An alleged robber was arrested by the police on Sunday after his face mask fell off while tussling with a taxi driver he reportedly robbed at gunpoint. The police have identified the man as Antwan Lowe, otherwise called Jay, of Job Lane,...

"A bare cry me a cry because me feel like them a neglect me baby," said Kevin Gilzene. The father, 41, said that for over a year now, his two-year-old son, Kehshawn, has been suffering because his surgery, scheduled at the Bustamante Hospital for.....

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams, wants more cameras installed in the constituency to help the police catch persons perpetuating violence. Residents say they have been living in fear as a deadly gang feud...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) last night revealed details about a helicopter landing that occurred in Portmore yesterday afternoon. In a media release, the JDF said that one of its student pilots "had to perform a precautionary landing in the.....

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Specialised Operations Unit and soldiers yesterday captured one of Hanover's most wanted men, Brian Jackson, otherwise called 'Not Nice'. Jackson was wanted in connection with a triple murder last year......

Former national footballer Jermaine 'Teddy' Johnson, who was a victim of a drive-by shooting in central Kingston last year, is calling for the intervention of Prime Minister Andrew Holness to help quell the deadly feud between the Genasyde and...

Howard Carr, who resides in the fractious Parade Gardens community in central Kingston, believes that sports could be a useful tool in quelling the crime and violence that have besieged the area. Parade Gardens has been enduring a bloody spell in....

When he was a student of Campion College, Malcolm Walker would spend time in classes making exaggerated drawings or doodles of his teachers. About five years after leaving high school, Walker has found himself immersed in the art of caricature,.....

Last Tuesday, June 1, marked a day of celebration in Whydah district, St Margaret's Bay, Portland, as the community's eldest resident, Lucilda 'Mama' Holmes, celebrated her 101st birthday. "I pulled my presents and talk to my family and friends.....

Washington, United States (AP) — U.S. health officials are investigating what appear to be higher than expected reports of heart inflammation in male teens and young adults after they get a second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. It...

The US government will provide approximately J$130 million to support Jamaica's response to COVID-19 via the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The funding, aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the country's HIV-control...

Washington, United States (CMC)-- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$50 million grant to support the improvement of basic education in Haiti. The IDB said the project will support the government in implementing the key...

VALENCE, France (AP) -- A 28-year-old Frenchman who described himself as a right-wing or extreme-right "patriot", was sentenced to four months in prison Thursday for slapping President Emmanuel Macron in the face. Damien Tarel was...

Workers walked off their job at the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in Spanish Town, St Catherine a short while ago, reportedly over a longstanding wage dispute. The management has since decided to suspend burials for today. Details to follow. We want....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. Emma Coronel Aispuro...

A 50-year-old man from Kingston and St Andrew is the latest Jamaican to die as a result of COVID-19, moving the death tally to 989. Meanwhile, of the 2,417 samples tested on Wednesday, 20 returned positive results, increasing total confirmed cases.....

MAWGAN PORTH, England (AP) -- One year ago, the U.S. was the deadliest hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of the Group of Seven summit it was due to host. Now, the U.S. is emerging as a model for how to successfully...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, says that the Grade Six Ability Test component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) was successfully administered on May 26 in collaboration with school leaders. She said that all the...

Belmopan, Belize (CMC) - The Belize government has announced the closure of schools effective June 18 "out of an abundance of caution, coupled with the fact that the vaccination rate for teachers is not yet at an adequate level."...

The age old 'mermaid story' told by residents who live in the Bog Walk gorge in St Catherine resurfaced on Tuesday after another fatal crash. This time, 59-year-old Linstead resident Valerie Ennis was killed after the minibus in which she was...