Diane Jobson, the lawyer who represented reputed gangster Christopher ‘Dog Paw’ Linton from he was a teenager, said she found him to be charismatic and a natural-born leader. She said that it is “a pity that the society didn’t make good use...

Despite suffering third-degree burns and other ailments from a car accident, feeling the pain of a loved one's death or the stress of financial struggles, Gabrielle Stewart, 23, was determined to finish her degree. When Stewart started the...

Excelsior High School student Kayschell Thompson was looking forward to celebrating her 15th birthday on October 30, and continuing her academic journey to realise her dream of becoming a heart surgeon. However, Thompson, who was affectionately......

Despite it being the birthplace of National Hero Norman Washington Manley, Roxborough, in the eyes of residents of this Manchester community, is a forgotten place. Roxborough is located between Belritiro and Epping Forest. It is sparsely...

The thought of losing one of her breasts was frightening for Casandra Bennett, but she saw it as the lesser evil when compared to the possibility of death as a result of breast cancer. Bennett, 50, did a mastectomy in 2016, shortly after she was.....

A member of the Jamaica Defence Force, who along with his brother, was arrested for a shooting incident in the Top St Toolies community in Manchester last month are set to appear in court today. Hopeton Chambers, 25, has been charged with...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, is reporting that the vaccination of homeless persons in the Corporate Area has moved to 125, following an exercise on the weekend. He said that 60 persons were inoculated on World Homeless......

LA Lewis, the self-styled seven-star general, has described Christopher 'Dog Paw' Linton as a friend whose demise he is sad to see. Linton, 35, who the police said was a known violence producer in sections of St Andrew, was killed in an alleged.....

Approximately 350,000 Jamaicans are expected to benefit from new grants under the Government’s COVID Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme which is being expanded with a further budgetary allocation of $5.3 billion. ...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), has revealed that plans to create a digital experience for Jamaica's tourism product are at an advanced stage. The disclosure was made by Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan...

LONDON (AP) -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday that officials have begun vaccinating people in eastern Congo against Ebola, after it was confirmed last week that the disease killed a toddler. The U.N. health agency said in a...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is wrestling with whether and when recipients of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine need another dose -- at six months or as early as two months. In...

Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 51 new COVID-19 cases from 683 samples tested, increasing total confirmed cases to 86,507 with 29,143 being active. The country's positivity rate is currently 8.8%. Of the new cases,...

VAN HORN, Texas (AP) -- Hollywood's Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos'...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, is reporting that the vaccination of homeless persons in the Corporate Area has moved to 125, following an exercise on the weekend.  He said that 60 persons were inoculated on World...

Six months after being released from prison, Christopher 'Dog Paw' Linton was yesterday cut down by police following what the lawmen said was a gunfight in Elletson Flats, St Andrew. Linton and Micah Allen were sentenced to 15 years in prison...

If Jadio Dennis' mother was alive, she would be basking in the news of his recent achievement from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. However, just three days after he started his master's of education degree in 2019, his mother,...

It was Wednesday, October 6, less than a week to 'Paul Bogle day' - the unofficial designation for the anniversary of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion that changed the course of history in Jamaica. A STAR team had journeyed to Spring Gardens in St.....

Social historian Professor Verene Shepherd has called for the construction of a 'Wall of Honour' for men and women killed in the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865. Shepherd, speaking at an event in St Thomas to commemorate the pivotal events of 156.....