A serial bank robber who used money she had stolen from bank robberies to pay for plastic surgery will serve 15 years in prison for robbing a Gulfport bank. Iconic Facce, a transgender woman from Ashford, Alabama, pleaded guilty Monday to two...

NEW DELHI (AP) -- A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to track it and understand it better. On Monday, the World Health...

The 20-year-old man accused of buggering a five-year-old boy in St Ann last month has been granted bail and ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation. Senior Parish Judge Vaughn Facey, who granted bail, has also instructed that a curfew be placed......

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- A steady stream of children and their parents arrived at an Atlanta-area clinic Wednesday to become the vanguard in the nation's new effort to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds. More than 1,000 youngsters had...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Audley Shaw, says the Caribbean Cement Company Limited's planned investment of another $1.75 billion, will contribute to the continued development of the construction sector....

A double murder has rocked the quiet community of Barracks in Manchioneal, Portland, following the discovery of two bodies early Wednesday morning. The deceased have been identified as 55-year-old Linval Lindsay and his wife Annette Gibson-Lindsay.....

TOKYO -- A full-page newspaper ad in Japan has condemned the government for forcing people to endure the pandemic without vaccines. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is vowing to hold a safe Tokyo Olympics, even as hospitals struggle to...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Audley Shaw, says the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is on the way to returning to its pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) peak. Speaking during his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in......

Jamaica on Tuesday recorded six COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 820. Those who died are: * A 79-year-old female from Westmoreland * A 63-year-old male from Portland * A 52-year-old female from St James * A 76-year-old female from St....

A Kingston man allegedly used a machete to trim some of the dreadlocks of a 78-year-old man with whom he had a dispute. The accused man, Sheldon Smith, is also reported to have used the machete to slap the elderly man across his shoulders several.....

A teen is facing heavy backlash from her family and friends after posting a photo that implied she had died. The ninth-grader, who attends a high school within the Corporate Area, said she is now regretting the act. On Monday night, the teen...

Going to the corner shop to buy basic food items has become a challenge for Frederick. The 61-year-old, who works as a labourer, said it would usually cost him $200 to put on a pot but admits that he has been finding it difficult since the...

A Clarendon man who admitted to using a fake name to obtain a Jamaican passport was fined $100,000 when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Damion Thomas, 37, pleaded guilty to making a false declaration and...

Pastor Javaughn Taylor of the Central Gospel Chapel in Aleppo, Clonmel, in St Mary, is leading the youngsters in that community on a path of independence with an agricultural programme that is geared at helping families in the long term. Taylor,......

Detectives from the Criminal Investigative Branch in Port Antonio have not yet established a motive for Wednesday's killing of a couple at their home in Barracks, Manchioneal, eastern Portland. Residents were reportedly awakened by loud explosions....

Oshane Dunstan is set to take a major step in his quest to become a car maker. The 23-year-old youth, who hails from St Simon in Rock River, Clarendon, is set to benefit from Flow Foundation's Skills for the Future Programme. Dunstan, who came......

NEW DELHI (AP): Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India as the country battles a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections. The authorities said yesterday they haven't yet determined the cause of death....

The St Andrew North Police have arrested and charged a man in relation to an incident that occurred in Goulbourne district, Lawrence Tavern in on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm and...

The Trelawny Police have charged 62-year-old Stenneth Wilson, otherwise called 'Uncle' of Clark's Town in Trelawny with murder following the chopping death of his common-law wife at their home on Saturday, May 08. Reports from the...

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India as the country battles a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections. Authorities said Tuesday they haven't yet determined the cause of...