The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has arrested thirty-two persons after they breached the Disaster Risk Management Act at McCook Pen, Spanish Town in St Catherine on Monday, April 26. Reports are that about 10:20 p.m., a team of officers....

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has allocated $100 million for Members of Parliament (MPs) to provide greater assistance to their poorest and neediest constituents. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Karl...

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Ashish Poddar kept an ice pack on hand as he waited outside a New Delhi hospital for a black market dealer to deliver two drugs for his father, who was gasping for breath inside with COVID-19. But the drugs never arrived, the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, says more than 16,000 primary- and secondary-school students are set to benefit from intervention programmes. Making her contribution to the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of...

The police have charged 34-year-old Pete Cole, a mechanic of Granville in St James for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act stemming from an incident on Thursday, April 22. Reports are that about 6:40 p.m., the Narcotics Police, supported by members....

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Guyana Wednesday hinted at the possibility of introducing a "vaccine passport" as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries continue to record deaths and new cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Fatalities from COVID-19 have not increased in the past 24 hours, as the Ministry of Health and Wellness recorded no deaths directly linked to the infectious disease. This means the death toll from the virus remains at 770. There are 122 new...

As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues on a downward trend, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton is hailing the healthcare team for their continued work and also thanking members of the public for their co-operation in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, says that the Ministry is looking to move from the generalist teaching model in primary schools to a specialist system. "We will begin this transition by having specialist...

Head of the St Thomas police, Superintendent Allison Byfield, is dismissing claims by popular dancehall artiste Popcaan, who said that police under her command are targeting him. Popcaan, given name Andre Sutherland, was on Sunday charged with......

Up-and-coming entertainer Milton Wray has urged embattled politician George Wright not to heed calls to resign as member of parliament (MP) for Central Westmoreland. Wright, a first-term MP, has been under pressure after he was linked to a video.....

While growing up, Wayne Green had an eye on becoming an architect. But, when he left his aunt's house in Job Lane, St Catherine, to live with his father in Richmond Park, St Andrew, that dream slowly vanished. He was not able to complete his...

When Jason 'Romi' Salmon crashed his motorcycle and was injured last Tuesday, his mother, Joan Salmon, said she prayed for him, and asked God to shield him from any harm. A week later, however, Romi, 33, was involved in another accident. This...

Councillor Donovan Guy of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation believes a police post is now necessary in the Central Village area due to the high level of violence, including murders occurring there. "It has been 17 months since this community....

Kevin Savage is still coming to grips that the last time he saw his best friend, the late Michael Sharpe, alive was moments before he carried him to the hospital. "He started to say 'This is it, this is it' and I had to curse him. I lifted him......

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has cautioned the population to continue its adherence to the COVID-19 protocols despite the current downward trend of cases. "Our actions now will determine the future outcomes ... as we work....

The Manchester Infirmary, located at Royal Flat, received well-needed supplies from university student Ramona Geohaghan, with support from the Mandeville Hotel. Geohaghan, who is a final-year communication student at the Northern Caribbean...

Tributes have been coming in for former senator Ambassador Anthony Johnson, who died yesterday at the age of 82. Johnson, a member of the Jamaica Labour Party since 1980, was also a member of parliament, economist and lecturer. Prime Minister...

Actor and night club proprietor Bad Boy Trevor, given name Garfield Reid, was today found guilty and fined $150,000 or three months in prison stemming from his March 2020 arrest for hosting an illegal pool party at Plantation Drive in St Andrew. He....

The Jericho to Claremont roadway, located in western Hanover, is now receiving a major upgrade, through an $11 million dollar road improvement project; being administered by the National Works Agency (NWA). Community Relations Officer for the NWA......