CASTRIES, St Lucia, Sept 12, CMC -The governments of the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Monday said they welcomed the outcome of talks held between French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety.

Students must not be denied access to classrooms and school resources because of unpaid fees, says Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. Speaking at a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said some public....

Opposition Spokesperson on Education and Training, Damion Crawford, has raised concerns about the new $12 million welcome sign in the town of Negril, saying it looks like an "old time saving pan". He also said that funds pumped into...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that five new monkeypox cases have been recorded between September 7 and 12. This brings the total number of infections to 12. This as the ministry is also investigating whether a recent death was...

This morning, gunmen attacked and killed two men while they were transporting a cabinet set in a truck along a road in Mount Carey, St James. The deceased have been identified as 64-year-old Henry Salmon, a cooking gas operator of a Mount...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Sept 12, CMC - Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalvs Monday led the country in paying tribute to the five people who were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling to a funeral overturned in Sandy Bay on Sunday...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 12, CMC - Jamaica has, this year, recorded the best stopover visitor arrivals figure and foreign exchange earnings for any summer period in the country's history, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has said....

Deputy Director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Sharon Burnett, says no resubmission of School-Based Assessments (SBAs) for Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) tests has been discussed.

CHICAGO (AP) -- R. Kelly is a sexual predator who parlayed his fame to abuse minors, a prosecutor said Monday during closing arguments at the R&B star's child pornography and trial-fixing trial. Addressing jurors in a 25th floor...

Alton Linton, 45, was arrested and charged after he allegedly stabbed a man during a dispute in Mandeville, Manchester last weekend. The police say about 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, an argument developed between Linton and another man. The...

Nineteen-year-old St Thomas resident Devon Scott was arrested and charged with wounding with intent after he allegedly stabbed a man multiple times with a scissors. The incident occurred at a bar in Morant Bay in the parish earlier this month....

Approximately 7,000 students who sat this year's Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations and are deemed in need of special assistance with their academics, will receive support from the Ministry of Education and Youth during the 2022/23...

Detective Sergeant Victor Francis, the policeman who was stabbed to death while attempting to quell a dispute in his St Catherine community on Saturday, has been hailed as a champion cop and exceptional human being. Francis, 56, is said to have......

A man who the police said was among a group of men who had just committed a murder was killed by the lawmen in St Catherine yesterday. According to reports, about 3:30 p.m., four men armed with rifles went to an area of Central Village known as '....

Lenworth Fulton, the president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), has called on Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn to take over the case involving the mass theft of cattle in St Ann last Friday. "We think that it should....

Kingston resident Romario Williamson was due to depart the island yesterday for his eight-day vacation in Antigua. However, he did not make the flight -- not because he got to the airport late, but because he cannot be found. Family members last.....

After being forced to close due to violence two days into the start of the new school year last week, Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior School in St Andrew will today reopen amid a tense calm in the Olympic Gardens community. The school's...

Jamaica, this summer, has recorded its best year for stopover visitor arrivals foreign exchange earnings. According to tourism minister Edmund Bartlett, the performance of the sector, which is rebounding from a massive fallout due to the COVID-19....

Condolence book opened for the Queen A condolence book has been opened at King's House for Queen Elizabeth II, who died last Thursday. The book was signed by Governor General Patrick Allen on Saturday. He is the representative of the British......