The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to launch an islandwide COVID-19 vaccination blitz on Saturday after Jamaica receives 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine tomorrow.Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton yester...

Jamaica is among 18 Caricom countries and other regional members of the Organisation of American States (OAS) whose threatened boycott led to the postponement of an OAS meeting on the current situation in Cuba, which was scheduled for ...

The teachers' union has called on Prime Minister Andrew Holness to clarify statements he made on Monday intimating that unvaccinated teachers could find themselves poorer in the pocket as against their counterparts who have taken the C...

Dear Editor, This is to address key points we have learnt from Shaquille Higgins, the rather bold man who, like others before him, was daring enough to go on social media to ridicule Prime Minister Andrew Holness and got caught almost i...

THERE are concerns that the main certifying body under the HEART/NSTA Trust - the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) - has been stuck in limbo, since 2018, between the education ministry and the...

Following back-to-back shooting incidents in the Red Hills Road area of St Andrew, which have led to the killing of at least three people and the injuring of four others between Saturday and Sunday, Milton Tomlinson of the Peace Managem...

TOKYO, Japan - Jamaican "Pocket Rocket" Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is juggling being the fastest woman alive with motherhood as she bids for a third 100m Olympics gold - 13 years after her first triumph.The 34-year-old, who stands just 1.5...

Jamaica's top morning radio host Ron Muschette will present a brand-new show to his legion of listeners, starting August 3, 2021 on The Edge 105 FM, in a development that represents a homecoming of sorts for the man who got his first br...

From left, Assistant manager at the Manning Child Care facility, Petula Maitland; instructor, Madge Calder; and Manager Delroy Brown receive school supplies, gaming items and backpacks from Sandals Foundation volunteers from Sandals Sou...

The days have been extremely hot in recent weeks, so much so that on Wednesday, when the capital city experienced a high of 85 degrees Fahrenheit this cat was forced to quench its thirst at a drainpipe at Johnson's Service Station on Be...

TWO team members from Sandals Ochi Beach Resort - General Manager Kevin Clarke and Regional Public Relations Manager Lyndsay Isaacs - were recently appointed as justices of the peace (JP), which they say is an extension of their service...

Senior Superintendent of Police James Forbes was met with an enthusiastic welcome yesterday when he returned to his job as head of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), his corruption convicti...

It is with much regret that the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust has learnt of the death of Keith Brown, and the trust sends sincere condolence to his family, friends, and colleagues.The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust pays tribute to Brown as ...

Today is the 210th day of 2021. There are 155 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2003: Sierra Leonean rebel leader Foday Sankoh, who had been in United Nations custody since 2000 and was awaiting trial on charges of mass murder and ...

CORINALDI Avenue Primary School in St James continues to be a juggernaut among educational institutions in western Jamaica, as the school is celebrating yet another year of outstanding passes in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinatio...

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) - Phillip Joseph Pierre, who was yesterday sworn in as the ninth prime minister of St Lucia, promised to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people of the island.Pierre, 66, an economist/accountant, led the ...

DESPITE the learning challenges spawned by the novel coronavirus pandemic, some principals are pleased with their students' performance in the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year.Principal at Emmanuel Kinder Prep in Manchester, Ya...

MORE than 60 adolescent parents will receive bursaries and scholarships, valued at some $3.9 million, from the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) to help with their educational expenses.The presentations will be made at the thi...

THE Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is to reveal the results of its 2020 Mystery Shopping exercise, done to assess the level of customer service being offered by utility service providers.The findings will be revealed today at a we...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Thirty-three-year-old Amber-Gail Grandison was installed as the new president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, making her the youngest to ever serve in this capacity in the history of the organisation.Grandison...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - The Guyana Government yesterday welcomed the discovery of new oil wells within the Stabroek Block offshore, saying it will add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - More than half a century since they were modernised, hate crime laws in the US are inconsistent and provide incomplete methods for addressing bias-motivated violence, according to a new report by advocate...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's newly installed prime minister, Ariel Henry, held his first press conference yesterday as he pledged to hold elections as soon as possible following the slaying of President Jovenel Moïse.Henry said...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico's governor announced yesterday that all public employees must be vaccinated against the coronavirus, starting next month, as the US territory reports a new rise in cases.The executive order goes ...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - New guidance from the federal government set off a cascade of mask rules across the nation yesterday as cities, states, schools and businesses raced to bring back mandates and others pushed back agai...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday July 29, 2021: You are likable, intuitive and dramatic. You are warm and generous, and you care for others. You seek new vistas because you want life to be stimulating. This is a year of change for you, and i...

The heated debate on the use of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 continued yesterday when outspoken reggae artiste Tanya Stephens questioned the relevance of not allowing people to decide for themselves what they wish to take to reduce symp...

Psychiatrist Dr Winston De La Haye says that tobacco's main threat to the health of the society is the danger of addiction.Dr De La Haye told a joint select committee reviewing the Tobacco Control Act, 2021, at Gordon House yesterday t...

Worried residents of Kingston Gardens in the capital city say the fire bombing of premises on East Avenue early yesterday morning was clear indication that a violent feud between the Genasyde and Darksyde gangs - which have been wreakin...

Senior Government minister Everald Warmington has promised to go back to Cabinet for a decision to ensure that responsibility for upkeep and rehabilitation of roads and other infrastructure in housing schemes falls squarely in the lap ...

A man on Monday walked from the Corporate Area Home Circuit Court a free citizen after beating a murder charge stemming from a 2017 incident.In the case tried before before Supreme Court Judge Justice Lorna Shelly-Williams over four day...

A senior policeman is warning Jamaican parents and guardians to be more leery of kind strangers, noting that human traffickers have gone as far as to cloak themselves as ardent Christians in order to trap children."Traffickers don't hav...

An order by the General Legal Council (GLC) that attorney-at-law Vaughn Bignall remove a sign bearing the name Bignall atop a building in the Corporate Area housing his legal practice by this Friday has been met with a terse rejoinder b...

CHIEF executive officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Rosalee Gage-Gray has called for the Corporate Area model of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) to be replicate...

CASTRIES, ST Lucia (CMC) - The Caribbean Community (Caricom) observer team which monitored Monday's general elections that saw the Opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) being victorious, said voters were able to cast their ballots with...

Q: What is an F-1 student visa, and who is qualified to seek one?A: An F1 visa is required to study in the US at universities, private secondary or elementary schools, or in language training programmes. For study at a vocational or non...

Dear Mr Brown,Thank you for your assistance thus far. I am not sure when I will be going to Canada, but I want to ensure that I have a place secured before I depart. However, I was told that there is no room for me to live on campus. I ...

Today is the 209th day of 2021. There are 156 days left in the year.TODAY HIGHLIGHT1959: The People's National Party (PNP) wins Jamaica's fourth general election, wininng 29 of the 45 seats. OTHER EVENTS1540: Thomas Cromwell, Earl of E...

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Desmond McKenzie says that his ministry will be exploring ways to breathe new life into the Porus Market in Manchester.The facility has experienced a decline in economic activity since the...

TEAM members from the Sandals Montego Bay Region, led by general manager Carl Beviere, yesterday cleared more than 300 pounds of garbage from a section of the beach and sidewalks in the White House community, as part of the company's co...

THE two-day London meeting of climate ministers from around the world wrapped yesterday with countries reaffirming commitment to prioritising loss and damage - a contentious article under the Paris Agreement which small island developin...

THE first cohort of 23 students who participated in a Level 3 events planning and management supervisory course, offered by the HEART/NSTA Trust, have completed their studies.They were presented with skills certificates during their gra...

RESIDENTS of Adelphi and its environs in St James are eagerly awaiting the completion of the new modern health centre being built in the community.The project is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of...

The Government isn't giving any special regulatory treatment to Uber operators, as individuals participating in the ride-sharing service do not have to indicate on their road licence applications what group or organisation they are affi...

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be subsidising the first premium for the first 1,000 farmers who sign up for crop insurance coverage under GK Weather Protect. Men will receive a subsidy of $3,500, while women and youth wi...

MANCHESTER Central Member Parliament Rhoda Moy Crawford and two organisations affiliated to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) came out swinging Monday against criticism of her performance in the constituency by two Opposition member...

Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) President Jasford Gabriel has raised concerns about the weighting of this year's Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Grade Six Ability Test to the final score awarded to students."We are seeking an answer as t...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CMC) - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) wants the region to develop platforms for producing and distributing new vaccines and medicines as part of "a concerted regional health stra...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) - The Office for the Protection of the Citizen (OPC) has called on persons with information to come forward regarding the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, more than two weeks after gunmen invaded hi...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - "This is how I'm going to die, defending this entrance," Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell recalled thinking, testifying yesterday at the emotional opening hearing of the congressional panel i...