ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Chukwuemeka Cameron has warned operators of medical practices to get their houses in order as far as the security of patients' confidential details are concerned, to escape the penalties associated with not doing s...

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is dismissing as incorrect news reports that $422 million has been allocated by the Government for a COVID-19 vaccination marketing and public education programme. ...

Kerese Oakley Williams admits she was confused when her mother asked her about writing a book.Her bewilderment, she explained, was rooted in the fact that she had never before had a discussion like that with her mother.But the 16-...

WITH the best interest of her 50 students at heart, Arlene Ashley has embarked on a mission to make Mahoe Hill Primary and Infant School in Broadgate, St Mary, fit to pass a public health inspection for the resumption of face-to-f...

ALBERTA, Canada — People travelling from Jamaica to Canada by air will be hit with a CAD$2,000 quarantine fee beginning today as the Justin Trudeau Government rolls out even stricter measures to limit cross-border movement a...

UNIVERSITY Professor Paul Brown says while the news that the Jamaican Government plans to acquire vaccines for two million citizens this year to help achieve herd immunity against the novel coronavirus is welcomed, there are signi...

THE organisers of the 23rd staging of Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run have raised more than $42 million for the charity event's three beneficiaries — Annotto Bay and Port Antonio hospitals and Get Back on Track Educational Progr...

THE Government has allocated $375 million in the 2021-22 budget to complete construction of Burke Barracks Phase II, which consists of office and accommodation buildings for members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). ...

REVENUES collected by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) for 2020 dipped during the last three quarters of the year by 24 per cent.According to figures provided by the Government in the 2021/22 Fiscal Policy Paper (FPP), for the per...

THERE is a sense of pride that oozes from residents of Bryan's Hill district in Clarendon as they boast about their serene, quiet and community-oriented neighbourhood.There seemed to be a common thread among them, as at every corn...

Today is the 53rd day of 2021. There are 312 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1630: English settlers in America discover how to make popcorn.OTHER EVENTS1495: French forces under King Charles VIII enter Naples in Italy.1759:...

RESIDENTS of Olympic Gardens in St Andrew are to benefit from the construction of a $16-million recreational centre for which Prime Minister Andrew Holness broke ground last Friday.Dubbed the Andrews Mews Health and Recreational C...

THE St James police have designated the Barnett Street Police Station as the quarantine point for individuals taken into custody in the parish.

LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — The British Government declared yesterday that every adult in the country should get a first novel coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it p...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — With its impeccable landing last Thursday, NASA's Perseverance became the fifth rover to reach Mars — so when can we finally expect the long-held goal of a crewed expedition to m...

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The daughters of prominent black activist Malcolm X have called to reopen the investigation into his murder in light of new testimony implicating the New York police and the Federal Bureau of ...

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Millions of Texans were still without safe water yesterday as officials fielded angry complaints over shockingly large power bills spawned by a cold weather crisis that Houston's mayor said was...

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said yesterday he had negotiated a “temporary solution” after two days of talks with Iranian officials to allow the agency to continue its inspectio...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado (AP) — David Delucia was settling back into his aeroplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation when a huge explosion and flash of light interrupted an in-flight announcement a...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — When Joe Biden walked into the Oval Office for the first time as president a month ago, his pens were ready. Already.Lining a fine wooden box, they bore the presidential seal and an impri...

PARIS, France (AP) — The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: almost four months with no Louvre visitors.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) — Scientists have cloned the first US endangered species, a black-footed ferret, duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago.The slinky predator named Elizabeth Ann, born Decembe...

THE Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) has reinforced its support of medical interns at the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) who have voiced their dissatisfaction with being asked to conduct COVID-19 swabs and attend to ...

It's either fatigue or complete disregard, mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary said of the behaviour of residents of St Mary in recent times.Creary has expressed that he is disgruntled by the reduced level of compliance...

The Amber Group and its subsidiary Amber Innovations Limited (Amber) says it wants to reassure the public that it is fully engaged with the Government and people of Jamaica in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic. ...