THE Jamaica Police Federation, through its attorney, has written to Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson over allegations that rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who are not vaccinated are being o...

THE expected increase in the cost of pork and its by-products has prompted a call from head of the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association, Annabel Williams for Jamaica to grow and produce its own feed.This, as she said the devaluation of the d...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that the Integrity Commission has been invited to be observers on the negotiating team of the multimillion-dollar Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project."I have asked the pe...

FOR much of his life, the generosity of Jahzeal Clarke has allowed many less fortunate Jamaicans to occasionally secure meals, which he describes as his effort to reduce hunger islandwide. The 27-year-old created an initiative called 'G...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Two years ago, university student James Brown decided to chase his dream of farming by investing money that was set aside for his tuition into starting what has become a profitable venture.The now third-year Uni...

THOUSANDS of ganja farmers in the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines are now piecing together what is left of a once-thriving industry following last month's explosive eruption of La Soufrière volcano.Co-founder ...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Coming on the heels of Friday's official opening of the $1.3-billion world-class Harmony Beach Park, transformed from the popular Dump Up Beach in this second city, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the...

FEELING pressured to quit the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) because of his perceived sexuality, former constable turned PhD holder Deneil Christian says he is grateful for the "poor treatment" that pushed him to the United States.Chr...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia "Babsy" Grange has announced the commissioning of a Cricket Wall of Fame and Walk of Fame at the historic Sabina Park on South Camp Road, Kingston; as well as the commissioni...

Johnson Smith a major disappointmentShe started out as a shining light, a bright and believable woman who had finally come on to the scene to make a difference in the annals of Jamaica's Parliament and politics. But after the latest sag...

Residents of Greenwich Town in St Andrew are angry and frustrated by the limited piped water available to them in certain sections of the community, but particularly in an area referred to as Top Farm.According to a senior representativ...

ALMOST 14 months since the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, Scotiabank is reaffirming its commitment to assist its customers to get onboard with its remote banking options that provide enhanced safety and convenience for routine ban...

WHILE I encourage people to embrace and explore all the Internet has to offer, there are some common sense safety measures which can help to prevent unpleasant experiences, especially for our senior citizens.Physical safetySimilar to wh...

Lighting:• Turn off lights that are not being used.• Use LED bulbs for lighting, especially for security lights that are kept on throughout the night. LEDs use 75 per cent less energy than incandescent lighting.• Use o...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - As of today, flights between Jamaica and Germany will resume as the European nation no longer considers Jamaica as a risk area for contracting the novel caronavirus. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett welco...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has reintroduced HIV self-test kit, OraQuick, to the Jamaican market. This time, however, instead of the NFPB team carrying out the tests, the kits are for people who wis...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - THOUGH some health professionals in this parish have welcomed the re-introduction of HIV self-test kit, OraQuick, they are conflicted about its in-home use by citizens.The Food and Drug Administration-approved or...

WITH an estimated 10 to 20 per cent of adolescents experiencing mental health issues in any one year globally, and one in four children said to have a caregiver with a mental disorder, a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official ...

THE National Compliance & Regulatory Authority (NCRA) says it removed approximately $32 million worth of goods from the market for non-compliance in the last financial year.The revelation was made in a response to a Jamaica Observer...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - Vaxxing, not waxing, is the new must-do before a hot date, with dating apps joining the White House on Friday to promote COVID-19 shots.Tinder, Hinge, Match, OkCupid, BLK, Chispa, Plenty of Fish, Bu...

IT is widely held by some fitness enthusiasts that just 30 minutes of a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) session can be more effective than a one-hour bicycle ride. Programme director at the HIIT Factory by Express Fitness, Andre...

IN the hills above Trelawny, the award-winning Sawyers Local Forest Management Committee (LFMC) Benevolent Society in the Cockpit Country is combining beekeeping and agroforestry in a winning combination to reduce poverty and reverse bi...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Music tutor Debbie Rose has long believed her students should be encouraged to use what they have "to help other children".It's part of what Rose sees as the clear need to get people to develop very early in lif...

Dream Jamaica, a multi-year college preparation and mentoring programme for over 500 high school students, has organised a virtual fund-raising event with a target of $15 million which it says will be used to empower ambitious students ...

An agreement that will give students across the Caribbean the option of pursuing bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean/UCC Global Campus, Jamaica or University of Arizona, headquartered in Tucso...

Digicel recently rolled out the red carpet for customers across Jamaica as part of its first-ever global Customer Day celebration.Digicel led the way for the telecommunication industry on May 12 when it dedicated the entire day to putti...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States - "Industry has a fundamental role to play in driving the green economy and charting the way towards a carbon-neutral and sustainable future on which our very existence depends," stated Jamaica's Ambassador...

O that a ladyOf one man refused,Should of anotherTherefore be abused.- ShakespeareONE man dropped her like a hot potato, kicked her to the kerb, and another man picked her up, but abused her. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. The...

A one-year-old girl was rushed to Bustamante Hospital for Children Wednesday night after she was shot in the leg in Denham Town, one of Western Kingston's gritty communities accustomed to gun violence.Yesterday morning, the police said ...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Two security guards were gunned down in separate incidents in the parish of St James between Wednesday night and yesterday morning.The deceased have been identified as 34-year-old Jermaine Myrie of John's Hall, a...

Balarama Holness, who is reported to be a distant cousin of Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness, yesterday announced his candidacy in Montreal's mayoral race set for November this year."A fresh vision to energize Montreal: I'm offi...

THE Government is being urged to take a more forward-thinking and innovation-friendly approach to the development of the energy sector, as some aspects of current laws and policies slow progress and prevents new thinking and money from ...

Months after it ended its COVID-19 Assistance Programme (CAP), the National Water Commission (NWC) is warning Jamaicans that there will be no more concessions for those who fail to pay their water bills.Under the CAP, residential and c...

MEMBERS of the business community with differences to settle now have the option of doing so through a digital platform, removing the need to go through the courts and saving time and money in the process.This is being done through the ...

Manchester Central Member of Parliament Rhoda Moy Crawford shows her support for the UN Global Road Safety Week campaign for a 30 kph speed limit in built-up areas. The National Road Safety Council has appealed to Jamaican parliamentari...

 A clash with exam dates has forced the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) to push back the National Junior Trials to July 16-18 at National Stadium.The trials, which will help in the selection of athletes to represent...

A news report out of London, England and Toronto, Canada indicates that Jamaican women are likely first in line to benefit from new discoveries that found medical cannabis formulations are 100 per cent effective in killing breast cancer...

DAMIAN Clarke, whose wife Cornelia was laid to rest yesterday at Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine, says he is now trying to find a new source of inspiration, motivation and love, which his best friend and wife had effortlessl...

Today is the 141st day of 2021. There are 224 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1981: Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley is accorded a state funeral, 10 days after his passing in a Miami hospital. OTHER EVENTS1471: England's King Hen...

JAMALCO has spent $2 million to procure 100 Samsung computer tablets for students attending schools in its operating areas in Clarendon and Manchester. This initiative is an extension of Jamalco's Tablets in Schools Programme which is a...

PORUS, Manchester - Councillor for the Bellefield Division in Manchester Central Mario Mitchell is appealing for anyone with information on the whereabouts of 75-year-old Norman Carter to contact the police."Anyone who has any informati...

YOUNG people who have ventured into agriculture have been using social media to market produce, eliminating the need for shoppers to go to the physical market.Poultry farmer Michael Mclish, 25, who has been in the business for three yea...

TECHNOLOGY has changed the way students interact, learn and compete but that was no problem for the students of Jose Marti Technical High who harnessed the power of the Internet to claim the top spot and a $1-million grand prize in Digi...

THE historic Bull Bay Police Station will soon be replaced with a modern, fit-for-purpose facility. The station, initially built in the 1800s, was constructed with packed stones and boasts a cut stone finish that tells a historical tale...

THE effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the labour market, the relevance of the labour laws in place today, and their historical origins are some of the issues to be raised at a Labour Day panel discussion entitled, 'From raisi...

DERYCK Murray, Trinidad and Tobago high commissioner to Jamaica, says there should be no bad blood following Jamaica's ban on flight from the Caribbean island earlier this month."We have been long-standing friends and have a great relat...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Even as some Caribbean countries relax entry protocols for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has strongly advised against going that r...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne Wednesday called for closing the "glaring gaps" in access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in Latin America and the Car...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) - Prime Minister Gaston Browne has called on "stubborn" Antiguans and Barbudans to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, warning again that Government finances could collapse if the island fails to achie...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - The Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping Wednesday said it "is gravely concerned" at the escalation in violence between Israel and Palestinian militants."Caricom joins the international community in calling ...