The extortionists who caused the work on a section of the Southern Coastal Highway to be shut down have threatened bloodshed if their demand for a fortnightly extortion fee of $100,000 is not met. In an unsigned note, written in black ink on a...

The disappearance of 26-year-old Lendford 'Cushy' Noyan is causing a great deal of distress to his family, who are now fearing the worst for the Portland fisherman. Added to the family's list of frustrations are the perceived lack of urgency...

Upon completion of her studies at Clarendon College, Kimone Clair was not sure of her career path. Initially, she thought of becoming a scientist, or a marine biologist. However, when a group representing Caribbean Maritime University (CMU),...

Two years ago, Jamaicans answered Lisa Grant's cry for financial assistance towards a crucial eye surgery. Grant, whose right eye is protruding from the socket, raised more than US$10,000 (approximately $1.3 million at the time) in less than 24...

Twenty-seven employees of the theatre and high dependency unit at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester have tested positive for COVID-19. Senior Medical Officer Dr Everton McIntosh confirmed that this has led to a shutdown of elective......

For Latanya Burnett, 39, and her brother Keona, 38, the last memory of their mother, Chrystal Smith, was in 1987 when she wrote their father a letter from the US. Since then, they have not heard from Smith and their wish is to one day meet her......

By 7 p.m. yesterday the usually busy Half-Way Tree and sections of downtown Kingston were anything but. Businesses were closed tight and most vendors had already thrown tarpaulin over their stalls. Blue swirling lights from police service...

Cornelia Murphy's eyesight has been gradually getting worse. Murphy, 40, suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic disorder that causes loss of vision. She is now seeking the public's assistance in accumulating the US$20,000 (nearly J$3...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has confirmed a COVID-19 cluster at its headquarters in New Kingston. The Ministry says the discovery has triggered the necessary health protocols including testing and quarantine of staff,......

Philadelphia, United States (CMC) — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says officers discovered five unemployment benefit cards bearing other beneficiaries' names in the possession of a traveller returning from...

The Earthquake Unit has a confirmed a magnitude 3.1 earthquake was felt in sections of the island this morning. The earthquake, which was felt at approximately 10:47 a.m., had an epicentre of 5km north of Hope Bay, Portland with a focal depth of......

St. Georges, Grenada (CMC) - Grenada has received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, with Health Minister Nickolas Steele saying that hundreds of frontline workers in the health and tourism sectors and law enforcement personnel are...

A St. Thomas man has been arrested and charged for the murder of 30-year-old Hoshane Humroy, a taxi operator of Seaforth district in the parish. Charged is 39-year-old Mario Downer otherwise called ' Short Man' or ' Short Boss', of...

LONDON (AP) -- AstraZeneca said Thursday it expects to have a new version of its COVID-19 vaccine ready for use by this autumn as drugmakers respond to concerns about emerging variants of the disease that may be more transmissible or resistant...

Jamaica on Wednesday surpassed 18,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, as of the 1,314 samples tested, 324 returned positive results bringing total confirmed cases to 18,237 with 5,280 active. Of the new cases, 137 are males and 129 are females, with ages...

A woman claims she has been barred from accessing funds in her account because representatives of a bank feels she has a man’s voice. The woman, Tanice Smith, a 24-year-old customer care representative who speaks in a baritone voice, said that......

Holding tightly to a $50 note, a boy walks barefooted on Payne Avenue. Upon reaching a community notice board, he stops and intently observes what is written on the wall for about two minutes before continuing his journey. Since last March, the.....

The Westmoreland police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly stabbed a minor outside the Westmoreland Parish Court in Savanna-la-Mar yesterday morning. Investigators say they have not yet ascertained the suspect's identity. Reports...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out shutting down schools to face-to-face learning in response to rising COVID-19 cases in Jamaica. He said that an announcement could come "within another two weeks or less". There have been 15 cases.....

Culture Yard in Trench Town, St Andrew, which for many years has served as a stream of income for many residents, is hanging on by a string as a result of the ravages of COVID-19. "The river dry up, is like the COVID dry up the thing. You know...