RESIDENTS of St Ann are rebuking the recent spate of rapes that have been taking place in the “garden parish” since the start of 2011.New commanding officer of the St Ann Police Division, Superintendent Dwight Powell, ...

Cuban Government is ready to have dialogue and discussion with the new United States Administration led by President Joe Biden, if such a situation arises, the Spanish-speaking island's senior envoy in Jamaica has said. ...

Retired president of the Court of Appeal Justice Seymour Panton and wife Carla Maxine marked 50 years of marriage yesterday, January 30. The two were wed also on a Saturday – January 30, 1971 – at the Port Antonio Me...

Legendary Jamaican actress, singer, producer and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph along with WALKGOODLA donated 15 tablets to the Chantilly Primary School in Manchester last Wednesday.

Good comeback by JDF boss Rocky MeadeLt General Rocky Meade, like the once popular action movie character with a moniker that matched his Christian name, came out in a blaze of glory last Wednesday.

THERE is a hunt on for two men suspected to be serial rapists, who have been committing sex crimes on women and girls in St Ann communities.According to a medical doctor at St Ann's Bay Hospital, medical personnel have noticed a s...

The strong protocols established, and the willingness of the people to adhere to them, have contributed significantly to COVID-19 deaths in Cuban being far less than Jamaica, despite the population being over four times that of th...

NEW commanding officer for the St Ann Police Division Superintendent Dwight Powell is committed to improving the performance and discipline of policemen under his charge in order to restore public order and safety in the parish. ...

Innswood High School student Junior Esberry beams with pride after he was presented with a tablet and other supplies by Wyatt “Spur” Williams, founder and president of Icons of Annotto Bay. This tablet is one of severa...

Vice-President of Icons of Annotto Bay, Patricia Hucey (left), presents one of several packages to manager of Pringle's Girls' Home at Carron Hall, St Mary, JeannetteRose-Bryan, to assist wards of the State at the institution. At ...

The narcotics police reported yesterday that they took a 59-year-old businessman into custody in connection with a multimillion-dollar drug seizure on Friday, January 29.The man, whose name the police did not release, is from West...

STICK your tongue out in the mirror. Do you see any deep grooves or cracks? If so, fear not. You may have a common condition known as a fissured tongue.What does a healthy tongue look like?To understand what a fissured tongue is, ...

PREGNANCY complications and early menopause increase women's future risk of heart disease, a release from ScienceDaily has said.In a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) consensus document published last week in European Heart J...

Five lucky students were recipients of a total of $1 million in support from the Teddy Tucker Scholarship Fund, the Ocho Rios-based Jamaica Inn resort has announced.

India marked its 72nd Republic Day last Tuesday, January 26, with a classy, though significantly reduced celebration at the St Andrew residence of the country's high commissioner to Jamaica.

FALMOUTH,Trelawny —Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor C Junior Gager, is elated over advanced preparation by the Government to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hot spots to cover sections of the town of Falmouth, including in the hist...

CONSUMERS will next month see adjustments in their electricity bills based on the Office of Utilities Regulation's (OUR) review of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited's (JPS) 2019-2024 tariff application. ...

DOWNSOUND Entertainment (DSE), the promoter of Reggae Sumfest, has entered the growing debate regarding the introduction of special protocols to ease the restrictions on the staging of entertainment events. ...

PROSTATE cancer is the most common cancer in men, and is reportedly twice as common as the next most frequent type.According to a recent release out of Miami, Florida, figures show that African American and Caribbean descendants h...

EXERCISING and eating properly are important in maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Marketing and communications expert Belinda Williams is testament to that.For two years — 2018 and 2019 — Williams participa...

JOHN, a 53-year-old taxi driver, has noticed a change in his urination.He now makes frequent stops on his route to urinate, and has noted that his urinary stream is slow. He recalls that this has been occurring gradually for about...

THE new strain of the novel coronavirus has put many on heightened alert, some of whom have masked up for safety.It is almost unbelievable that our lives, and that of others, can be saved by a mask that cost $100 or a little more....

T he India High Com mission in Jamaica will roll out its free medical initiative across eight parishes today.Hundreds of Jamaicans are expected to benefit from the 14 free medical camps, with the earliest starting at 8:30 am and ...

Quick-service food g iant Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), the operators of KFC and Pizza Hut, has continued its streak of major investments in Jamaica's food industry, despite economic uncertainty brought on by COVID-19. Less than ...

MADGETTA Swaby did not know how to turn on a desktop computer before the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. But with the help of a Business Support for Community-based Organisations programme in the Waterhouse community, Swaby, 70...