Today is the 12th day of 2020. There are 353 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2010: A strong earthquake devastates Haiti, killing 230,000 people, injuring 300,000 and leaving more than 1 million homeless. OTHER EVENTS1543: ...

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has called on stakeholders in Negril, Westmoreland, to exercise a greater level of compliance in keeping with the enhanced coronavirus (COVID-19) measures for the parish.The special measures, wh...

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States on Sunday endorsed the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision to settle the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, in the face of calls by ...

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (CMC) — Citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands will be heading to the polls in a general election on February 19.The announcement was made late Saturday by Premier Sharlene Cartwrig...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — The boarded up windows and For Rent signs are all over the place in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood, where restaurants are closed and businesses shuttered. Nearby, the Broadway theatre...

NORTH CAROLINA, United States (AP) — A growing number of Wall Street banks and businesses have cut ties with President Donald Trump's campaign and financial arms, as well as the broader Republican Party, following last week'...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump Administration on Monday redesignated Cuba as a “State sponsor of terrorism,” hitting the country with new sanctions that could hamstring President-elect Joe Biden's promise to renew r...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The theme for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will be “America United”, an issue that's long been a central focus for Biden but one that's taken on added weight in the wake of the viole...

USA (AP) — State capitols across the nation stepped up security Monday, deploying National Guard units, SWAT teams and extra police officers as several legislatures convened amid heightened safety concerns following last wee...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The island's largest public sector trade union has distanced itself from a social media post that calls for COVID-19 front line and essential workers to stage a sickout on Wednesday. ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — In an effort to “make the wrongs that have been done right”, the Barbados Government has announced that it will be offering refunds to tourists and visiting Barbadians who have been a...

LONDON, England (CMC) — Veteran Caribbean diplomat Sir Ronald Sanders has been named to a 10-person committee to conduct an inquiry into the future of Commonwealth studies at the University of London, the educational institu...

SHE was number 50 on the list of police killings for 2020 but up until now the elusive details of what led to the death of Briton Latoya Monte, in an empty apartment on East Bloomsbury Road in Kingston, during an alleged confronta...

OSHANE Campbell's parents sat quietly on the kerb at their Rae Street address yesterday, grieving for their 24-year-old son who did not make it back home from a nearby tuck shop on Saturday evening.“He told me that he couldn...

GRANGE PEN, St James — A Trelawny woman who on Saturday night reportedly went to pick up her five-year-old son in this community is suspected to have drowned in a trench filled with floodwater from the heavy rains that pelte...

HECTORS RIVER, Portland — Happy Grove High will resume face-to-face classes this morning after meeting COVID-19 safety standards required by the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Health and Wellness. However, Princi...

North Street Congregational Primary School student Akeelah Frazer (left) gives an elbow bump to Dr Duane Chambers in appreciation of the tablet she received from his company, Imaging and Intervention Associates, last Friday. ...

In the 65 years that he has been married to Marrian, centenarian James “Doctor” Taylor says they have never had a serious argument. He attributed the longevity of the marriage to his wife's calm nature, the strong bond...

DIRECTOR of Creative Craft Plus trade centre in downtown Kingston, Paul Wilson, is distressed that, even as the self-help facility struggles to stay open, it was invaded and ransacked by burglars early Saturday morning.“They...

A grandmother who says her 16-year-old grandson committed suicide last December after months of indulging in the repulsive Momo Internet challenge, which gained popularity in 2019, is warning other guardians and caregivers to clos...

DESPITE the restriction on large gatherings to help curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, worshippers at Power of Faith Ministries in St Catherine have expressed gratitude for the 'National Day of Prayer' held last Wednesda...

BOSTON, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters' siege on the US Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where — if anyw...

WUHAN, China (AFP) — It is the world's most pressing scientific puzzle but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the source of the novel coronavirus, after an investigative effort marked from the start by d...

Today is the 11th day of 2021. There are 354 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1964: US Surgeon General Luther Terry issues the first Government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one's health. OTHER EVENTS49 BC: Roma...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Body parts, twisted wreckage and clothing were plucked from waters off the Indonesian capital yesterday after a passenger jet with 62 people aboard, including a newly-wed couple, crashed shortly af...