Splinters, gravel and sharp stones have forced barefooted walker Black X off the road, three days after he began a cross country trek in salute of public health workers. Black X, whose given name is Derrick Robinson, started walking from...

Constance 'Mama Christie' Christie, has been described as a champion and the soul of Seaview Gardens, the community in which she spent all of her life serving its residents. "Seaview has lost a mother, someone who is very caring," said a tearful....

On a regular day, 55-year-old Sharon Johnson would get ready and leave home for work in the maintenance department at the University of the West Indies, Mona. But yesterday, Johnson's first movement was to head to a crime scene only metres away.....

When the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project in downtown Kingston is completed, persons will be able to stroll along the boardwalk and gaze at the Kingston Harbour. The creation of the boardwalk, similar to the one on the Palisadoes strip....

Jaedon Lawe believes that most Jamaicans only do two things with water, "we drink it and we bathe with it". "Most Jamaicans don't know how to swim. Being a marine biologist, I see it as an opportunity to introduce Jamaicans to the ocean, the...

Roderick 'Winston' Frazer says he has experienced more than enough scary moments to walk away from his job as a tinsmith in downtown Kingston, where he makes and repairs things made of tin or other light metals. But the 64-year-old admits to...

At least 70 children and staff at schools have contracted COVID-19 since the reopening of schools for face-to-face learning. Education Minister Fayval Williams yesterday said that 41 schools have reported a positive or suspected case of the novel....

A total of four men have now been charged by the Westmoreland police for the murder of 62-year-old Delroy Grant, who was attacked on January 1 at his home on Hudson Street, Savanna-la-Mar in the parish. Charged with murder is Mark Watson, 50,...

President of the Jamaica Association of Transport Owners and Operators (JATOO), Louis Barton, is calling for the development of a new transport hub for taxis in the Corporate Area, to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Barton argued that...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that's made the potato-shaped plastic toy for nearly 70 years, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, says that the final batch of tablets procured for students under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) has arrived in the island and will be distributed...

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) -- A naked man who was knocking on doors at a South Florida apartment complex was shot on Wednesday by someone who then called 911 to turn himself in, police said. The man was carrying a Bible and knocking on doors at...

A party that was being held at a location on Slipe Road in Kingston, had to be shut down by cops on Wednesday night. Police reports are that patrons were ordered to disperse from the location, while the promoter was warned for prosecution under...

NEW YORK (AP) -- February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S., with reports coming in at far lower levels...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to...

The Government of Jamaica has extended its ban on flights from the United Kingdom to March 15. The restriction was set to expire on February 28. In a statement the Government outlined the following: - The current ban on direct flights from...

Four more Jamaicans have died from COVID-19 pushing the death tally to 410. The deceased are: a 57-year-old male from St. Catherine, a 66-year-old male from St. Elizabeth, a 57-year-old female from St. James, and a 103-year-old female from St....

Although his school is not traditionally known as a schoolboy football institution, McGrath High School head coach, Jermaine Thomas, says that past student Peter McGregor's move to Europe has put a positive spotlight on their schoolboy football...

Polio survivor Imogene Daley-Graham is eager to get her COVID-19 vaccine, which is considered to be a major defence against the coronavirus that has infected 112 million people worldwide, nearly 2.5 million of whom have died. Daley-Graham, in an....

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP): Olivier Giroud's bicycle-kick goal awarded after video review gave Chelsea a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League yesterday. It took nearly three minutes for Giroud....