Professor Donald Jasper Harris yesterday said he was "honoured and humbled" by his country's decision to confer on him the Order of Merit (OM), Jamaica's third-highest national honour and expressed appreciation for the recognition of hi...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Fed up with the recurring shortage of cement from the island's major supplier, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), a number of stakeholders in the construction industry in western Jamaica have intensified th...

AFTER 55 years in public service and trade unionism, former speaker of the House of Representatives Pearnel Charles Sr is to be invested with Jamaica's fourth-highest national award - the Order of Jamaica (OJ) - in the latest National H...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Five people, three of them teenagers, died in two motor vehicle crashes in Manchester and St Elizabeth on Independence Day.The Manchester crash occurred on the Downs main road, killing three people.They are 36-y...

MIDDLE QUARTERS, St Elizabeth - As is the case with many community groups, the 16-year-old Middle Quarters Community Development Committee (CDC) has had its ups and downs."There have been times when we have gone almost dormant for one r...

The Japanese volunteer who helped Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment get to the Olympics Stadium in Tokyo last Tuesday for his semi-final race, after he ended up at another venue in error, believes she didn't do anything special, even a...

A senior academic at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says the recent allegation of a police woman trimming the locks of a Rastafarian woman in custody reinforces Afropessimism, repression, and the deliberate abuse of Rast...

At nights, four children - ages two, three, seven, and 12 - are sent to stay with relatives and sometimes neighbours while their parents, Marlon Buckley and his sister Nicole Panton, make do with donated mattresses on the floor in a roo...

On Monday, July 26, 2021, Dominic Miller went to bed an anxious student. He woke up the following morning, travelled to The University of the West Indies, Mona campus where he picked up his exam results at the Faculty of Medical Science...

HEAD of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr Joy St John says breastfeeding can help to prevent childhood obesity and maternal obesity, which are important risk factors for Type 2 diabetes."If we are to reduce the prevalence ...

INDIVIDUALS tend to get sores on their inner lip quite frequently without knowing the cause or how it can be treated. These sores are called aphthous ulcer or canker sores.Canker soresAphthous ulcer is defined as a small lesion that res...

"You are in my prayers." Sounds familiar? It should. You've probably heard or said those words at one point or another.When I was a child, my father developed a huge lump at the back of his neck. He was examined on more than one occasio...

MASSACHUSETTS, United States - As a child, I had a great deal of anxiety. If you've ever seen me speak in public, that might surprise you. But anxiety among children is extremely common and affects almost all children to varying degrees...

Dr Nagendra Babu Chandolu and his wife, Dr Alekya Daram, say they remain committed to philanthropic work despite the financial crunch caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has reduced the number of Jamaicans who come to them f...

THERE'S a common misconception that social media is a young person's game. However, more seniors are turning to social media platforms for their entertainment, news updates and to keep in touch with friends and family. Studies have show...

PENSION expert Sharon Smith says as difficult a time some people may be experiencing now due to the economic effects of COVID-19, pension contributors should be seeking to preserve their savings. Smith, who is the head of premium financ...

NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) - The local Rastafarian community has defended the use of natural remedies in the fight against COVID-19 by stating that none of its members have contracted the virus.The claim was recently made by High Priest ...

PARIS, France (AFP) - Almost a quarter of a million people took to the streets across France yesterday for the biggest protests yet against the novel coronavirus health pass needed to enter a café or travel on an inter-city train, tw...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - Haiti's justice system is still struggling to find a judge willing to investigate the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse a full month after he died, as magistrates fear for their lives if they take o...

DEMENTIA is a syndrome, usually of a chronic or progressive nature, caused by a variety of brain illnesses that affect memory, thinking, behaviour and ability to perform everyday activities.The number of people living with dementia worl...

HOUSEHOLD air pollution is one of the leading causes of disease and premature death in the developing world.Exposure to smoke from cooking fires causes 3.8 million premature deaths each year, mostly in low-and middle-income countries. B...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021: You have focus. You are determined, hard-working and creative. Adventure appeals to you, and yet you value security. You're not afraid to commit. You are an excellent friend to others, always loy...

The cuckold lives in bliss,Who, certain of his fate,Loves not his wronger,But O, what damned minutes tells his o'erWho dotes, yet doubts, suspects,Yet strongly loves.- ShakespeareA cuckold is a man who's being cheated on, getting bun as...

FOUR stalwarts of Jamaica's tourism industry - John Byles, Nicola Madden-Greig, Camille Needham, and Donald Grizzle - are among those being honoured in this year's national honours and awards.The appointments to the Orders of the Societ...

A grateful Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Fitz Bailey, who has been appointed to the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer, has attributed his elevation to him consistently being a policeman with a conscience, a transformatio...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - One of the country's most popular radio hosts Darren "Ron" Muschette was among 16 individuals honoured during the "Spirit of Independence Awards" ceremony held inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Friday. He...

NERENE Harrison firmly believes tourism is her future and the future for many Jamaicans. As a result, she is very passionate about the industry, its success and, especially now, does whatever it takes to ensure all COVID-19 protocols ar...

BARRACKS RIVER, St Mary - Gabrielle Thompson has long lived a life of service, so being a member of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) was a natural fit.The 18-year-old joined the youth movement in 2014 and seven years later became...

HECTOR'S RIVER, Portland - One person has been taken into custody in connection with Thursday evening's $10-million drug bust in this coastal parish. One man escaped but the Area Two narcotics police are leading an investigation with th...

BLUEFIELDS, Westmoreland - Twenty years ago, Ophar Turner's left leg was chopped from his body as he attempted to stop a fight between two men. He has not let that get in the way of making a living doing the only thing he knows - fishin...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines (CMC) - Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves suffered a concussion when he was struck in the head by an object outside Parliament on Thursday during the protest, organised by the main Opposition New...

PARIS, France (AFP) - Wariness and outright hostility to vaccines did not start with COVID-19, they date back to the 18th century when the first shots were given. From real fears sparked by side effects, to fake studies and conspiracy t...

The Minto Family Foundation on Wednesday staged a back-to-school fair for residents of Waterford, St Catherine, the community that it has been helping annually.The event comes a year after the foundation, as part of its thrust to help p...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - A number of Rastafarians congregated in historic Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay yesterday to express disgust over allegations of the trimming of a young woman of the faith by members of the Jamaica Constabulary F...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves had t o receive treatment after suffering a blow to the head during protests in the capital yesterday.Initial reports indicate he was hit in the head by an object thrown by...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - Questions are being raised about the protracted delay in starting construction on the new Port Maria Police Station for which ground was broken three years ago. In March 2018, then Minister of National Security Rob...

The National Arena was buzzing with activity yesterday as scores of Jamaicans turned out to get their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Staff photographer Karl Mclarty captured highlights.

MONTEGO BAY, St James - With almost all of its beds earmarked for COVID-19 patients already in use, and the number of people who need them increasing daily, Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) is now looking at scaling back on the treatmen...

CARIBBEAN Airlines (CAL) has begun discussions with the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on making the transition easier for 42 Jamaicans who are among employees whose jobs are to be made redundant.The move follows the airline's...

TVJ videographer Glenford Campbell assists a weeping Kelma Foster after she collapsed at the scene where three men were killed in Stony Hill, St Andrew, on Wednesday.(Photo: Jason Tulloch)

Today is the 218th day of 2021. There are 147 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1945: During World War II, the US B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb code-named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estima...

The Ministry of Health has reported that six days into the COVID-19 vaccine blitz, which started last Saturday, more than 49,000 doses of vaccine were administered to Jamaicans 18 years and older. According to the health ministry, up t...

Scores of customers are welcoming their premium prizes, including LTE tablets and smart watches, won during Flow Jamaica's Spice Up Yuh Summa Campaign, now in its second week. The six-week campaign, which began on July 23 and is being ...

AP - Vaccine maker Novavax announced yesterday that it has asked regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine - offering its shot to developing countries before vaccine-flush rich one...

The 36th annual CANTO Trade and Virtual Exhibition kicked-off on Wednesday, with headline sponsor C&W Communications (CWC) hosting the first day of the three-day virtual event.Held under the theme 'The New Digital Reality - 2021 and...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie,is encouraging participants in the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and to encourage others to do the same."I want to challen...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that the upgrading of its Automated Palm and Fingerprint Identification System is in progress and is slated to come on stream in September.In a recent interview with JIS News, senior di...

HANOVER - The police are keeping a close watch on sections of Kingsvale, Hanover, following the fatal shooting of two men in the community on Tuesday night. Two other men were left nursing gunshot wounds in the incident.The dead men hav...

Kimberley Waugh Skyers, who was diagnosed with the learning disorder dyslexia at age 12, initially ignored her desire to teach those who also suffered from the condition. But, after realising that her six-year-old twin girls portrayed ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) - Florida hospitals filled with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, auditoriums and cafeterias. In Georgia, medical centres are turning people away for ...