LINSTEAD, St Catherine - Rohan Russell, the father of seven-year-old Tianna who died from blunt-force trauma, yesterday declined comment on the controversial circumstances leading up to her death. "Not at this time," he told the Jamaica...

INFLUENTIAL US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will be a special guest on this evening's town hall style virtual meeting hosted by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks and David Sangster, chief operating officer for N...

SOCIAL anthropologist Dr Herbert Gayle has joined the discussion that corporal punishment in Jamaica must end, saying that the Bible has helped to fuel a misconception that children must be beaten in order for them to turn out successfu...

MARLENE Street Forrest, managing director, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), has expressed gratitude to the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) which conferred on her an honorary doctoral degree in public policy at their 2020/202...

CRAIGHEAD, Manchester - Some residents and a school leader here are concerned that the planned one-year closure of the only basic school in their community - the Bigwood Early Childhood Institution (ECI) - will cause setbacks for childr...

WITH an uptick in the numbers of new novel coronavirus cases islandwide, possibly signalling the beginning of a third wave of, in the few weeks since the Government released Jamaicans from months of restrictive protocols, Prime Minister...

JOHN Mahfood, chief executive officer of Jamaican Teas Limited (JTL), was yesterday elected president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) at the association's annual general meeting.Mahfood replaces Seprod CEO ...

Today is the 203rd day of 2021. There are 162 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1992: Medellin drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar slips past scores of guards at his luxury, custom-built prison and walks to freedom. He dies in a shoot...

Fitzgerald Thomas, one of the first Jamaicans to settle in the North England city of Bradford, Yorkshire, was remembered for his key role in developing the Jamaican communities in that region, at a well-attended funeral service recently...

NOTWITHSTANDING an uptick in murders across the island this year, the police say zones of special operations (ZOSOs) have had significant impact on major crimes in five police divisions.Yesterday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in ...

Philanthropic funding to promote human rights globally reached a record US$3.7 billion in 2018, according to a report released yesterday. However, nearly half the donations came from 12 foundations, showing funding dependent on only a ...

The Women's Centre in St Ann was the latest recipient of a sizeable donation of feminine hygiene supplies, courtesy of the Sandals Foundation and the Pack for a Purpose programme.Regional public relations manager for Sandals in Ocho Ri...

The deeply troubling, and often deadly, issue of domestic abuse will be a major concern of the upcoming Woman Arise conference being hosted by the Kencot Christian Fellowship.Some 25 powerful professional women of faith from several co...

GALINA, St Mary - A 300-unit development will be built in St Mary soon as part of efforts to address squatting by providing affordable housing. This was announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a recent visit to the north-easte...

A 23-year-old robber who was nabbed by police after leaving his Conditions of Bail book at the scene of a crime in Exchange, Ocho Rios in February was sentenced to nine months in prison when he appeared in the St Ann's Bay Parish Court ...

Oniel Montague - the brother of Suzanne Smart, the 29-year-old woman who died a few days after being involved in a motor vehicle crash on June 6, on the Burnt Ground main road in Hanover - has added his voice to calls for the Governmen...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Nine-year-old Nickoi Ranger has been battling a long list of illnesses since he was six months old and, since then, almost every visit to the doctor comes with a new diagnosis worse than the one before, says his mot...

WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) - The United States Government has welcomed the appointment of a new prime minister in Haiti and efforts by the country's political leadership to establish a new Administration to chart a path forward, following th...

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) - Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities in July, and are at the centre of a federal investigation...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Workers in New York City-run hospitals and health clinics will have to get vaccinated or get tested weekly under a policy announced yesterday to battle a rise in COVID-19 cases fuelled by the highly contag...

BEIJING, China (AP) - China's military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces as the death toll from the widespread flooding rose to at least 25. The dam operation was carried ou...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday July 22, 2021: You are a quick study who is independent and imaginative. Your work and your family are your top priorities. You are optimistic, alert and adaptable. This is a year of learning and perhaps tea...

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says that the Government will be focusing on legislation to deal with the high level of violence in the country, especially against women and children.He told the House of Representatives yesterday that the...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Two people have been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the shooting death of a four-year-old boy and his mother during Monday's pre-dawn attack at their home at Retirement in Granville, here i...

THE House of Representatives last night voted to extend the existing five zones of special operations (ZOSOs) for a further 60 days.The zones, which are in Denham Town, West Kingston; Mount Salem and Norwood, St James; and Greenwich Tow...

THERE are concerns that some people are receiving erroneous COVID-19 test results due to a combination of factors, including use of antigen test kits which are being smuggled into the island.Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christophe...

THE Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is expressing concern about the high number of individuals suffering from high blood pressure.It has been revealed that 25 per cent or $1.4 billion of the $5.63 billion spent by the National Health ...

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) is reinforcing its commitment to tackle the issue of trafficking in persons.Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' yesterday, manager of the Traffic...

The National Health Fund (NHF) is encouraging health-care students to apply for financial support under their EduCare Grant programme before the end of July.Since 2020, on an annual basis, the agency budgets $15 million for the provisi...

THE Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is seeking the input of residents in St Mary, through an online survey, to assist with the development of the Rio Nuevo Beach facility.Rio Nuevo Beach is among 10 being developed across Jamaica by TEF ...

Today is the 202nd day of 2021. There are 163 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1873: Jesse James and his gang pull off the first train robbery in the US, taking US$3,000 from the Rock Island Express in Adair, Iowa. OTHER EVENTS15...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Dr Andre Gordon is warning regulators against repeating the mistake of overregulating the budding psychedelic mushroom industry in a similar vein as the ...

LUMSDEN, St Ann - The combination of being abandoned by his father as a youngster then having the mother of his child leaving him to care for their six-month-old alone could have made Richard Plummer bitter. Instead, he has become a nur...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Aubyn Hill says the Government is working to address the inefficiencies at the National Water Commission (NWC) to improve its operations."We are in...

Dear Mr Brown,I applied for Canada's new pathway programme for permanent residence as an international student. My question is about the expiration of my existing work permit. I am wondering if I would have to leave Canada if my permit ...

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) says there are many benefits for individuals having a positive credit score.Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency Fayola Evans-Roberts said that there are increased oppo...

BURNT SAVANNAH, St Elizabeth - Even as she celebrates her triplets' latest academic feat, Tamara Barrett remains wary of the financial challenges ahead.The three siblings got their first choice for secondary school placement based on th...

BLUEFIELDS, Westmoreland - A recent spate of interruptions to the power supply has left members of this and nearby communities calling on utility provider Jamaica Public Service Company to do better. "Almost every day the [power] goes a...

Police maintain a strong presence in the community of Riverton Meadows in St Andrew after the shooting death of three men during a gunfight yesterday afternoon. Two men and two women have been detained for questioning. Police say a rifl...

THERE are indications that the Government could at some point take a decision to implement policy or legislation to get Jamaicans vaccinated against COVID-19 as it pushes to have approximately two million people inoculated against the d...

ON the heels of several reports of children falling victim to violence in several communities, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Chief Executive Officer Rosalee Gage-Gray has called for a national first responder progr...

JAMAICA could see an improvement in technical and economic areas with the Japanese Government as the countries held bilateral discussions in Kingston, yesterday.Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who is on an official visit to...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitians held official ceremonies yesterday to honour assassinated President Jovenel Moïse while installing a new interim leader and arresting at least three police officers implicated in the killing.Design...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) - Zimbabwean authorities yesterday toughened virus curbs, ordering compulsory vaccinations for civil servants and reducing the number of workers reporting for duty in a bid to stem a rise in local transmission."Al...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - The two men charged with the murder of teacher Nattallie Dawkins, 19-year-old Eladio Goulbourne and 20-year-old Mario Headly, are to be assigned legal aid ahead of going back to court on September 13. They were both...

LIME TREE GARDEN, St Ann - At 16, Antoinette Shirley, an impressionable young girl living in Lime Tree Garden, St Ann, had two things in mind - mothering her newborn child as best as she could and finding a way to make her dreams become...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The Trinidad and Tobago Government yesterday said it has no policy in place allowing for the State-owned media "preferred or exclusive access to events" as the main Opposition United National Congress (UN...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - Barbados has established a travel bubble for individuals coming from select countries as it seeks to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.The authorities said that the bubble, which went into effect last...

MEMBERS of the Anglo-Saxon scientific community questioned the World Health Organization (WHO) for its negative and opposed stance towards non-combustible alternatives (NCAs), which is said to be a proven alternative that reduces the us...

DELAWARE, United States (AP) - This is the place where widows wailed, where mothers buckled to the tarmac in grief and where children lifted their teddy bears to see daddy carried off in a flag-covered box. This is where presidents stoo...