Prime Minister Andrew Holness is assuring the country that he will get vaccinated but only when it is his turn to receive the COVID-19 jab, along with the other close to 6,000 front line public sector workers.In his contribution to the ...

The Government plans to introduce zones of special operations (ZOSOs) in at least two more communities during 2021/22 Prime Minister Andrew Holness told the House of Representatives yesterday as he chided the Opposition for discontinuin...

Attorney Bert Samuels is arguing that it would have been "grossly unfair" had the court not granted approval for former Petrojam Chairman Dr Perceval Bahado-Singh and former General Manager Floyd Grindley to travel overseas, given that ...

LONDON, England (AP) - The European Union's drug regulatory agency said yesterday that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to an overall increase in the risk of blood clots and that the benefits of use outweigh the risks, paving the w...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness last evening announced several measures to assist National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors, including public servants, as well as shelter solutions price-tagged at about $8 million to benefit low-income w...

Fitch Ratings yesterday affirmed Jamaica's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at B+ with the outlook remaining stable, the Ministry of Finance revealed last evening.The news came amidst a verbal joust between Finance Mini...

Omar Williams (right), technology operating officer, Group ICT, Victoria Mutual (VM) Group, showcases one of the desktop computers donated to The Mico University College through VM's Refurbished for Change Initiative to (from left) Andr...

JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck has urged high court judges to continue making referrals to the Child Diversion Programme. His latest call was made during a recent online training session for high court judges conducted by the Ministry of...

Jamaica has become the first country in the world to begin the process of developing a predictive climate risk assessment planning tool for major infrastructure areas under the global private sector-led Coalition for Climate Resilient ...

A construction training programme for at-risk youth from the Rose Town community in Kingston has been funded to the tune of $20 million by the Gore Family Foundation.The programme, which was launched last week at Lee Gore Business Centr...

Today is the 78th day of 2021. There are 287 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2013: Pope Francis officially begins his ministry as the 266th pope, receiving the ring symbolising the papacy and a wool stole exemplifying his role as...

VICTIMS of crime are being encouraged to contact the Victim Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Justice to access counselling support.The VSD works to provide Jamaicans with access to counselling services, to help victims cope wi...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - It depends on the child's age, but some teenagers could be rolling up their sleeves before too long.The Pfizer vaccine already is cleared for use starting at age 16. That means some high schoolers could ge...

YOU can enjoy small gatherings again, but should continue wearing a mask and social distancing in public.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says fully vaccinated people can gather maskless with other vaccinated peop...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - After heavy rains last year left many roads badly damaged, motorists in sections of Manchester Central are finding relief as a result of a project called 'Road-A-Fix' by Member of Parliament Rhoda Moy Crawford.C...

THE management team at Sandals South Coast was in for quite a surprise recently when they opened the doors of the resort's Grand Ballroom. Instead of the conference style set-up that is customary for their midweek heads of department me...

NAKURU, Kenya (AP) - News of the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli drew mixed reactions; sorrow from many but bitterness from a critic who said he suffered during the president's rule which he said shrank the country's democra...

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 oxygen, 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 t...

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...