When Shamalyn Cannigan waved goodbye to her twin daughters, Meagan and Morgan, in June, the last thing she expected was that one of them would not return home. The twins, 21, students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, travelled...

A woman who went live on social media as police searched a Craig Town, St Andrew, house was left dumbfounded when the lawmen discovered a firearm, tucked in a lunch bag, inside a dwelling. The woman has not been charged in relation to the...

A St Thomas mother and her ailing son are desperately trying to get help to overcome a debilitating medical condition. Jovayne Bailey, of Springfield, Barking Lodge, St Thomas, has been diagnosed with squamous cell cancer, and requires radiation.....

One of the major streets in Paterson, New Jersey, USA, has been renamed to recognise the outstanding contribution that Jamaicans have made to the city. Vreeland Avenue, between 17th and 19th Avenues, was last Saturday renamed 'Jamaica Way', and......

Consumers will begin paying more for chicken meat supplied by Caribbean Broilers as of tomorrow. The company, in a statement on Monday, said that five per cent will be added to the current price of chicken meat. Reacting to the development,...

A small business operator who has been feeling the pinch from the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus is appealing to Jamaicans to take the threat of COVID-19 seriously while also imploring them to adhere to the safety measures instituted by....

Two St Catherine small farmers who suffered massive losses because of Tropical Storms Grace and Ida are now seeking the assistance of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Michael Davis, 53, and Neville Francis, 51, said that they.....

Last year, heavy rains pounded the island causing a massive breakaway on the Gordon Town main road in St Andrew, cutting off several communities. As a result, the livelihood of many persons were interrupted, but not that of 56-year-old Steve...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says that exam results will be released in early to mid-October. The regional exams were conducted between June and July. In a statement on Thursday, CXC said it is working assiduously to minimise...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19...

PARIS (AP) -- France will offer free birth control to all women up to age 25 starting next year, the health minister announced Thursday. The measure will also include free medical visits about contraception, and will start Jan. 1, Health...

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) -- Hurricane Olaf was heading toward a strike on the Los Cabos resort region at the tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Thursday. As the storm approached, authorities closed ports in the area,...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant has yet to lead to widespread layoffs. Thursday's...

A 15-year-old teenage boy has been charged for the August 22 murder of 56-year-old Paula Raphael, shopkeeper of Unity Lane, Kingston 13. Reports from the Denham Town Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are that about 11:15 a.m., Raphael...

Jamaica on Wednesday recorded 511 new COVID-19 cases from 1,702 samples tested, increasing total confirmed cases to 74,007 with 22,615 being active. This brings the country's positivity rate to 32.5%. Of the new cases,...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women after their first trimester and mothers who are breastfeeding. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said that COVID-19 vaccines are critical tools...

The Government has committed more than $320M to the Ministry of Agriculture's Buy-Back Programme. The Programme began last year and is implemented through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Agriculture Minister Floyd...

An igloo which is used for the storage of COVID-19 vaccines at inoculation sites was stolen in rural St Catherine last week. The incident happened on the grounds of Tacius Golding High School, which was being used as a vaccination centre. "Yes....

On Monday, Lurline Lindo intended to carry fruit juice for her former spouse Kirk Kerr, but he did not get it as he died in a septic tank accident at the Moneague Teachers' College in St Ann. Joslyn Henry, 56, of Rivoli in Spanish Town, St...

Vybz Kartel's Gaza nation is unconvinced that he has taken the COVID-19 vaccine, despite his lawyer, Isat Buchanan, indicating that the Worl' Boss was given his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine last Friday. Vybz Kartel, who is an.....