PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday declared that Jamaica has reached its breaking point in the management of the novel coronavirus pandemic and announced a slew of measures to help curb infections - chief among them lockdowns over ...

DESPITE pending court proceedings, civil society has lashed out at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) again arising from the latest incident in which two soldiers have been charged with the rape of a woman soldier at Up Park Camp on Thursd...

The driver of this motor car, reportedly in an effort to elude the police, drove on the wrong side of the road along Marcus Garvey Drive, Friday evening, and crashed into two other vehicles. Initial reports were that there were fataliti...

THE onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of several elective surgeries because of a backlog with COVID-19 test results, overcrowding on wards, and issues with oxygen supply and availabilitypersonal protectiv...

OVER the next four years thousands of Caribbean nationals stand to benefit from increased employment and regional training opportunities as Sandals Resorts International (SRI) ramps up its long-established Team Member Exchange Programme...

AN accused man who escaped police custody "bawled like a baby and wet himself" when he was cornered by law enforcers at a guest house in St Andrew on Friday, a police source confirmed yesterday.Ricardo Richards, 31, also known as Kaka, ...

THE same shoulders on which 55-year-old Lancelot Thomas used to carry his only son Lorenzo "Israel" Thomas as a tot were ironically the same shoulders on which he carried Dantay Brooks and Andre Hinds, the two who would ultimately be co...

Alleged former Shower Posse member, Richard "Storyteller" Morrison says he is disappointed with the recent judgement by the Supreme Court which rejected his claim for at least $30 million for breach of his constitutional rights and negl...

An elderly women watches from her fence while soldiers patrol Bedward Gardens in St Andrew following the shooting death of five men by members of the security during a shoot-out, recently. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) 

If you get to know the managing director of J Wray & Nephew Ltd and chairman of its foundation, Jean Philippe Beyer, you will meet an individual who can be best described as possibly the most down to earth business leader you can f...

IT'S not every day that you run into a Jamaican who is quadrilingual but 27-year-old Gabrielle Barnett speaks four languages.Barnett, who is a past student of St Hilda's Diocesan High School and Hampton School for Girls, is fluent in En...

President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Michael Lecky has welcomed the initiative by communications and entertainment provider Flow to deliver dedicated, customised, smart ICT solutions to small businesses.Flow Bus...

MINISTER without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security (MNS), Senator Matthew Samuda, along with colleague Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change (MHURECC), Pearnel Charles Jr, participated in tree-p...

EVEN as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to take a significant toll on the Jamaican population, one organisation, RuJohn Foundation, has reached out to provide assistance to schools and, by extension, families across the island....

Elletson Primary and Infant School Past Students Association on Friday distributed care packages to 30 of the most needy students at the institution.The packages were valued at over $150,000 and was an effort between the local and overs...

THIS section of the Sandy Gully, in the Drumblair community off Waterloo Road in St Andrew, has definitely not benefited from the Government's $320-million Gully Intervention Programme.The programme, announced by Finance Minister Dr Nig...

AMID the increasing number of COVID-19 infections locally, people living with tuberculosis (TB) - a disease caused by bacteria that usually attack the lungs - have to be even more mindful of their health. Ahead of World TB Day which wil...

IF you notice a few of your teeth have started to look longer or you frequently experience sensitivity to hot and cold, your gums could be receding and a portion of your tooth's root could be exposed.Gum recession occurs gradually, and ...

VERY often, as urologists, we are called upon to perform surgery in men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). We will discuss the indications for surgery in these men and the various surgical options.Surgery for an enlarg...

TIME has a wearing-down effect on the body, which worsens when one undergoes a negative situation for an extended period of time, much like the current novel coronavirus pandemic. Desperation may drive some to do things they would not h...

A family physician is advising people with hypertension to adhere to their daily medication regimen, irrespective of whether their blood pressure readings indicate that the condition is under control.Dr Pauline Williams Green, who was s...

My father's wit, and my mother's tongue,Assist me! Time's the king of men;He's both their parent and he is their grave,And gives them what he will, not what they crave.The voice of parents is the voice of gods,For to their children they...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, March 21, 2021: Innovative, enterprising, and active, move forward with plans that have been on the back burner. This year you will seek out new beginnings, from starting a side business to rearranging your li...

That Dantay Brooks, the son of dancehall artiste Mavado, had prior run-ins with the law and was out on bail in relation to one of two offences when he instigated the 2018 shooting murder of his childhood ally Lorenzo "Israel" Thomas in ...

The University of the West Indies' St Augustine campus in Trinidad says it is focused on creating value to strengthen its sustainability and contribute towards the development of the Caribbean and the wider world. Principal and pro vic...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) - Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to United States President Joseph Biden requesting that Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries be given some of the AstraZeneca vaccines his Government is providing to...

PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton is urging Jamaicans to make every effort to plant more fruit trees.According to Fulton, as a tropical island and one blessed with fantastic soil quality, Jamaica hosts...

THE Government will be acquiring a genome sequencer that will be used to test samples to determine variants of viruses in Jamaica. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund will fina...

MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says that as of Monday next week people 75 years and older will be able to set appointments to receive coronavirus vaccines by calling the 888-ONE-LOVE telephone number.Dr Tufton was...

CHRISTOPHER Tufton yesterday kept his eyes on a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine that was being waved above his head at Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine by public health nurse Teldra Burrell-Lewis for all to see, before admin...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday expressed deep concern that Jamaicans from rural and inner-city communities have been less inclined to take the COVID-19 vaccine and repeated an appeal for citizens to take the jab for their perso...

BERLIN, Germany (AP) - The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used novel coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are safe, and the technology behind it will soon be used to fight another global sco...

CONSTRUCTION of a new Parliament building is to begin early in the next financial year, with detailed designs and drawings of the structure already done.Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement on Thursday as he made his cont...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has secured the support of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for its call for a global summit to address urgently the issue of equitable access and ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report on happiness around the world released yesterday suggests the pandemic has not crushed peo...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke on Thursday voted in the United States House of Representatives to pass two groundbreaking pieces of legislation that would create a path ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, March 20, 2021: Artistic, emotional and good-natured, attend social gatherings and networking events. This year, you can meet people who advance your career and enrich your personal experiences. Life will be...

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...