A 5.7 magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of Guyana this afternoon. The country's Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said it received reports of an earthquake of shallow depth of 10 kilometres (km) with an epicentre near Boa Vista on the...

The police say they have taken three persons of interest into custody in connection with the murder of Andrea Lowe-Garwood in Trelawny today. Lowe Garwood, an employee of the National Commercial Bank, was shot several times at about 10:30 a.m., in....

National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, told reporters this afternoon that investigators have assured him that they already have a suspect on their radar for the murder of Andrea Lowe-Garwood. Lowe-Garwood, 51, was gunned down...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Jan. 31, CMC - The British Virgin Islands has implemented a ban on flights from Brazil and South Africa in the wake of reports of new strains of COVID-19 emerging in both countries. The announcement was...

Police investigators are now at the Agape Christian Fellowship in Falmouth, Trelawny where a woman was shot dead a short while ago. Loud screams halted the worship service as a gunman opened fire hitting the woman, identified as Andrea Lowe-Garwood....

Lawmen assigned to the Clarendon Division say they have arrested and charged 23-year-old Omar Johnson of Bucks Common, May Pen, in the parish with wounding with intent following an incident at Brooks Avenue in the parish on Thursday, December 3....

A footballer has been arrested and charged with burglary and larceny following an incident on Lower Second Street, Kingston 12, on Monday, January 18. He is 20-year-old Jermaine Lyons, otherwise called 'Craig Man', of Upper First...

Jamaica on Saturday recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 350. The deceased are an 86-year-old male of a Trelawny address and a 78-year-old female from Kingston and St Andrew. Two other deaths are under investigation. Meanwhile,......

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 30, CMC - Health officials have been monitoring the emergence of a very infectious skin disease that is similar to scabies. According to the Ministry of Health, this skin disease has affected residents of several...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC)-- -The United States Coast Guard earlier this week, transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and US$8.5 million in seized cocaine to US federal agents at Coast Guard Base here following the interdiction...

The Narcotics Police have arrested a 59-year-old businessman of Westgate Hill, Montego Bay, St James in connection with a multi-million dollar drug seizure on Friday, January 29. Reports are that about 7:15 p.m., lawmen were conducting anti-...

Detectives from the May Pen Criminal Investigation Branch are investigating the robbery of a PC Bank located at Gordon Street, May Pen, Clarendon on January 28. Reports are that three men entered the bank posing as customers. A firearm was...

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change says it is actively seeking to improve access to and management of the nation's public beaches, through the development of the Beach Access and Management Policy. "...

Jamaica on Friday recorded three more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 348. Those who have died are: * A 56-year-cold female from St Catherine * An 30-year-old male from Trelawny * An 89-year-old female from Westmoreland whose death was...

Jamaica will be passing laws to grant immunity to vaccine producers from liability if someone suffers harm having taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Representatives of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, appearing before a Special Select Committee of......

Horace Johnson, a former gang member who used to 'bun God', said he is imploring the youth to walk the straight and narrow and never allow the pressures of life to lead them into crime. Now a born-again Christian, the 32-year-old said he first......

The defence team for Dantay Brooks, the teenage son of dancehall deejay Mavado, says they will be looking to proceed to the next step in the judicial process following his murder conviction. Brooks’ lead attorney, Peter Champagnie QC, told THE......

A man who is said to be a dancehall artiste was arrested yesterday in Eight Miles, Bull Bay, in St Andrew, after he was reportedly held with a firearm and several rounds of ammunition. Reports from the Elletson Road police are that about 11:30 a.....

The police were called to a property in Frome, Westmoreland, recently after residents who gained access illegally were taking water from a broken main. The property owner, a Chinese national who gave his name as Moo Young, told THE WEEKEND STAR......

It has been almost 13 years since 46-year-old Winston Pittison lost his sight, but that hasn't stopped him from looking for love. Pittison, who resides in Golden Spring, St Andrew, says he has had may flings but is now on a quest to locate his......