BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC, - Barbados is preparing to welcome back cruise ships to its shores from Monday, with all passengers on board being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister Lisa...

A St James man was arrested and charged on Saturday for breaches of the Firearms Act. He is 20-year-old Raheim Forsythe of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, who is charged with illegal possession of firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. His...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC - Prime Minister Gaston Browne says that his administration will give illegal immigrants a four-month extension if they get vaccinated against COVID-19. In making the announcement on Saturday, Browne said that people who...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) -- The second baby for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is officially here: Meghan gave birth to a healthy girl on Friday. A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan said Sunday the couple welcomed their child Lilibet...

A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) private is among two men shot and killed in Spring Piece district, St Ann last night. The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old Leighton Sinclair, a JDF private, and 38-year-old Devoy Webb, mechanic, both of...

Jamaica on Saturday recorded six more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 970. The deceased are: A 50-year-old female from St Catherine A 32-year-old female from St Catherine A 53-year-old male from St Catherine An 80-year-old male from...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - The Trinidad and Tobago government said on Saturday that it hopes to reopen the borders within the next four to six weeks as the country acquires more COVID-19 vaccines. The virus has so far killed 556 people...

The police are reporting the seizure of a mini assault rifle and several rounds of ammunition in Rockfort, Kingston. No one was arrested in connection to the recovery. It is reported that a police-military team was on an operation yesterday morning....

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that 49-year-old Ava Thelwell of Shortwood Drive, Kingston 8 is suspected to have committed suicide at Flat Bridge, Spanish Town in St Catherine on Friday, June 4. Reports from the Spanish Town...

Jamaica's fight against the coronavirus pandemic received a boost in the form of 6,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to identify COVID-19 variants. The medical testing supplies were procured by the Pan American Health Organization/...

The Government will be investing $10 million in the provision of new scholarships for outstanding students from the West Kingston constituency under the Edward Seaga Scholarship Awards. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member.....

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has revealed that four more persons have died from COVID-19 on Friday, pushing the tally to 964. The deceased are: a 79-year-old male from St Catherine, a 41-year-old male from St Catherine, a 69-year-old male...

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC - The Cayman Islands has started genome sequencing of local COVID-19 cases making the territory the first in the region, outside of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), to do so. This was revealed by...

The Traffic Ticketing System will soon be able to update payment and warrant records in real time, following technological support from the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. Upgrading of information and communications technology (ICT)...

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC - The government of St Kitts Nevis has introduced one of the strictest travel protocols due to COVID-19. According to the St Kitts Tourism Authority, only vaccinated travellers will be welcomed based on a new...

A judge yesterday expressed dismay that persons are content with breaching the Disaster Risk Management Act, despite there being an abundance of evidence that the flouting of measures imposed under the legislation can lead to a spike in COVID-19......

The deplorable state of the principal's cottage at Padmore Primary in rural St Andrew has forced the head teacher, Keisha Hayle, to take up accommodation elsewhere. Hayle, who occupied the cottage located in Padmore, Red Hills, said she was...

A man was denied bail yesterday as he failed to present even one dollar to begin the compensation process when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Kenroy Granville pleaded guilty to fraudulent conversion when he last appeared....

Vaccination blitz for second dose this Saturday The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host a special vaccination blitz at the National Arena this Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The blitz is intended to provide the second dose of....

Two men were killed and two others injured following shootings in the neighbouring communities of Norwood and Glendevon in St James, between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Dead are 31-year-old Vernon 'Punch' Boswell, a wrecker driver......