SHARON Laing, the general manager in charge of group human resources and operations at Hawkeye Electronic Security Limited, says steps to revamp the company's tactical procedures are already taking place, following the killing of one of...

PEOPLE who are sexually harassed and want to take legal action could have up to six years to report incident, up from the 12 months initially proposed, when the proposed Sexual Harassment Bill becomes law.The suggested new timeline was ...

IGL, Jamaica's sole supplier of medical ox ygen, says there has been an almost 500 per cent increase in demand for medical oxygen at some hospitals over the last three weeks, with many hospitals that would previously require deliveries ...

Melissa Harris is still puzzled and stunned by the death of her mother late last month."It's like seh something stick mi inna mi heart. Mi shocked! It shock me because she do the [COVID-19] test and it was negative. She did alright. So ...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called on Prime Minister Andrew Holness to use his presentation in the budget debate today to announce changes to the Government's spending plans for the 2021/22 fiscal year.Responding to questions fr...

THE use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery systems (ENDS), also known as e-cigarettes, and other vaping devices in public spaces are to fall under the scope of the Tobacco Control Act 2020, which is now being reviewed by a joint select com...

AS the island continues to see a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths, the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has stepped up its criticisms of the Government over its handling of the pandemic.Yesterday, the Min...

NAKURU, Kenya (AP) - President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 sceptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61 years old.Magufuli's death ...

MORE than $30 million worth of counterfeit Puma and other brand name shoes were seized by the police yesterday in an ongoing crackdown by the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigation Branch (CTOC).Two stores at the Cross Road...

VICE-CHANCELLOR of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir Hilary Beckles has assured that "the honourable thing will be done" as far as it relates to the report of the 2018 Commission on Governance which reviewed the university's o...

THE Government is moving to address the traffic congestion being experienced by motorists on entering and leaving Portmore via Mandela Highway. Motorists currently face lengthy delays along Mandela from Six Miles to Caymanas during afte...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Latin American and Caribbean region is experiencing an unprecedented education crisis that requires immediate action to mitigate and reverse learning los...

SECONDARY-LEVEL students preparing to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) now have free access to the OneX Platform until June 30, 2021. This wa...

Today is the 77th day of 2021. There are 288 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1965: The first spacewalk takes place as Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov leaves his Voskhod 2 capsule and remains outside the spacecraft for 20 minutes,...

ALBANY, United States (AP) - With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought.For six straight years, Atlantic storms have been named in May, befo...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, March 18, 2021:Mild-mannered, sweet and insecure, your friends will always be your greatest support system. This year, you can strengthen all relationships and fix those that may have been broken. Think outs...

THE Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is calling for the use of the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals used for cleaning in Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News , poison informati...

On Monday, March 22, the Government will launch its web-based system for the registration and scheduling of appointments for people who wish to receive COVID-19 vaccines.This announcement was made by permanent secretary, Ministry of He...

LEADER of the Opposition Mark Golding is imploring all Jamaicans to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available."There is a lot of misinformation being spread around, a lot of fear and anxiety. But, this COVID is a deadly diseas...

THE National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging people holding environmental permits to renew them before the March 31 deadline."The agency is encouraging all business operators, all persons who hold environmental permits ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union's executive body proposed yesterday the issuing of certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tes...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding appeared yesterday to hold out an olive branch to the Government, as he urged a period of consensus in a time of deep national crisis.Golding, on more than one occasion during his contribution to the 2021/...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has promised that the ongoing audit of the COVID-19 vaccination programme being rolled out in the public health system will account for all doses of vaccines used, as well as any that ...

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has defended his stewardship as vice-chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), saying the performance of the tertiary institution over the past several years has retired criticisms that it is an...

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness, after discussions with the private sector, has agreed to include workers in business process outsourcing (BPO) and the construction industry on the priority list of people to be inoculated in phase t...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Security Minister Horace Chang has defended Government's decision to have members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) among the first batch of front line workers to be inoculated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding yesterday accused the Government of a "tight embrace with fiscal conservatism" in its proposed 2021/22 expenditure budget. Golding, who was making his maiden contribution to the budget debate as leader of...

Jamaicans are being urged to get immunised against the novel coronavirus as soon as allowed, instead of gambling with possibly suffering the worst effects of the deadly respiratory disease, should they become infected.The first nurse in...

Today is the 76th day of 2021. There are 289 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1969: Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel. OTHER EVENTS1229: Holy Roman Emperor Fredrick II, at the head of the Sixth Crusade, enters Jerusalem...

THE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), which investigates abuses by the police, military and prison officers, has asked Government to clarify why its members are not among the first set of front-line workers being given...

PORT ANTONIO, Portland - The health authorities started vaccinating police in the constabulary's Portland Division Monday as the island continued its inoculation programme for front-line workers.Public health nurse Marian Green-Williams...

THE Victim Services Division (VSD) is encouraging employers to take advantage of its grief and stress management training sessions as a way of providing support to staff members.The VSD, which operates under the Ministry of Justice, has...

AS is customary during special occasions in trading, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) rings the bell. On Monday, March 8, however, the ringing had nothing to do with stock trading, but calls for a gender equal society and embracing wome...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Everald Warmington is given his COVID-19 vaccine by public health nurse at Kingston and St Andrew Health Department Stacy Rennalls yesterday. Warmington was...

BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth - Jermaine Miller, who is accused of the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Nevia Sinclair, 27, at her family home in Brinkley, St Elizabeth last year, is to be sentenced on March 25 after he pleaded guilty to...

The Lions Club of Portmore recently donated custom-made hats and blankets to children of the oncology ward, Bustamante Hospital for Children. These gifts, said a release, were knitted by the members of the club in recognition of Childho...

Prestige Award winners from Sandals Montego Bay (from left) Anastasia Salmon, Annet Bailey and Zedrine Nevers receive a pleasant surprise on Friday during a staff meeting when they got personal letters of congratulations from Sandals Ex...

Q. How do I renew my child's US passport? Do both parents need to be present at the interview?A: Applying for your child's US passport is a simple process that requires the appropriate documentation along with the consent of both parent...

BANGKOK , Thailand (AP) - Thailand's prime minister yesterday received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca as much of Asia shrugged off concerns about reports of blood clots in some recipients in Europe, saying th...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union's drug regulator insisted yesterday that there is "no indication" the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots as governments around the world faced the grimmest of dilemmas: push on with a vacc...

AMMAN, Jordan - People protest against measures imposed by authorities to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Jordan's capital Amman yesterday. Protesters clashed with police in Jordan's capital amid a second night of demonstrations ...

Dear Mr Brown,I heard that Canada will be setting up a vaccine passport system now. I am wondering how that will affect my ability to start school since the vaccine has only recently arrived in Jamaica and most people are not vaccinated...

Barbara Flowers has had sleepless nights since last Wednesday when she first received news that her first born, 37-year-old Odette Harris, could not be found.Harris, a popular player in the local netball community, had left her house in...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has placed the entire Hilltop Juvenile Correctional Centre under quarantine following the discovery of a COVID-19 cluster there.The DCS yesterday reported 29 new positive COVID-19 cases in ...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang says hospitals currently facing a shortage of medical oxygen are expected to get relief later this week.The shortage has been exacerbated by the overwhelming pressure being p...

AMID the recent surge in new novel coronavirus cases, local pharmacists are concerned about people who request medication after displaying symptoms of COVID-19 but avoid doing a test or quarantine.Immediate past president of Pharmaceuti...

THE Government's announcement of an easing of the two-week ban on funerals and burials has not been met with much enthusiasm by one entity which represents a number of funeral homes.Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Des...

Jamaica yesterday received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines under the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX (COVID-19 Global Access) facility with a firm assurance from Dr Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, the Pan-American Health Organ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - There has been a high take-up of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by health care workers in south-central parishes even as the five hospitals in the southern region continue to grapple with bed spaces running ou...

Today is the 75th day of 2021. There are 290 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2003: American activist Rachel Corrie, 23, is crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while trying to block demolition of a Palestinian home i...