“We are in grave danger, to put it bluntly.” That’s the frank assessment of Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) President Dr Andrew Manning as the island saw a record high 46.1 per cent positivity rate in COVID-19 testing on Sunday, as report...

WESTERN BUREAU: By next winter season, which kicks off in October, Jamaica expects the return of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Disney and MSC to the country’s tourism roster. All three cruise lines will join Carnival, which officially reopened...

In open defiance of warnings not to overcharge commuters, many taxi and bus operators threw caution to the wind and imposed their own transportation rates, with some collecting more than double the prescribed 15 per cent hike. Monday’s new regime....

Gunmen posing as potential buyers of an iPhone Pro 11 shot and killed the 17-year-old owner on Saturday just three days shy of his 18th birthday, plunging his family into mourning. The incident occurred along Gore Terrace in St Andrew about 12:50.....

WESTERN BUREAU: With 29 deaths between August 8 and 15 and some 300 new COVID-19 cases over the past five days, the authorities are now seeking to establish a field hospital in Westmoreland as the pressure mounts on the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital,...

Several local and international charity organisations are muscling up aid for earthquake-ravaged Haiti amid apocalyptic scenes of tragedy in the country’s southwest. Food For The Poor Jamaica is targeting at least US$50,000 in a fundraising drive...

British solicitor Michael Lloyd Wilson, who was sentenced to three years in prison in England in 2016 for taking £100,000 from a fine wine investment scam, has been expelled from the Jamaican Bar. Wilson, who has also been struck off the roll of.....

Police lock-up visits restricted The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the island has led the police to restrict prisoner visits islandwide. In a release yesterday, the police said that this would be enforced with immediate effect......

Chaos is set to reign in the island’s public transport sector today as while interest group leaders are asking taxi and bus operators to delay applying a ministry-approved 15 per cent increase in fares as they lobby for a higher percentage, some.....

All tourism workers in Jamaica who interface with cruise-ship passengers must be vaccinated. That’s the word from Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who has said that cruise lines will not be calling in Jamaica if all persons who intend to...

Despite concerns about the pandemic and the state of readiness for a resumption of cruise-ship calls in Ocho Rios, St Ann, several industry players are delighted that today, a vessel will grace their shores after a 17-month absence. The Carnival...

Two things happened last year that threw 65-year-old Norma Clayton’s into a tailspin: her 26-year stretch as a domestic helper ended as the pandemic arrived, and her living expenses began moving out of her reach. She is now watching her savings......

Education Minister Fayval Williams yesterday urged stakeholders in the education sector to focus on increasing the achievement level of students without resorting to “finger-pointing” or “blame”. Addressing the Jamaica Teachers’ Associatio...

The Jamaican Redevelopment Foundation (JRF) Inc, which has filed a constitutional lawsuit against the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), claiming that it is not an independent and impartial arbiter of labour conflict, is now seeking the help of...

A Jamaican man currently appealing his deportation order from the United Kingdom is claiming that if he is returned to the island, his life will be in danger as notorious gangsters want him dead. The man is from a Corporate Area community within......

A lack of “appetite” by Jamaicans for the suspension of certain rights is a major hindrance to the country’s anti-crime effort, the nation’s army chief has argued, as the Andrew Holness administration grapples with a near 10 per cent increas...

Jamaica should be on alert for the possibility of a major earthquake following yesterday morning’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti, killing over 300 persons, injuring several others and causing massive damage. “Yes, we are at risk of ...

Up to press time, over 300 people were reported to be killed and hundreds injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti yesterday morning. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to areas where towns were destroyed...

Nurse Annette White-Best had no qualms about taking the COVID-19 vaccine, but neither was she gung-ho about the jab. Actually, her younger sister, Nikeshia Smith-Blackwood, said the conversation hardly ever came up, even as White-Best tirelessly...

Jamaica on Friday recorded another huge increase in COVID deaths with nine being added to the tally. It means since March 2020, Jamaica has seen 1,285 COVID fatalities. Latest COVID deaths: 1. An 86-year-old man from St. Catherine...