custody in relation to the seizure. Reports from the Police are that...

Jamaica on Friday recorded eight new COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 721. The deceased are: * An 81-year-old male from St Mary * An 83-year-old male from St Ann * A 61-year-old male from Portland * A 48-year-old male from Westmoreland * An 82....

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that its investigation into Member of Parliament George Wright and businesswoman Tannisha Singh has come to an end. The JCF said this is after an exhaustive investigation and interview...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says there is growing evidence to suggest that even amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic, more persons have been expressing an interest in farming. Green, who was speaking at the National...

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Ohio county sheriff and his tiny police dog were inseparable, their lives unwaveringly intertwined. It thus seems fitting that retired Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland, 67, and his crime-fighting partner Midge, 16,...

Jamaica on Thursday recorded 16 more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 713. Those who have died are: * A 58-year-old man from Kingston and St Andrew * A 60-year-old man from Kingston and St Andrew * A 54-year- old woman from Hanover * A 77-....

Embattled Member of Parliament George Wright is to withdraw from the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Parliamentary caucus. Wright is to also apply to take leave of absence from the House of Representatives. This after a meeting was convened with...

The police say they have made another major bust at the Kingston Freeport terminal. This after a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and his co-accused remain in custody in relation to another major drug bust in Portmore, St Catherine....

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the total number of employed persons in January 2021 was 1,194,800. The number is 74,300 or 5.9 per cent lower than the 1,269,100 persons employed for the corresponding month last year....

GENEVA (AP) -- The man who had been expected to succeed Usain Bolt as Olympic champion will miss the Tokyo Games after failing Friday in an appeal to overturn his ban for missed doping tests. The Court of Arbitration for Sport cut current 100-...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it will open select Tax Offices this Saturday April 17 and Saturday April 24, 2021, as it continues in its efforts to bring greater convenience to taxpayers considering the recent amendments to the Disaster...