After two years of refurbishment, female victims and survivors of gender-based violence will finally be accommodated at a transitional home designed to provide an escape from their ordeals. The 30-year-old building was renovated throug...

September 1 remains the official date for the reopening of schools for both vaccinated and unvaccinated students, Education Minister Fayval Williams stated yesterday.However, while vaccinated students will be eligible immediately for f...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) will reopen today after shutting its doors for an entire day because of a COVID-19 scare. The building underwent deep cleaning and staff were advised to get tes...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - Up to late yesterday evening Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament (MP) George Wright was a patient in the Falmouth Field Hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19.Wright's common-law wife is also said to h...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said he was saddened by the death of former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP) and attorney-at-law Ernest Smith."I express heartfelt condolence to his wife, children, including o...

With COVID-19 cases averaging 500 a day, pushing the island's positivity rate to a staggering 41.9 per cent, Prime Minister Andrew Holness last night announced seven no-movement days designed to break the transmission of the rampaging ...

Leaders of five major religious groups representing thousands of people across the island yesterday spoke with one voice urging Christian and non-Christians alike to accept the COVID-19 vaccines, arguing "it's a health issue, not a rel...

This dog appears to be puzzled by the pile-up of garbage at this open space on Upper Oxford Street in downtown Kingston yesterday. (Photo: Joseph Wellington)    

Today is the 232nd day of 2021. There are 133 days left in the year.TODAYS HIGHLIGHT2008: In Beijing, China, Usain Bolt of Jamaica breaks the world record by winning the 200 metres in 19.30 seconds. OTHER EVENTS1741: Danish explorer Vi...

More than 300 employees of Moon Palace Jamaica in Ocho Rios and nearby companies were vaccinated on Wednesday as Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) members and tourism industry partners intensify their support for the Ministr...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - The police in this parish have launched an investigation into the alleged theft of Flow equipment that has left a number of residents in Breadnut Hill without Internet service for almost a month. According to a repre...

WITH Jamaica having received its first cruise ship following a 17-month hiatus forced by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is insisting that the zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19 protocols breaches wi...

THE National Water Commission (NWC) is assuring that the US$25-million Spanish Town Road Potable Water Transmission Mains project along Spanish Town Road and into central and downtown Kingston, which is expected to bring significant ben...

WITH an increase in the number of "strangers" being seen in College Green, Hope Pastures, St Andrew, which has been attributed to the presence of a short-term rental property on Scotland Drive, some residents are concerned about their s...

CHICAGO, United States (AP) - Michael Williams' wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - The day before he was supposed to start fourth grade, Francisco Rosales was admitted to a Dallas hospital with COVID-19, struggling to breathe, with dangerously low oxygen levels, and an uncertain ou...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council Dr Lucien Jones says there is a need for the implementation of a safe systems approach following yesterday's market truck crash in Manchester, which left four de...

The Ministry of Tourism has officially invited 25-year-old Tijana Stojkovic and a guest of her choosing to Jamaica with an all-expense paid trip which will see them treated to top-notch service across four parishes, staying at five hot...

With confirmation coming yesterday that the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus has been identified in the island, Minister of Education Fayval Williams says plans for the reopening of face-to-face classes next month will need adjust...

A number of residents living in New Haven and Gordon Town, in St Andrew, say they escaped the worst effects of Tropical Storm Grace on Tuesday despite the heavy rains and strong winds.The Gordon Town main road suffered extensive damage ...

LUCEA, Hanover - The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the snail's pace movement of Tropical Storm Grace across Jamaica's north-western coast has left the western end of the island with a repair bill which could run into mil...

A number of the island's church leaders will this morning appear at a news conference with Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton at which the religious community's response to the controversial issue of COVID-19 vaccination...

A major investigation is now under way into the fatal shooting of a police corporal in Central Village, St Catherine, yesterday.Up to press time there was an unusual silence from the police communications unit on details of the shooting...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny - Stakeholders in the historic town of Falmouth are eagerly awaiting the commissioning of an artisan village - an immersive attraction created by The Port Authority of Jamaica at a cost of $700 million with funds fr...

PENNSYLVANIA, United States (The Conversation) - Parts of Haiti were reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that hit the impoverished nation on August 14, 2021, resulting in a death toll that has climbed rapidly to nearly 2,000 with...

FOR residents of Weise Road in Bull Bay, St Andrew, it was a case of deja vu on Tuesday when heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Grace caused a section of the Chalky River to overflow its banks, dumping up to four feet of silt an...

Today is the 231th day of 2021. There are 134 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1993: Merlene Ottey produces an exhilarating run of 21.98 seconds to win the 200m at the IAAF World Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany. OTHER EV...

Professor of public health and ageing at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr Denise Eldemire-Shearer, has pointed to trypanophobia - the fear of needles - as one of the major factors causing several Jamaicans to refuse to...

PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Independent Schools' Association (JISA), Dr Faithlyn Wilson, says while Government's plans for the reopening of schools in September remain hazy, JISA is pressing for special considerations, especially for child...

CORAL SPRING, Trelawny - The uncertainty surrounding the reopening of school in September - stemming from the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis - could be exacerbated if Government does not expedite negotiations with teachers for a new a...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR Westmoreland - The health ministry's efforts to encourage take up of the COVID-19 vaccine did little to change Jason Hibbert's mind. The tradesman from Petersfield in Westmoreland only decided to take the jab because he t...

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) - Cuba published on Tuesday its first cybersecurity law, a move critics dismissed as a tool to limit political and civic freedoms on the Caribbean island.The law, published in the official Gaceta newspaper, comes just...

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations says it's sending about a third of its 300 international staff in Afghanistan to Kazakhstan to work remotely, on a temporary basis, in light of "the volatile situation in the country".UN spokesman Ste...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, August 19, 2021:You are intelligent, courageous and independent. You are also stylish. People love your warm optimism. Although you are a dreamer, you are also intuitive and analytical. This year your person...

JAMAICA received a battering from Tropical Storm Grace yesterday as heavy rains and winds associated with the cyclone toppled trees, utility poles and flooded roads, leaving some motorists and pedestrians stranded in sections of the Cor...

FREETOWN, Clarendon - The startling image of a Toyota Coaster bus halfway engulfed by flood waters provided a glimpse of how this parish has been affected by Tropical Storm Grace which continued to dump heavy rains on the island up to...

AT least four people narrowly escaped injury in two eastern parishes yesterday as Tropical Storm Grace dumped rain and lashed the island with gusty winds.In Bull Bay, St Thomas, a woman had to be pulled from a car that had lost its batt...

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt yesterday to the Haitian Government's response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands who were lef...

Tropical Storm Grace slow-marched across Jamaica's northern coast yesterday, dumping more than three inches of rain on mostly eastern and central parishes resulting in flooding and damage to infrastructure which local authorities will ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Vendors at Melrose Yam Park are demanding that the Manchester Municipal Corporation moves swiftly to address concerns outlined by the local health department which ordered the facility closed.The placard-beari...

Today is the 230th day of 2021. There are 135 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1964: South Africa is banned from participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo for refusing to renounce its apartheid policies. OTHER EVENTS1649: Turke...

Steve Morris, Health inspector Westmoreland"I believe that the Maroons should have the right to be an autonomous society in Jamaica. This will ensure the preservation of our culture for generations to come. Even though they may look lik...

Dear Mr Brown:I used a representative who left out one of my bank statements for my application for a study permit. The application was eventually denied. I am wondering if I can apply again for the permit. I need help in doing so.- BRD...

MORE than 1,000 students from vulnerable communities across the country are today expressing gratitude for much-needed financial aid and back-to-school support from natural gas provider New Fortress Energy (NFE), through its foundation,...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - There are mixed reactions from commuters in this parish about the 15 per cent increase in taxi and bus fares, which took effect yesterday. Some believe the hike is ill-advised while others said it is long ...

Xbox is heading to gamescom 2021 later this month. The gaming brand announced that they will be joining the fully virtual event, where it can be viewed anywhere in the world.Xbox will be showcasing the latest updates and gameplay for so...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Some 40 temporary workers will this month join the vector control team in St James as part of the parish's rigorous efforts to stem the spread of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases.The team will assis...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years. Saturday's powerful quake killed hundreds and injured thousands...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - The Stop Inn isn't hiding that it plans to comply with the city's new edict on the novel coronavirus - that all patrons dining indoors at restaurants, browsing art at museums or sweating it out at gyms mus...

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