Rayon Clarke, a resident of Spaulding Boulevard in St Andrew, was arrested and charged with several offences relating to an altercation he had in Ocho Rios, St Ann.   

The police say that 21-year-old Stephen Bentley, a bearer from Olympic Way, Kingston 11, was arrested and charged after he was found in possession of a stolen motorcycle. It is reported that a man was pounced upon by two armed men, who robbed him......

The police in St Mary have confirmed that one man is dead, and four others injured after they were shot by gunmen in Stewart Town in the parish on Tuesday morning. It is reported that the men were walking along the Stewart Town main road, near...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 6, CMC – A High Court judge has sentenced a 17-year-old school boy to four years and 10 months in jail for the murder of a 16-year-old student earlier this year. Justice Andrea Thomas, sitting in the St James Circuit...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is advising the public to be wary of "political activists" who place greater focus on politics, and less on saving lives. "The people who complain about SOEs are not the people who benefit from...

Kyrie Irving's relationship with Nike is officially over, the shoe and athletic apparel maker said Monday, a move that came a month after the company suspended the Brooklyn Nets guard as part of the fallout from him tweeting a link...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The image of a young Pele celebrating goals and lifting trophies with Brazil's national team appeared brightly on the shirts, flags and banners of Brazilian fans gathering before the Selecao's...

Following the tragic news of the death of his nine-year-old son, the management team for Sheldon ‘Aidonia’ Lawrence has said that “absolutely no interviews will be granted” during this time. In a release sent out on Tuesday...

Natasha Roach, the mother of Khamal Hall, the William Knibb student who was stabbed to death at his school in March, has expressed disappointment over what she calls the "unfair" sentence imposed on his killer. "Four years and 10 months, a dat mi....

Taskise Rattray and her husband, Kamar, have endured a testing over the past few months. In October, the couple was smiling from ear to ear as they prepared to welcome their newborn, only for their optimism to give way to agony as the baby died...

Vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council Dr Lucien Jones has called on more to be done to clamp down on persons driving while under the influence of marijuana and alcohol. He explained that based on studies he has reviewed, many road...

Brazil fans across the Corporate Area, particularly Trench Town, were whipped into a frenzy on Monday following the Samba Kings' thumping performance against South Korea in their round-of-16 clash. The emphatic victory followed Friday's humbling....

While public officials grapple with new ideas and measures to stem illegal vending, traffic congestion and unauthorised parking in Port Maria, St Mary, some vendors are adamant that they will continue to sell their wares on the town's streets....

Caught up in the euphoria of her team's first World Cup game, Trench Town resident Ann Marie Brown-Hall said that she severely fractured one of her toes while celebrating. The 48-year-old mother of eight was rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital....

Students are being encouraged to make use of alternative dispute resolution methods to resolve conflicts peacefully. The charge was given by Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, during the final stop in the ministry's Alternative Justice Services......

Executive Director of The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr Christine Hendricks, says that the entity has seen marked improvement over the past five years in how the public has been interacting with persons with disabilities....

At just 20 years old, Shanique Taylor made the decision to be her own boss and chart her own course in life. Having seen her mother operate a bar for years, Taylor, who had enrolled in university and found it not to her liking, decided to use the....

SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) -- Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia's most densely populated island erupted, triggered...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec 5, CMC - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley will address the 12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) that gets underway on Wednesday. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec 5, CMC - The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) Monday said that the first half of the Caribbean dry season is forecast to feature a slower than usual decrease in rainfall, wet...