WASHINGTON (AP) -- United States regulators on Friday shortened the time that people who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster -- to five months rather than six. The two-dose Moderna vaccine is open to...

Fifty-four-year-old Alton Palmer, a security guard from Wynter Pen, Spanish Town, was today arrested and charged with rape, grievous sexual assault and robbery with aggravation. The police report that on Thursday, December 23, 2021 a woman was...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Christopher Tufton, says vaccines for children under 12 years of age are not yet available on the market. "My understanding is that stocks would have been bought or controlled by the more industrialised...

Talicia Lovelace, 27, Charlton Avenue, Kingston 8 has been missing since Wednesday, January 05. She is of dark complexion, medium build and about 5 feet 4 inches tall. Reports from the Constant Spring Police are that about 4:45 a.m...

Four men, including two police constables, have been arrested and charged for allegedly trying to rob a bar. The constables have been identified as Daenard Meikle 35, of Banbury district, Clarendon and Christoph Campbell, 27, of Fernando Road,...

A dilapidated structure and a caving roof with no bathroom facilities is what Sharon* and her four daughters have called home in St Ann for the past 12 years. Their condition has brought tears to her eyes on several occasions, most recently...

At least three persons, one as young as 12 years old, were shot and injured following a dispute at the annual Accompong Maroon Festival in St Elizabeth late Thursday. The incident reportedly took place sometime after 9 p.m. "There was a shooting....

Jamaica's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, believes the island will suffer during the fourth wave of COVID-19 especially because of the slow vaccine uptake rate. "It really is very disappointing to see the slowing down of...

A Manchester mother says she is desperate to find help for her 20-year-old son, Garvin Atkinson, who has been battling a potentially life-threatening kidney problem since 2017. Garvin, a former student of May Day High School in the parish, was...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie has expressed hope that the construction of a house for a poor family in Westmoreland will herald a new beginning for the beneficiaries. The house is being constructed in the......

Despite the massive increase in the number of COVID-19 cases on the island, a St Andrew parent whose children have contracted the virus twice, says she is not fearful of sending them out to classes. The parent, who is also a teacher, is currently....

As detectives processed a crime scene in central Kingston last week, a group of boys played a game of 'gun war'; but Shomani Harley, 14, and Anniko Campbell, 13, did not participate. They use their spare time to not only learn about gender-based....

The collection of information for the National Population and Housing Census is slated to begin in April. The national census, undertaken by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), is conducted every 10 years. It was due to be done last...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described himself as a 'pro-life' advocate, but said that he feels so strongly about people possessing illegal firearms that he is prepared to see them head to the gallows. Holness said that his administration...

Homar Gayle, the St Catherine-based businessman who claims that people have been confusing him with the late cult leader, Kevin Smith, says that his ordeal appears to be never-ending. Gayle, a car mart owner, said that the absence of information....

Westmoreland farmer 24-year-old Damion White, otherwise called ‘Suicide’, was on Wednesday arrested and charged with assault and illegal possession of firearm.  

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 17-year-old Brittany Bouges of Drapers Heights, Portland who has been missing since Wednesday, December 15, 2021. She is of brown complexion, slim build and about 160 centimetres (5 feet 3 inches) tall....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, continues to encourage parents and students to get vaccinated, in light of the resumption of face-to-face classes. During a recent visit to the Rock Hall Primary School, in St...

Twenty-six-year-old Horane Grant otherwise called 'Darren', of Case Hill District, Cascade in Hanover has been missing since Friday, December 10, 2021. He is of dark complexion, slim build and about 5 feet 7 inches tall. Reports...

Described as a gentle giant who touched the lives of those who crossed her path, teenager J'Quani Cassanova Chung was laid to rest during the service of thanksgiving held at the Holy Cross Moravian Church in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, on Wednesday.....