The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says a Jamaican man has been arrested and charged in the state for travelling to have sex with a minor. He has been identified as 31-year-old Taje Samuels. According to authorities, the investigation began.....

Residents of Western Park in Clarendon now have free Internet access, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The Wi-Fi service was launched in the community on Friday (September 16) by USF's Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes. He...

Farmers of the Needham Pen Farmers Association in St Thomas are now more equipped to operate their farms as viable businesses, after receiving key knowledge and training in this regard. Under a partnership between the Rural Agricultural Development....

Jamaica's top girl for the 2022 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, Leah-Simone Powell, says her drive for academic success will continue to fuel her efforts throughout high school and beyond. The self-motivated 12-year-old student, who...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 20, CMC - A Jamaican national has been arrested in connection with what has been described as the biggest cocaine bust in Nigeria's history. Media reports in the African country named 42 year-old Kelvin Smith,...

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sept 20, CMC - Hurricane Fiona is moving near the eastern Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) on Tuesday and is expected to move away from those islands by Wednesday and approach Bermuda late on Thursday,...

KINGSTON, Jamaica; Sept 20, CMC - Jamaica is being represented at the three-day Tourism EXPO Japan 2022 tradeshow that begins on Thursday. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is attending the event and according to a statement from the Ministry...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Video game producer Rockstar Games said Monday that early development footage from the next version of its popular title Grand Theft Auto was stolen in the hack of its network. Someone claiming to be the hacker, posting on...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Eight people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building, officials said. The explosion at the 36-unit, four-story apartment building in the...

LONDON (AP) -- At least 250,000 people joined the huge line to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lying in state for four days in London's Westminster Hall at Parliament, an official said Tuesday. The figure was released a...

A shell-shocked Garfield 'Tuffist' Ranger, the Red Hills, St Andrew, man who was apparently tossed over an eight-foot wall by a policeman last Friday, is adamant that he did nothing that would justify the treatment meted out to him by the cops.......

Screams of anguish pierced the air yesterday as Sue-Ann Ebanks, sister of Sasha-Gay 'Tamara' Ebanks, who was killed in a drive-by shooting on Sunday in Spring Village, Old Harbour, St Catherine, wept uncontrollably. Surrounded by other grieving.....

Since embarking on Weekend Escape, I have been subjected to some difficult journeys. Being young and mostly fit, I never imagined being overcome by any challenge. That resolution was put to the test last Friday when we set out to find Kwame Falls.....

About 20 minutes after promising her brother that she would reserve some of her Sunday dinner for him, Rayma Lyons received disturbing news via telephone that left her in a state of shock. Her brothers, Richard and Garth Lyons, had been shot as.....

Even as blood oozed from her neck, having received a gunshot wound during Sunday's mass shooting in Spring Village, Old Harbour, St Catherine, her primary concern was to ensure her three children were safe. The mother, Jane*, along with her...

The roads are far from smooth in Pimento Hill, a quaint community located in St Mary Central. In fact, a resident who has lived in the district for many years said he has never seen the area with paved roads. However, he said that he would not...

LONDON (AP): Crowds massed along the streets of London to say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, whose state funeral yesterday drew kings, princes, presidents and prime ministers from around the world. Dozens of Buckingham Place staff stood in a...

Frightening-looking shark found A freakish-looking shark that has been described as the "stuff of nightmares" has been discovered more than 2,000 feet under the sea. Trapman Bermagui, a fisherman in Australia, left Facebook users bewildered......

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to a three-week, multi-state search before she...

The police have confirmed that a 17-year-old boy has been charged over the alleged robbery of a man at gunpoint in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew. He's charged with robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm. The police report that...