Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has warned perpetrators of crimes that the Government will be relentless in combatting their criminal and violent intent. Mr Holness noted that there are several countries in the region where the level.....

The body of a woman was found insider her home in St James earlier today, while the body of her boyfriend was found hanging in the back of her yard. The woman has been identified as 42-year-old Alicia Smithson, while her boyfriend is known only as.....

The leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, has called out Prime Minister Andrew Holness for what he says is a lack of consultation regarding Tuesday's declaration of States of Emergency (SOEs). "Mr Holness prefers to be wrong and...

Member of Parliament for Kingston Eastern and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell was this morning fined $45,000 for the negligent loss of his licensed firearm. The sentence was handed down this morning in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court...

BRUSSELS (AP) -- Belgium forward Eden Hazard retired from international soccer on Wednesday, nearly a week after his country's aging generation of players was eliminated from the World Cup. The 31-year-old winger made his...

LONDON (AP) -- Microsoft agreed Wednesday to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years should its $69 billion purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard go through -- an apparent attempt to fend off...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- So, the dream is still alive for Cristiano Ronaldo. Soccer's most prolific modern-day scorer might yet, at the age of 37 and probably playing in his last World Cup, claim the one major title to elude him in a...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname. Dec 7, CMC - The Suriname government says it has not formally received any apology from the Netherlands regarding slavery. Media reports here had said that Dutch Minister of Legal Protection, Franc Weerwind, who will be...

GENEVA, Dec 7, CMC - Delegates attending the inaugural United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent here have supported the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 10-point reparation plan, calling for its adoption globally. Bahamian,...

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec 7, CMC - Three United Agencies say the war in Ukraine, as well as the successive crises at the international level, compromise the access of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to food and key inputs for regional...

Ortiz Pascoe was looking forward to spending Christmas with his family but the 43-year-old mechanic died following a freak accident at his workplace on Sunday. Pascoe, of Seaview Gardens in St Andrew, reportedly suffered severe burn to his face......

A 16-year-old boy remains in hospital after he was shot and injured in a drive-by along Bond Street in west Kingston on Monday afternoon. The teenager, who is said to be a 10th grade student, was shot twice in the abdomen as armed thugs sprayed.....

Residents of Kingston communities Pink Lane and Charles Street are pleading with the security forces to remain within their space following the firebombing of a house on the latter street on Monday afternoon. Though tight-lipped about what...

An England supporter claims he is confident that his team can break their World Cup drought on December 18, but only if they avoid playing five-time champions and overwhelming favourites Brazil in the finals. "England is my team, but if they meet....

Thirty alleged overseas-based gangsters are on the radar of law-enforcement officials in Jamaica who say they are responsible for the facilitation of violent crimes on the island. Determined to take down these alleged gangsters, Prime Minister...

Nearly 2,000 events have so far been permitted to be staged this holiday season, with countless others due to take place despite not getting authorisation from the authorities. These events, coupled with increased commercial activities, are set......

A man who was deported from the US said that he applied for a Jamaican passport in a fake name because he wanted to return there to be with his mother. Kirk Douglas pleaded guilty to attempting to obtain a passport by forged documents in the...

Almost 50 motorists took advantage of the second sitting of the night court at the Corporate Area Traffic Court on Tuesday. Most of the offenders paid fines for disobeying traffic lights, exceeding the speed limit, not wearing a seatbelt and not.....

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is being urged to quickly deliver on his promise to embark on a programme to redevelop parish capitals and rural townships. In his address to his party's annual conference last month, he said the redevelopment...

The Falmouth Fire Station in Trelawny has been outfitted with information and communications technology (ICT) equipment valued at more than $1.5 million, to support the emergency services provided by the unit. The devices, which were supplied by.....