SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) -- The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday. One person died in the hospital, and...

Four more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19, moving total virus fatalities to 1,061. The deceased include two men from St Thomas aged 77 and 44, an 84-year-old man fromm Kingston and St Andrew, and a 76-year-old woman from Manchester...

The Coding in Schools programme, now in its pilot phase in 20 schools, is set to be rolled out in other institutions shortly. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, who said the programme will be...

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Franklin Town and Downkirk in Kingston East. The curfew began at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 26 and will remain in effect until 7 p.m. Monday, June 28. The boundaries of the curfew are...

Notorious August Town, St Andrew man Christopher 'Dog Paw' Linton has been shot by gunmen. The police say Linton was among a group of four men wounded by unknown assailants in the Cane River area of Bull Bay in the parish shortly after...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday announced a reopening of its borders come July 17 and warned that unvaccinated foreigners will not be allowed into the country as it moves to deal with the socio...

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season formed Saturday and forecasters said it was growing stronger, potentially bringing heavy rainfall while advancing northwestward off the Mexican coast. The U.S. National...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday. The drugmaker also agreed to...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) -- A "very deep fire" hampered rescue efforts Saturday at the collapsed oceanfront condominium tower near Miami where authorities are racing to recover any survivors beneath a mountain of rubble, officials said...

Four persons including two women, were taken into custody on Friday, in connection with the seizure of one Taurus .38 revolver containing five .38 rounds of ammunition during an operation on the Bustamante Highway, Longville Park, Clarendon....

Six more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19, moving total virus fatalities to 1,057. The deceased are: a 58-year-old man from St. Elizabeth, a 102-year-old woman from Kingston & St Andrew, an 87-year-old...

A St Ann mother was forced to stone mongrel dogs who were mauling her 17-month-old daughter at their home in Lower Buxton near Brown's Town on Tuesday. The child, Omelia Campbell, was bitten all over her body but her condition is not considered....

A St Ann mother was forced to stone mongrel dogs who were mauling her 17-month-old daughter at their home in Lower Buxton near Brown's Town on Tuesday. The child, Omelia Campbell, was bitten all over her body but her condition is not considered....

Sheena Hanson, who was once considered a model lesbian in the queer circles, is on the verge of being ordained as a minister of religion. The 29-year-old is set to be ordained at the Lighthouse Assembly Church of God, which is based in Spanish...

Sheena Hanson, who was once considered a model lesbian in the queer circles, is on the verge of being ordained as a minister of religion. The 29-year-old is set to be ordained at the Lighthouse Assembly Church of God, which is based in Spanish...

The close protection officer assigned to Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke lost his life in a three-vehicle collision along the Coopers Pen main road in Trelawny on Thursday afternoon. He has been identified as Sergeant Marlon Smith, who was...

The close protection officer assigned to Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke lost his life in a three-vehicle collision along the Coopers Pen main road in Trelawny on Thursday afternoon. He has been identified as Sergeant Marlon Smith, who was...

Investigators in western Jamaica have taken a 14-year-old boy into custody for allegedly raping his eight-year-old stepsister. Reports are that the teenager and the child share the same bedroom, and since last year, he has allegedly been having......

Investigators in western Jamaica have taken a 14-year-old boy into custody for allegedly raping his eight-year-old stepsister. Reports are that the teenager and the child share the same bedroom, and since last year, he has allegedly been having......

When Shania Pascoe's mother, Marjorie Levy, lost her job at a local fast-food chain shortly after the deadly COVID-19 virus hit local shores, the family struggled to survive. Levy did a little baking and odd jobs to not only put food on their...