An international health expert has cautioned Jamaica against vaccinating already frail senior citizens following Tuesday’s disclosure by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton that front-line workers and the elderly will be among the first estimate...

A rare occasion when government members of a parliamentary oversight committee coalesced in bowling tough questions at a senior civil servant is allegedly part of a “plot” to help Labour and Social Security Minister Karl Samuda shake his permane...

The mother of a 13-year-old girl who was drugged and raped after being abducted during an early-morning jog has expressed relief that her daughter survived the harrowing experience. The child is believed to be one of several victims of sexual...

A 24-year-old policeman with a passion for art is convinced that brushstrokes and not batons and firearms could be the weapon to curb crime and inspire inner peace in maladjusted youth. That’s the view of Malcolm Lindsay, a cop in the Jamaica...

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang’s comment on Tuesday that the democratically elected Holness administration “cannot be vetoed in carrying out executive action in the face of crisis” triggered a warning from the parliamentary Opposition t...

The promotion of screening will be a major priority for health officials for World Cancer Day on February 4, but services like mammograms are still not available in the public sector and the cost at private facilities remains prohibitive for low-......

Avatar Muschette lacks basic necessities such as running water and indoor bathroom facilities, but has remained steadfast in his pursuit of academic excellence, hoping one day to make life more enjoyable for him and his mother. The 12-year-old,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Spurred by concerns arising from the coronavirus pandemic, travellers criss-crossing the global might require a digital health passport to enter foreign ports, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has forecast. “I think the world is......

Adverse weather and inferior plant strains have been cited for an islandwide ganja shortage that could threaten Jamaica’s emerging medicinal marijuana industry. The illegal marijuana trade has also been impacted by the developments, sparking a...

Jamaica is expected to begin administering the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in February, two months ahead of the scheduled April roll-out announced late last year. The development was revealed late Monday evening by Health and Wellness Minister.....

Western Bureau: The gunman believed to have unleashed a deadly assault on banker Andrea Lowe-Garwood as she worshipped in a live-streamed church service in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Sunday is suspected to have been active in a number of homicides...

Andrea Lowe-Garwood’s family believes that her strong faith in God insulated her from any fears she had of dying. The 51-year-old banker, who was killed during a live broadcast of the Agape Christian Fellowship church service in Trelawny on Sunday...

The chief internal auditor at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) and the chairperson of the audit committee are today expected to defend reports they crafted detailing what appeared to be a culture of unresponsiveness by the...

Eleven-year-old Dreshaun Napier has demonstrated sheer brilliance by achieving a distinction in City...

Quinton Yearde had to adjust his normal way of life long before COVID-19 because of a prostate cancer diagnosis that required surgery, radiation and a lot of family support. The 50-year-old lecturer had always been aware of his risk since his...

The Jamaican police force will in weeks roll out a crack motorcycle unit aimed at stemming the tide of blood that has stained Kingston’s streets amid an upsurge in gang violence. The imminent deployment is expected to mirror the quick-response...

‘Beachy Stout’ charged with first wife’s murder Portland businessman Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ McDonald has been charged in connection with the 2009 murder of his first wife, Merlene McDonald. McDonald is also now on charges in relation to ...

WESTERN BUREAU Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) government member Heroy Clarke says Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Bertel Moore must be held accountable for the cost overruns plaguing the ongoing construction of the new Westmoreland.....

A manhunt for the presumed shooter was still under way across St James Sunday night in the wake of a spine-chilling murder of a bank executive as she prayed in church. Investigators theorise that the murder was part of a conspiracy hatched by...

Former Opposition Senator Dr Andre Haughton has lashed out at both the People’s National Party (PNP) and the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), claiming that they have conspired to work against the interests of ordinary citizens. Haughton,...