Central Kingston resident Kemardo McLean had his eyes set on serving his country as a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Having passed the entry test, and meeting other requirements, the 20-year-old was waiting on a call from the...

A man narrowly escaped being burnt alive yesterday after his Toyota Corolla motor car burst into flames, while he was travelling along a section of the Long Hill main road in St James. The fire, which lasted for more than an hour, resulted in a......

Before the pandemic, Nicole Williams was making a living as a school bus driver of sorts. Early mornings saw her picking up children from their homes in Greenwich Town, St Andrew, and taking them to schools. She would return for them in the...

The St Catherine South police are keeping a close eye on Central Village, following two homicides in about 24 hours. In the first incident, the partially buried body of Samuel McDonald was found after he was reported missing by relatives. The...

Last Friday was far from being a happy 60th birthday for Viviene Smith. The sickly grandmother is desperate to move out of the place she has called home for the past three decades because of its deplorable condition. "The conditions here are very....

Roxanne Graham is used to receiving warm greetings whenever she goes to Montego Bay, St James, but she said that things are different these days. According to Graham, people now look at her as if they have seen a ghost. She thinks this is...

Over 200 murders have been committed in Jamaica, with just 52 days gone in the year. According to the latest statistics compiled by the police, a total of 212 killing were recorded islandwide between January 1 and today. This represents a six per....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday formally rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election. The cases the justices rejected...

(AP) - The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World in Florida, Scripps announced Monday. Last....

The man accused of chopping 61-year-old Sharon Cole to death in Crooked River, Clarendon on Monday, February 15, has been charged with murder. He is 55-year-old Dwayne Richards, farmer of Crooked River in the parish. Police reports are that about.....

The efforts of the Matilda's Corner Police and the Kingston Central Police led to the quick arrest of four suspected robbers on Orange Street, Kingston on Sunday. According to the police about 11:45 a.m., a report was made to the cops about a...

Of the 960 samples tested for COVID-19 in Jamaica in the last 24 hours, 297 returned positive results for a tally of 21,679 confirmed cases, with 8,083 active. Of the new cases, 125 are males and 172 are females, with ages ranging from 1 year to...

West Central St Andrew, the constituency represented by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is set to benefit from yet another multi-million dollar project. Holness on Friday broke ground for a $16-million recreational centre, that has been dubbed the....

LONDON (AP) -- The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a "cautious...

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- Investigations are now underway in The Bahamas following an incident in which a plane crashed in waters off North Cat Cay on Saturday afternoon with three people on board. According to the Air Accident Investigation...

A Clarendon man has been arrested following the seizure of a quantity of cocaine along Joe Walters Street, Kemps Hill in the parish on Saturday, February 20. Police reports are that about 3:30 p.m., cops were on operations in the area when a white.....

Jamaica has surpassed 21,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, as of the 1,819 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 458 returned positive results for a tally of 21,382 with 7,846 active. Of the new cases, 180 are males and 278 are females, with ages...

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) - The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed the cash-strapped government in Bermuda to offer foreigners the chance to become long-term residents if they invest a minimum of US$2.5 million in the island. The...

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The police in Guyana have arrested a 23-year-old woman who was held at the Eugene F Correia International Airport in Guyana early Saturday with a quantity of drugs wrapped in condoms, that were inserted in her...

Miami, United States (CMC) — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says that officers at Miami International Airport apprehended a Jamaican smuggler with cocaine in a pair of sandals and in the smuggler's body....