FOLLOWING the brazen gun slaying of her brother in Stony Hill on Monday afternoon, one woman has questioned the lack of witnesses coming forward with information on a number of murders and shootings committed in broad daylight in the co...

BUFF BAY, Portland - Four Haitian men who arrived at Spring Gardens in Portland yesterday morning have been given accommodation where they are being cared for. The men appeared to be very weak when their boat washed ashore, according to...

The Office of the Public Defender says it has launched an investigation into a complaint that 19-year-old Rastafarian Nzinga King was forcibly trimmed by a woman cop."We have commenced our investigation. It being a matter of great publi...

TWENTY-TWO of the island's female fisherfolk, who have dedicated decades of their lives in service to the local fishing and aquacultural industry, were recently honoured for their commitment, hard work and years of service by natural ga...

Today is the 216th day of 2021. There are 149 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS1966: The British Empire and Commonwealth Games begin in Kingston, Jamaica. They run until August 13. OTHER EVENTS1539: Ghent rebels fight against Ma...

THE Whitehouse Branch Library in Westmoreland, with support from Sandals South Coast, has been engaging youngsters from Whitehouse and surrounding communities in reading, art and craft through another one of its specialised programmes -...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Government Member of Parliament (MP) and state minister for local government Homer Davis has expressed concern that Jamaica has now become the murder capital of the Caribbean. "I want us to all celebrate, knowing...

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) - The Dominica Government yesterday announced a series of new measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, including a curfew and increased fines for people not adhering to the Public He...

BEIJING, China (AP) - China suspended flights and trains, cancelled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan yesterday as widening outbreaks of the Delta variant reached the city where the dis...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday, making it ...

IT'S the most contagious coronavirus mutant so far in the pandemic, but COVID-19 vaccines still provide strong protection against it. Nearly all hospitalisations and deaths are among the unvaccinated.Still, the US Centers for Disease Co...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, August 4, 2021: You are a friendly extrovert who is comfortable with the limelight. You are warm, friendly and loyal. You are also a practical, organised planner. You are sometimes rebellious and want to do...

SHE was 12 years old and had known her one-time neighbour-turned-family friend since the age of seven. So when the friend, one day, invited her to spend a weekend at her house so she could "go to some nice places" she had no idea she wa...

NEW YORK, United States - On his first overseas trip as junior foreign minister, Senator Leslie Campbell stepped nimbly away from the issue of escalating murder rates in Jamaica which has been a hot button issue for members of the Diasp...

Jamaican hurdler Megan Tapper is the latest member of the country's Olympic team to receive an offer for her historic medal performance at the Tokyo Games from Sandals Resorts International (SRI).Tapper won a broze medal in the 100m hu...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - i-doc Concierge Wellness Services Limited, a group of western Jamaica health practitioners, celebrated last week's launch of their health club with the donation of 100 free membership cards which will see partici...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Saying heavy afternoon showers may have helped slow the stream of people who turned out to get their vaccination shots in this parish over the weekend, medical officer for health Dr Marcia Graham is hoping...

LAST Friday's donation of 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine by the Government of the United Kingdom to Jamaica underscored what the top British diplomat in the island, Asif Ahmad, has described as a "relationship based on real trust ...

AN Indian medical doctor who has his practice in St Mary is making an impassioned plea to Jamaicans to make use of the opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine as 300,000 more doses have become available to anyone over the age of 18.Dr N...

Jamaicans yesterday flocked Hellshire Beach and Caymans River, both in St Catherine, for respite from the searing summer heat, but mainly in keeping with tradition as the island observed the Emancipation Day holiday. But leisure wasn't...

Today is the 215th day of 2021. There are 150 days left in the year.TODAYS HIGHLIGHT2005: French authorities find 351 foetuses and stillborn babies stored in bags and jars at a Paris hospital.OTHER EVENTS1460: King James II of Scotland ...

WITH less than 30 per cent of the 3.3 million kilogrammes of sheep and goat meat consumed annually being local, Newport Mills Limited, manufacturers of Nutramix animal feeds, in partnership with Gold Mine Boers International, will host ...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government will on Thursday pilot legislation amending the Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, which it says will allow for certain categories of public sector employees t...

MORE than 200 elderly persons and shut-ins from Middle Quarters and its environs in St Elizabeth were treated recently to a warm meal and care packages by the Middle Quarters Community Development Committee (CDC).President of the Middle...

CHILDREN attending the Canterbury Summer School in Montego Bay were visited recently by Sandals Foundation ambassadors from the Montego Bay region who engaged them in a spirited reading session. The activity formed part of the 'Readatho...

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - More excitement in Tokyo came with the announcement last week that medal winners on the podium would be granted a special treat - 30 seconds mask-free for photos.Well, this is the pandemic Games.On the podium athlet...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) - Mystery surrounds the death of Claudey Gassant, the former commissioner of the Government of Port-au-Prince, whose body was found at his residence in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Saturday.Gass...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers.For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage their workforces to get the COVID-19 shot. Now,...

At least 10 local investors, and one from overseas, have indicated an early interest in a mango agro park which is to be established on approximately 900 acres in Toll Gate, Clarendon.Chief executive officer of Agro Investment Corporat...

THE increased acceptance of using violence as an alternative to resolve disputes in the country has pushed Prime Minister Andrew Holness to encourage citizens to desist from the practice as Jamaica observed Emancipation Day yesterday. I...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says the novel coronavirus vaccine provides a "ray of hope" for faster recovery and a return to normality as soon as possible, and appealed to all eligible Jamaicans to take the jab.The prime minister was s...

HANOVER - Following a less than desired vaccination blitz turnout in Hanover amid the parish recording a surge in novel coronavirus cases, the medical officer of health for the parish, Dr Kaushal Singh, is encouraging the public to come...

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness y esterday urged Jamaicans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while also remaining vigilant in their practice of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, as the island registered 342 new novel...

TERRESTRIAL biologist Damion Whyte has always indulged in journeying across the island in search of unusual plants, animals and, lately, artefacts.On a recent trek, the 40-year-old stumbled upon a glass bottle containing pimentos soaked...

MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Karl Samuda says that his ministry is working on a strategy to widen the participation of Jamaicans in the United States' overseas employment programmes by more than 100 per cent within months."The...

CULTURE, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister Olivia Grange is inviting Jamaicans to join the virtual celebration of the country's 59th anniversary of Independence.With restrictions on live activities, due to the novel coronavirus p...

TOKYO, Japan (AP) - Count them for Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Four Olympics, seven medals, two of them gold.But that one defining moment at the Games to carry with you for the rest of your life?Still elusive."I haven't had it yet. I don't...

Nicholas Murray (second left) co-founder, Wake Network Canada, and Pauline Terrie Smith (centre) of Wake Jamaica present Professor Colin Gyles (second right), acting president, University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica with a gift of "J...

MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says that the crisis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) must be seen as an economic problem and a challenge for development more broadly.He said that the household burden of NCDs ha...

Jamaica's 100-metre Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (centre) is flanked by silver medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (left) and bronze medallist Shericka Jackson as they celebrate yesterday on the podium with their medals after th...

EDUCATION, Youth and Information Minister Fayval Williams says that the first staging of the National Summer School Programme is going well."We are pleased with summer school; our tutors took to it and our students as well, and summer s...

THE need for a renewed organisational culture to respond to the changing nature of the future of work in a post-COVID-19 environment was one of several recommendations made by lead partner in IR Plus Consultants, Danny Roberts, last Fri...

Christians demonstrate yesterday in St Andrew after they were informed that gays and lesbians were holding a church service inside a nearby hotel.(Photo: Karl Mclarty)

People wait patiently yesterday outside the St Joseph's Hospital in Kingston to get their COVID-19 vaccination.(Photo: Karl Mclarty) 

MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says that preparations are in high gear to mark the country's 60th anniversary of Independence in 2022. "We are already on our way with the Jamaica 60 logo, which was se...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Dr Anthony Fauci warned yesterday that more "pain and suffering" is on the horizon as COVID-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get their shots.Fauci, the nation's...

MORE than 150,000 Jamaicans are to benefit from a five-year digital skills programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Microsoft. A memorandum of understanding for the partnership was signed last w...

THE Government is expected to start serious discussions soon with Concord Resources Holdings Limited, which recently acquired 49 per cent private shareholding in Noranda Jamaica Bauxite, the St Ann-based exporter.Concord, a minority par...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Anger and frustration mounted in Congress over the weekend as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired during a surge in the novel coronavirus pandemic. One Democratic lawmaker even camped outside th...

Today is the 214th day of 2021 There are 151 days left in the year TODAYS HIGHLIGHT1920: Marcus Garvey, black leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, reaches the height of his power as he presides at an intern...