The music video for 'Chappa Gyal', which features dancehall frontrunner Skillibeng, now has a new look after directors were forced to edit out the H&L Rapid True Value building. This after lawyers representing the company served...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in...

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC - The State of Emergency in place to contain and control the spread of COVID-19, and which is scheduled to expire on July 14, is set to be extended until November. The House of Representatives, where the ruling...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has programmed more than $300 million to fund agricultural activities tailored for youth this year. Details of these were outlined by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate....

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is advanced in establishing a Ganja Industry Development Task Force, which will draw on expertise from the public and private sectors and academia to provide guidance for the further growth of the......

Jamaica has recorded 14 more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 834. Those who have died are: * A 72-year-old man St Thomas whose death was under investigation * A 73-year-old male from St Thomas whose death was under investigation * A...

Sixteen finals are listed for today's third day of the 2021 Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships. Edwin Allen High School began this morning leading the girls' section while Kingston College was at the top on the boys' side. See...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr Carissa Etienne, says reports from 18 Latin American and Caribbean member countries indicate that 1.5 million healthcare workers in these territories are now fully vaccinated against the...

A 42-year-old man told the court that he beat his 14-year-old niece because he was told that she had run off with a man. The man, who pleaded guilty to charges relating to assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property, is.....

The vehicles of two civilians that were caught up in Monday's deadly shooting incident on Trafalgar Road in St Andrew were hit by at least six bullets. According to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), one civilian vehicle was.....

A pin will have to be inserted in the leg of an 11-year-old girl from Southside, central Kingston, in order for her to be able to walk properly. The child was shot during another senseless drive-by shooting in the now volatile area two weeks ago.....

A Clarendon man who rented a car but said it was stolen will have to remain in custody and is set to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on June 8, upon completion of his file by the investigating officer. Carlos Chen has been...

Indians wallow in cow dung to fight COVID-19 Doctors in India are warning people not to smear themselves in cow poo to fight off coronavirus. Medics have said that there is no scientific evidence that the practice protects individuals from...

For many persons who live in close proximity to the sugar cane plantations in Jamaica, harvesting the crops forms an important part of their financial existence. One such is 47-year-old Justin Garrick, who painted a picture of the job as...

Louise Lawrence is the leader of the Watt Town Greenhouse Farmers Group in St Ann, which boasts 20 farmers - 11 women and nine men. Behind her friendly smile and pleasant manner is a steely resolve, which is necessary as she navigates a typically....

A serial bank robber who used money she had stolen from bank robberies to pay for plastic surgery will serve 15 years in prison for robbing a Gulfport bank. Iconic Facce, a transgender woman from Ashford, Alabama, pleaded guilty Monday to two...

NEW DELHI (AP) -- A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to track it and understand it better. On Monday, the World Health...

The 20-year-old man accused of buggering a five-year-old boy in St Ann last month has been granted bail and ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation. Senior Parish Judge Vaughn Facey, who granted bail, has also instructed that a curfew be placed......

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- A steady stream of children and their parents arrived at an Atlanta-area clinic Wednesday to become the vanguard in the nation's new effort to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds. More than 1,000 youngsters had...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Audley Shaw, says the Caribbean Cement Company Limited's planned investment of another $1.75 billion, will contribute to the continued development of the construction sector....