Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 13 new COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 1,254. Those who have died are: A 74-year-old female from Clarendon A 58-year-old female from St. Catherine A 50-year-old Male from St. Elizabeth A 60-...

Buju Banton is back to posting about COVID-19, this after a post made to his Instagram account was flagged for false information. The post, a screenshot, claimed that there was a plan to release different strains of the coronavirus over the next...

Approximately $520,000 has been awarded to 26 high school students in the parish of St Catherine by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF). Speaking at the recent handover of cheques to the awardees at the Social Development...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. government says it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as the region struggles with a spike in coronavirus cases. The Bahamas will receive 397,000 doses, followed by Trinidad and...

Patrick Wright has been building a 'circular house' for the past eight years. The eye-catching 18-room house sits on a three-acre property in Savannah, a community outside of Linstead in St Catherine. "I've been building houses from I was likkle....

Eleven years ago, Danett Brooks of Ramble in St Thomas celebrated her birthday preparing and praying for the safe delivery of her son, whom she said was a gift from her common-law husband Kevin Brown. Contrary to the joy she felt then, the woman....

As uncertainty looms for the reopening of the island's schools face-to-face learning, at least one privately run institution has decided to close its doors. Quest Preparatory School, which is located at Mannings Hill Road in Kingston, told...

A St James man who allegedly used a machete to chop his brother on his back and arm, almost severing it, has been charged with wounding with intent. Police said that Rojae Reid, mason of Bogue Hill, Montego Bay, St James, and his brother were...

Thirty-five farmers in St Thomas have received a major boost from the Digicel Foundation to aid in improving irrigation at their farms at Needham Pen in the parish. The farmers, who are members of the Needham Pen Farmers' Association, were...

The tourism ministry yesterday said that cruise shipping could return to Jamaican ports in a matter of weeks. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who has appealed to unvaccinated tourism workers to get vaccinated, said cruise lines are eager to...

Local manufacturer of animal feed Nutramix, in partnership with Gold Mine Boers International, recently hosted a number of players in the agricultural industry at its inaugural GOAT Seminar at the Denbigh Showground. About 50 small ruminant...

Jamaica on Friday recorded ten more COVID deaths pushing the tally to 1241. At the same time, there were 316 new infections. The deceased are: A 44-year-old female from Hanover A 74-year-old female from Hanover A 91-year-old...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Heavy rains pelted the northern Caribbean on Tuesday as forecasters warned that a disturbance could soon become Tropical Storm Fred following a quiet month of no named storms in the region. Power outages were...

DERBY LINE, Vermont (AP) -- Canada lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit on Monday while the United States is maintaining similar restrictions for Canadians, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Islands in the northern Caribbean braced Tuesday for the storm that could be Fred. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where forecasters...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness appears to have taken mandatory vaccination off the table, insisting that the Government's focus is getting people to take the jab, through public education. "As it stands right now, the Government is not thinking...

"Hansle was not one of the talented ones to begin with ..." shared Rohan Bryan as he referred to the Olympic Gold medallist Hansle Parchment. Bryan, who Parchment credits as a foundation member of his track career, was his coach during his initia...

After being granted a lifeline for 39 days, the entertainment sector is again in lockdown as the Government moves to slow the spread of COVID-19, which is threatening to overwhelm the country's health sector. Prime Minister Andrew Holness...

Two frontline workers in the local public health sector are calling on Jamaicans to display greater care towards the well-being of themselves and others. Their appeal comes as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Phillip Taylor, an ambulance driver......