Jamaicans who are not on the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccine being procured by the Government might have the option of buying the much-sought-after jab on the private market. A business coalition banking on procuring the vaccine to...

A team of local and international researchers has planted a seed of faith that the humble guinep may have properties that reduce blood pressure and manage complications like cardiac arrest and other medical problems affecting the heart muscle. The.....

A nutrient cost analysis has revealed that on average, Jamaican minimum wage earners spend close to half, or 48 per cent, of their weekly income of $7,000 on food. If Jamaica were to come close to its Caribbean neighbours St Kitts and Nevis or...

With a whopping 650 per cent increase in murders in Kingston Western since the start of the year, residents are pleading with the authorities to revise their strategy in curtailing crime and violence in the area. Up to Tuesday, January 26, there......

Jamaica has improved in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) but is still among the most corrupt countries in the world as an estimated $95 billion is lost annually to the scourge. The island moved up a single point from 43 to 44 out of 100,...

Deejay Rytikal detained in Bull Bay Dancehall artiste Rytikal has been detained at the Bull Bay Police Station in St Andrew. The 25-year-old entertainer, whose given name is Ryan McFarlane, was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon. The...

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the local hospitality sector, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has said that investor confidence remains high, with ground to be broken soon for a 2,000-room hotel in Green.....

Despite Jamaica’s expectation of receiving more than 900,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine for the first phase of the roll-out set for April, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) cautioned on Wednesday that it could not commit to the...

Jamaica showed little improvement on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2020, inching up from a score of 43 to 44 out of 100, in a context where zero is deemed very corrupt and 100 is very clean.

Underfunding has crippled the outreach of one of Jamaica’s most prominent peacekeeping organisations, threatening to worsen the crime crisis in St James, where there has been a 350 per cent increase in murders in 2021. The grim assessment was......

A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) lieutenant and a female officer under his command have both been found guilty of contravening the army’s policy on personal relationship and fraternisation following a probe into allegations of inappropriate conduct.....

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has appealed to brokers to stop marketing complex public offerings to the general public without adequate risk disclosures. In his address at the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) Capital Markets Conference on...

Mandeville, Manchester: With roughly 50 per cent occupancy of the COVID-19 ward at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, the parish of Manchester could face even tighter restrictions if cases continue to increase, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton.....

Poachers have been warned to steer clear of Jamaica’s waters as the Government announced the imminent lifting of the ban against conch fishing. Conch harvesting had been prohibited for almost two years but will resume on April 1, Agriculture and.....

The reason for granting a 60-day extension to Bengal Development Limited to pay a $40-million environment performance bond remains a mystery to the public. Members of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) ran into a brick...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) said it is now addressing concerns about dysfunctional street lamps and the installation of energy-saving lamps in Hanover and for failing to appear at the monthly municipal meetings.....

Born out of Principal Wayne Robinson’s vision to change the method of teaching as some students were not being engaged in classes, Jamaica College yesterday launched its US$500,000 (J$72 million) STEAM Infusion Project. STEAM is an educational......

WESTERN BUREAU: A man the police say is the prime suspect in the murder of a popular Canadian female events promoter, whose partially decomposed body was found inside her room at an apartment complex in Runaway Bay, St Ann, last week, was...

Manufacturers slam plastic, styrofoam ban The Jamaican Government’s ban against local production and distribution of styrofoam has caused a near quadrupling in imports of non-biodegradable options, the island’s chief manufacturing lobby has.....

Days after tighter strictures were placed on Manchester to contain the worrying spike in COVID-19 numbers, some areas of national life are being given a reprieve following intense lobbying. Effective February 1, churches will have the green light.....