When faced with their mortality, man human beings usually turn to God in prayer, asking for His healing and delivering hands. However, this was not the case for record producer Cordel 'Skatta' Burrell, an unapologetic atheist who recently...

Days after announcing plans to vaccinate children against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has added pregnant and breastfeeding mothers to categories of persons eligible to get the jab. In the case of children, the ministry said that....

Only those who've had the experience will ever truly understand the devastating effect that losing a baby has on a mother. The life that grew inside and the heartbeat she felt are gone forever. Samanta Edwards has been through this horrifying...

Portland businessman Donavon Thompson has been slapped with a charge of fraudulent conversion, which arose out of his alleged failure to deliver two motor vehicles for which a complainant gave him approximately $3.1 million. The businessman,...

Exactly 70 years after Hurricane Charlie battered Jamaica, the country was yesterday drenched by Tropical Storm Grace, which flooded roadways, downed trees and caused disruption in the supply of water and electricity.

For Keniel Peart, having access to a Nokia 3310 cellphone from an early age helped shape his appreciation for artificial intelligence, popularly known as AI. Peart shared that playing games on the phone, piqued his interest in how systems and...

There has been an increased demand for local cannabis in the global market space, as buyers from various countries seek to acquire the product for medicinal and research purposes. The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is reporting that since the....

The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has advised that the Annotto Bay tax office in St Mary as well as the Cross Roads tax office in St Andrew, will reopen for business tomorrow. According to the TAJ, the tax offices remained closed...

NEW YORK (AP) -- R&B star R. Kelly is a predator who lured girls, boys and young women with his fame and dominated them physically, sexually and psychologically, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defense lawyer warned jurors...

The first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine is set to arrive in Jamaica on Thursday. The Ministry has announced that 204,000 doses were originally scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, but the shipment was delayed due to the passage of Tropical...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. The...

The Health Ministry is reporting that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Jamaica. Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, says 22 samples tested positive for the highly contagious variant. According to Dr. Tufton, 40 results...

Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 19 COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 1,339. Those who have died are: A 57-year-old man from Westmoreland A 66-year-old man from Westmoreland A 50-year-old man from...

An early morning accident along the Pen Hill Road in Manchester has left four persons dead and one injured. Reports are that approximately 2:30 am today, five persons were travelling on a market truck from Colleyville en route to...

Jammar Ballentine, son of incarcerated deejay Ninja Man, was murdered along Olympic Way in Kingston 11, last Sunday. According to a report from the police’s Corporate Communications Unit, Ballentine, otherwise called ‘Roy’ or ‘Ratty’ of ...

My name is Kevin Morrison, a dedicated nurse at St Ann's Bay Hospital. I was part of the team that cared for the first patient who recovered from the coronavirus in Jamaica. Initially, I was afraid when I found out that I had been chosen to work......

With the recent surge in daily confirmed cases of the coronavirus, principal investigator in the University Hospital of the West Indies' COVID-19 plasma trial, Dr Gilian Wharfe, is renewing the call for donors. She said there has been an increase....

Adrianna Williams will not forget the telephone call she received on June 12, informing her that her younger sister, Kayanna, was involved in a car accident in Hayes, Clarendon. Kayanna was among eight youngsters aboard a Nissan AD wagon that......

Yesterday, as the 15 per cent increase in taxi and bus fares took effect, some operators added another five per cent due to what they say is a lack of coins. "The law said we should charge $115 but I charge $120 because I don't have the $5...

Food For The Poor Jamaica is joining its overseas office in Florida in sending and organising aid to Haiti as it reels from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and braces for tropical storm rains. Just a few days before the August 14 quake, Food For The......