Jane*, who has been living in the volatile Norwood community in St James for more than 25 years, said that it is time for people to start living without the fear. "Mi cyah tek it no more; night and day people affi a look over dem shoulder because.....

A St Catherine man is now breathing a huge sigh of relief after he said he was kidnapped and held for two days before being sent back to his family, allegedly after a ransom was paid. John*, 38, said he was living a nightmare when men snatched...

The police have arrested at least eight persons who have played an active role in the ongoing war between rival gangs in central Kingston according to Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson. He also said that in the past two weeks, his....

Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson said that the police have ascertained the names of the men who they say were behind the gun attack on a makeshift police station in Franklyn Town, Kingston, last month. Anderson, who was...

When his wife Cheryl died in 2014 from cancer, Hasan Garvey, from Gayle in St Mary, promised his then nine-year-old daughter Gabrielle that he will always be there for her. The 47-year-old livestock farmer is living up to that promise, despite...

A man who allegedly killed his girlfriend in Rhoden Hall district, Clarendon is suspected to have committed suicide in his cell in the parish on Monday. Dead is 20-year-old Markland Hayles, a farmer of Mason River district, Clarendon. Reports from.....

TORONTO (AP) -- Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country in early July, officials said Monday. Canadians and permanent residents who return to...

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) - A Jamaican man turned himself in to the police in Antigua, after the body of a 54 year-old government employee was discovered at her home with machete wounds. Prime Minister Gaston Browne in a statement...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June because of regulatory and other hurdles, officials said as they announced new plans...

TOKYO (AP) -- A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organisers announced Monday, as they tried to save some of the spirit of the Games where even cheering has been banned. Organisers set a limit of 50%...

A 55-year-old man from St Elizabeth, is the latest Jamaican to die as a result of COVID-19, moving total virus fatalities to 1,034. Meanwhile of the 2,083 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 44 returned positive results increasing the tally...

A 53-year-old Hanover man was arrested on Saturday, after a firearm was allegedly found in a tree in his yard in Blenheim district in the parish. Reports from the Kingsvale police are that about 6 a.m., while conducting an operation, lawmen...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died, including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash, due to the effects of the storm in...

A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was rescued from an angry mob by the police in Kellits, Clarendon a short while ago. The woman has been identified as Tashika McKay. In trying to disperse the crowd, the police fired several shots...

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of August Town in St Andrew. The curfew began at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 20 and will remain in effect until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. The boundaries of the curfew are as follows: * North:...

Usain Bolt and Kasi Bennett are parents again. The names of their twin boys have been revealed as Saint Leo Bolt and Thunder Bolt. Bolt posted photos of his new additions alongside his daughter Olympia. Olympia was born on May 17, 2020 at the...

St Catherine High School, the alma mater of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is expected to have a new performing arts centre by the end of this year. Ground was officially broken for the centre at a ceremony on Friday, in which the Prime Minister...

Jamaica on Saturday recorded two COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 1,033. The deceased are a 54-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew and a 77-year-old male from St Ann. Meanwhile, there were 61 new cases with ages ranging from...

A curfew has been imposed in sections of Norwood, St James. The security measure took effect at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 20 and will remain in effect until 3:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 22. The boundaries of the curfew are as...

The Oracabessa Police are investigating a suspected case of suicide in Jacks River, Crescent in Oracabessa, St Mary on Thursday, June 17. Dead is 60-year-old Leric Silvera of a Bonnie Gate in the parish. Reports are that at about 6:30 a.m.,...