The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has advised its operations will continue as usual, retracting an earlier advisory that it was scaling back services. Earlier Monday the UHWI had announced the closure of all clinics and non-...

All Government of Jamaica offices will close at 4 p.m. today to allow for preparations for the looming storm. The Office of the Prime Minister says the decision has been made as a precautionary and proactive measure to ensure the safety and well-...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday told Robert Morgan, the member of parliament for Clarendon North Central, to mend fences with disgruntled Labourites in the Mocho division ahead of the general election due...

PARIS (AP) — Nearly 20,000 people were forcibly displaced in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics from tent camps or shelters in the Paris region, a coalition of more than 100 community groups said today. In its report, the group Le Revers de la...

Jamaica Labour Party leader Prime Minister Andrew Holness has blamed the opposition People's National Party (PNP) for the perceived breakdown in respect between Jamaicans and the police, claiming this is a result of the introduction of “...

Amid the Tropical Storm Warning still in effect for Jamaica, the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has announced the closure of all clinics and non-emergency services until further notice. The hospital remains open solely for dire...

The St Catherine South police have launched an investigation into the murder of an assistant funeral director in Portmore on Sunday. The victim has been identified as Jevon Lawrence, a 28-year-old resident of Watson Grove, Portmore. Reports...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new tropical storm was expected to form Monday in the Caribbean and bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said. The storm...

The authorities are investigating the discovery of two guns and an imitation firearm during a routine vehicle check at the Jamaica Defence Force's headquarters at Up Park Camp in St Andrew. In a media release on Monday morning the...

The Ministry of Health is advising members of the public to take precautions to safeguard their health amid the threat of a tropical storm. It says the following precautions should be taken regarding food and water safety, persons with chronic...

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says the weather system moving towards Jamaica is forecast to strengthen to a tropical depression later today, which means tropical storm conditions are expected to affect Jamaica within 24 hours. The Met...

Jamaica's two major telecommunications companies, Digicel and Flow, say they have readied their networks for the impending tropical storm. In a media release on Monday morning, Flow said it has now completed rigorous network-readiness and...

A tropical storm warning is now in effect for Jamaica as the Area of Low Pressure over the west-central Caribbean Sea becomes better organised while moving closer to the island and has the potential to develop into a tropical cyclone by Monday...

WESTERN BUREAU: A testament to Jamaica’s evolving business landscape was on full display as Sixt Rent a Car, the world’s third-largest car rental provider, launched operations at the Norman Manley International Airport last week. Sixt’s expansion...

Western Bureau: Ahead of the close of Fire, Life and Safety Awareness Week on Saturday, personnel at the Hanover branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) were seemingly pleased with what they had achieved through their public educational activities...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently concluded a pivotal three-day plant breeding for hot pepper production under its Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper...

Buff Bay, Portland In an attempt to preserve the environment against improper disposal of plastic material, ground was broken last Thursday for the construction of plastics redemption centre on properties owned by Portland-based spring water-...

A Portland man was charged on Saturday for attempting to flee custody after taking cops to his yard where he had buried a fake gun. Charged with possession of an imitation firearm, escaping custody, assaulting a constable, and assault occasioning...

A Spanish Town, St Catherine medical doctor has been charged for the alleged rape of a woman at his home.  Thirty-three-year-old Nigeria Solomon, otherwise known as 'Isaiah', is also charged with forcible abduction and grievous sexual...

The St Andrew South police on Saturday seized 60 rounds of ammunition and a gun and arrested three men during an operation in Olympic Gardens. They are being held on suspicion of possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of...

Kirk Cornish, the Member of Parliament for the constituency of North Abaco in the Bahamas, has been acquitted of rape and assault charges, calling it the close of one of the most “difficult chapters” of his life.

The Kingston Eastern police are investigating an incident where a licensed firearm holder reportedly accidentally shot himself.

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP): Investigations into potential fraud in voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump....

JERUSALEM (AP): More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip. In northern Gaza, Hamas militants carry out hit-and-...

WESTERN BUREAU: After multiple pregnancy losses, 41-year-old Shelly-Ann Nelson faced what she described as her worst nightmare in January 2021: she learned that fibroids were the cause of her uncontrollable bleeding. “I was told five years earlier...

WESTERN BUREAU: While many Jamaican women have faced the difficult decision to undergo hysterectomies due to debilitating non-cancerous fibroids, a doctor at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is offering new hope through a...

The Met office is advising that the country is set to see an increase in rainfall over the next few days, starting on Sunday. The agency says a broad area of disturbed weather currently across the southwestern Caribbean Sea is expected to develop...

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency on Friday said it continued to facilitate removal flights of single adults and family units to Caribbean countries including Jamaica. ICE, a component...

The Linstead police in St Catherine are searching for assailants who shot a woman who was walking home from work. The gun attack happened about 6:50 p.m. on Friday. It is reported that she was walking along Bassida Lane in Linstead when she was...

Detectives in the St Catherine North Police Division are searching for hoodlums who robbed a truck laden with chickens and fatally shot the driver on Friday night in Spanish Town. Dead is Reeshaun Dallas, 30, otherwise called 'Jordan', of...

TORONTO: The 25 individuals who were appointed to the Order of Ontario for 2023 and three from previous years were invested with their insignia at an investiture ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on Monday. Among them were six...

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC): Governor Jane Owen is urging the public to “remain tuned in to official channels,” as the British Overseas Territory deals with the second collapse of a coalition government here within a four-year period. In a...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC): Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, has told an international conference here that high crime rates, climate change, global health challenges and restricted access to international development funding are among key...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): A judge on Thursday handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil’ s political left whose killing sparked outrage. Ronnie...

Air Canada will be making 14 weekly flights into the island for the upcoming 2024/25 winter tourist season. “We will be flying three times per week from Montreal to Montego Bay; seven times a week from Toronto to Montego Bay, and also four times a...