John Brown*, a St Catherine man who said that he was being tormented for years by the demonic forces, has hailed the works of an obeah man, who he said chased away the duppies. Brown said that he paid $100,000 to the obean man and got value for.....

Having lost both her legs to complications associated with diabetes, Cara Moore of Yallahs in St Thomas is adamant that she will not allow her physical disability to defeat her. The 36-year-old single mother of three operates a chicken business.....

Jamaicans will have to pay more for their light bills, starting this month, after the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) granted an increase to the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS). The OUR's decision took effect on September 1 and...

Jasmine Gillepsie was a picture of despair as she sat at the gate to her Frog City house yesterday. She had a few avocados in a container, hoping that passers-by would purchase from her. Save for the sunlight peeping from behind the clouds, there....

Aeisha Edwards, the sister of taxi operator Shawn Anthony Fennel, who was shot dead by a policeman in downtown Kingston last Thursday, has described her brother as a jovial, hard-working person who was always willing to help. "I never imagined......

The body of The University of the West Indies student, Morgan Cannigan, will be flown back to Jamaica for burial after her family was successful in raising US$15,000 that was needed to carry the remains home from the United States of America....

Now in his second year of online learning, baby genius Soul-Heart Stewart continues to excel academically on a level that is way beyond his years. Dwayne Stewart, father of the brilliant five-year-old, said Soul-Heart is way ahead of his class......

A group of St Catherine taxi operators turned Monday's designated no-movement day into labour day by banding together to effect repairs to a section of the York Street roadway. The group consisted operators who ply the Linstead to Yorke Street......

The hospital at the centre of a controversy surrounding the death of a 24-year-old man last week said it did not deny him care when he turned up complaining of an asthma attack. Andre Lodge died at the Spanish Town Hospital last Tuesday. His...

Jamaica's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says members of the public need to take personal responsibility for stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus. Speaking at yesterday's latest COVID Conversations press...

Audley Shaw has assumed responsibility for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries following today's resignation of Floyd Green. Shaw also has responsibility for the Industry, Investment and Commerce Ministry. Green resigned following a video...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the COVID-19 positivity and reproductive rates are showing very good reduction signs. Addressing a virtual media update on the COVID-19 and vaccination implementation...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haiti's government is starting to crumble as Prime Minister Ariel Henry faces increased scrutiny from authorities investigating the president's slaying, with one top official resigning Wednesday as he...

Victor Newman, a 22-year-old chef of Wakefield and Quick Step District, in Trelawny has been arrested and charged for stabbing his 84-year-old grandfather to death. The deceased has been identified as Menocal...

Jamaica Labour Party councillor Andrew Bellamy has resigned from the board of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) over a video showing him toasting to a COVID-19 no-movement day at a birthday party at the R Hotel. He has...

Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 510 new COVID-19 cases from 1,684 samples tested, increasing total confirmed cases to 77,497 with 25,004 being active. This brings the country's positivity rate to 43.4%. Of the new cases,...

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has resigned following a video in which he was among a maskless group of people at a hotel toasting to no-movement day. "I have disappointed so many," said Green. He met with Prime Minister Andrew...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to make statement in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The focus of the prime minister's address is likely to be on the COVID-19 pandemic. Jamaica has been battling a devastating third wave of the....

(AP) - A woman is suing a New York fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to secretly impregnate multiple patients, something she said she discovered when DNA genealogy tests revealed she had at least nine half-siblings. The lawsuit...

The Miami International Airport launched a 30-day pilot program this week with Cobra and One Betta, a pair of professionally trained COVID-19-detecting dogs. Cobra, a Belgian Malinois, and One Betta, a Dutch Shepherd, have been trained to detect......