MONTEGO BAY, St James - Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett yesterday welcomed Jamaica's upgrade from Level 3 to Level 2 designation by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but slammed what he said appeared t...

The health and wellness ministry is assuring Jamaicans that all steps have been taken to protect personal data on their digital vaccination certificates as the validation process used to generate, update, and correct information follows...

PORT MARIA, St Mary - Damoni McDonald's lifeguard job in the tourism industry has been dealt a heavy blow by the novel coronavirus pandemic, but her fishing operation has been unscathed so far.Like McDonald, most fishers who spoke with ...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - A Chinese couple was shot, one fatally, in Southfield, southern St Elizabeth, last night.According to the police, the deceased is a businessman who operated Jojo's supermarket in the area.His wife was taken to ho...

ISLINGTON, St Mary - Most people who recently protested over the lack of compensation for work done during a September vaccination blitz in this parish have finally received payment.They did the work on behalf of the Ministry of Local G...

Dr Christopher Tufton, the minister with responsibility for health and wellness has emerged among political watchers as the most likely to be reassigned when Prime Minister Andrew Holness shuffles his Cabinet early next year.Politica...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Adam Stewart yesterday opened a new wing at Sandals Royal Caribbean in this tourism resort city saying that it is testimony to the all-inclusive chain's strong commitment to Jamaica in which it is investing US$24...

Today is the 358th day of 2021. There are 7 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1968: US Apollo 8 astronauts orbiting the moon read passages from the Old Testament book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve television broadcast. OTHER E...

MORE than 1,600 health-care workers at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St James were recognised Tuesday for their selfless efforts in the face of an almost two-year fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, during a Christma...

A man who gave his name only as Donovan, supervisor of the Kremi ice cream store on Orange Street in downtown Kingston, is celebrating a relief from the stench and health hazard that affected the establishment when raw sewage overflowed...

THE Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Public Safety Monitoring Committee is calling on the Government to respond swiftly in fully enacting the Road Traffic Act amidst rising traffic fatalities.This renewed call follows the r...

More than 500 cooked meals and an equal number of snacks were served to children in the north-western St Andrew community of Maverley over a 12-day period ending on December 17 when Santa Claus handed out gifts to more than 100 of them....

TRADE Winds Citrus Limited, manufacturer of the nutrition drink TruSHAKE, has donated 744 units of the shake to aid the nutritional support of hospital workers and patients of the Linstead Hospital during the Christmas season.TruSHAKE a...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - Food vendors in the St Ann's Bay market district say they are losing sales as the unbearable stench from a week-old garbage dump is keeping customers away. Noting that the mound of smelly garbage, which is in close p...

BROWN'S TOWN, St Ann - As a teenager Wayne would save his money throughout the year so he could spend it all at Grand Market on Christmas Eve. That's when, decked out in his best outfit, he would meet up with high school classmates for ...

OCHO RIOS, St Ann - There is no festivity this Christmas, but rather sorrow and grief for a family of seven as they are now without a place to call home.On December 17, patriarch Anthony Kirkland stood dismayed as he watched the house i...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - US health regulators yesterday authorised the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of Omicron infections.The Food and Drug Administration (...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - The United States is preparing for talks with Russia that could start within weeks, a senior official said yesterday, as Western powers accuse Moscow of continuing a major troop build-up on the bord...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States yesterday condemned the "politically motivated trials" of more than 90 Cubans who were involved in unprecedented anti-Government protests in July."Since December 13, the Cuban regime t...

MASSACHUSETTS, United States (AP) - Dave Fravel and his wife invited several relatives to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to share food, gifts and the togetherness they've longed for during the lonely days of the pandemic. They were a...

THE National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is reporting that South Africans contracting COVID-19 in the current fourth wave of infections are 80 per cent less likely to be hospitalised if they are infected by the Omicron va...

BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth - Police here are probing the connection between two of four incidents following two days of bloodshed in this southern parish.Three people were killed and four injured in separate incidents in Fyffes Pen, nort...

'TIS the season of giving, and after months of dealing with the unknowns surrounding Christmas, the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI), through its Family Christmas Giveaway, brought smiles to the children of customers.Christma...

IN addition to its newly launched audio recording safety feature locally, the ride-sharing company Uber has highlighted that over 22 safety tools are available in the app, designed for users and lessor partners to travel with peace of m...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has plans to electronically distribute $4 billion to Jamaica's poor this year with the man in charge of the ministry, Karl Samuda, having no intentions of issuing cheques. Promoting a move tow...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke yesterday expressed confidence that he will fulfil his promise to implement the compensation review for public sector workers in April, despite the reluctance of a minority to s...

There are indications that the country could be seeing the beginnings of an upward shift in COVID-19 numbers, at least at private labs, as Jamaicans settle into enjoying the recently relaxed restrictions, while being warned not to take...

Today is the 357th day of 2021. There are eight days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1996: The Anglican Church in Jamaica ordains four women as priests for the first time in its 330 years in the Caribbean. Deacons Sybil May Morris, Pa...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - There was immense joy in Bombay square on Monday as residents, educators and politicians welcomed the launch of a Wi-Fi hot spot, which one resident said has placed the community on the map.Bombay is located in ...

The Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF) was back in full swing last week as it hosted its annual Christmas treat for children in State care. With the annual treat scrapped last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, much to the disappointmen...

LINSTEAD, St Catherine - The authorities in this town have appealed for operators of public passenger vehicles to use the designated transportation centre to help ease congestion in the streets, a perennial problem that worsens during t...

Jahvoughn "Javi" Francis was eager to help students in his north-west St Andrew community of Maverley to get back on track with their education, after online learning became the new norm due to the novel coronavirus pandemic last year....

Chavando Thompson would often turn a deaf ear to the loud ruckus in his Jones Town community in St Andrew as this was the norm for the area.But on July 13, last year, the unusual cries for help prompted the 28-year-old to make some che...

Despite the poor turnout at a farmers' market in Savannah Cross, Clarendon, last weekend, organiser Patricia Garib says she will not relent in her efforts.According to Garib, this initiative was to ensure that farmers in Clarendon bene...

Q: Help! I'm afraid I'm being scammed. How do I know?The most prevalent scam in Jamaica targeting American citizens is the lottery scam, where scammers lead victims to believe they have won a drawing or lottery, but the cash or prizes w...

Washington , United States (AFP) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday authorised Pfizer's COVID pill for high-risk people aged 12 and over, calling it an important milestone in the pandemic that will all ow millions to ...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - COVID-19 vaccination passes became obligatory for Tunisians yesterday, who now must have proof of two vaccine doses to enter public spaces and to keep working at State institutions, universities and some private bu...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria destroyed more than one million expired doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine yesterday after authorities said they could not be used before their expiration date.Faisal Shuaib, head of Nigeria's National...

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) - French schoolchildren clung nervously to their parents as they entered a vast vaccine centre west of Paris on yesterday - then walked excitedly away with a decorated "vaccination diploma" as Fran...

Today is the 356th day of 2021. There are nine days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: American Airlines flight 331 crashes at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. OTHER EVENTS1636: Archduke Ferdinand, son of ...

Two Jamaicans who have years of experience working in United States intelligence and law enforcement agencies are alleging that they have information linking prominent local officials to corruption and fraud, but say nothing will come ...

THE Opposition says Prime Minister Andrew Holness made a bad decision in appointing Edward Gabbidon to chair the board of the Human Employment and Resource Training /National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, and made it worse...

Sagicor Group Jamaica President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Zacca yesterday extended appreciation to 50 Jamaicans who were recognised as community heroes for their selfless efforts to help people in need."You are here today ...

NEGRIL, Westmoreland - Convinced that a referendum on removing the British monarchy as Jamaica's head of State will have to be independent of the next local government election, Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the additional cost of...

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty...

MONTGENEVRE, France (AP) - From the inky night, two women loomed. Police? The wary migrants, crossing the high-altitude Alpine border clandestinely from Italy to France, couldn't be sure. They scattered and ran.In fact, the women wanted...

A post office employee was yesterday freed in the Corporate Area Parish Court of attempting to ship ganja out of the country via a DHL package.The case against 43-year-old St Pete Morgan was that in April 2019 he sent off a package to b...

LONDON, England (AP) - A British court has ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to £550 million (US$730 million), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history.A High Court judge ...

STUDENTS from three primary schools are to benefit from a donation of tablets to support online learning.The donation is being facilitated through a contribution of $750,000 by the Toots Foundation to the non-profit organisation Youth f...

THE St Catherine South Commanding Officer Superintendent Christopher Phillips is encouraging residents of the Gregory Park community to partner with the police to create a safer community.His calls come as operational activities in the ...