(Associated Press): A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word. Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates as men age, and most prostate cancers are harmless....
More than 1,000 persons are expected to arrive in June for the island’s first major conference in two years after event restrictions were lifted last month as the number of COVID-19 cases in the island decreases. The Annual International Conference...
Some 20 years ago, carpenter Dave Wright looked at the abandoned Montpelier train station in St James and saw it as the perfect home for his furniture operation. Securing a lease with the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC), he soon breathed new life...
Despite winning her first individual gold medal in the long jump competition at the 2022 Carifta Games, multitalented Jamaican athlete Serena Cole has her sights fixed on competing in the 100 metres at this year’s World Under-20 Championships. Cole...
As tempers flared on a second day of fiery protests in Denham Town over a controversial fatal shooting, the slain man’s family is worried about the future of his son who has reportedly been traumatised by the incident. Residents said that Horaine...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Approximately 60 homeless persons in Mandeville received care packages of bun and cheese, juice, and clothing from the Mandeville Police Youth Club and Community Safety and Security Branch on Sunday. As part of its mandate...
MUMBAI, India (CMC): Superstar Andre Russell made a one-ball ‘duck’, Sunil Narine also failed to score, while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal shone with a hat-trick. But it was rising West Indies star Obed McCoy who snatched two wickets in a...
Jamaica ensured that the return of the Carifta Games ended with broken records, impressive performances, and no changes to their dominance of the regional event for junior athletes. Yesterday’s final day ended with a total medal haul of 92, which...
Lawe Insurance Brokers Limited recently celebrated their annual awards ceremony “Bigger, Better, Stronger” in vintage Hollywood style at the Terra Nova Hotel’s Venetian Suite. Check out the Something Extra glance at the Tinsel Town themed awards.
Dear Ms Powell, I have a master’s degree and I’m thinking of doing my PhD in Canada. However, when I checked the cost, I found out that it is much cheaper to attend school as a resident. I’m 36 years old, so I checked with an agent to find the best...
Both the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen and the Jamaica Gospel Star competitions will close for entries at midnight tonight. The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), organisers of the competitions, explained that the deadline was extended...
Never one to limit his creative artistry, singer Serani has spent the past few years working on different albums, two of which have already been recorded, and a third, which he started recording three weeks ago. “I’m just diversifying,” he...
OTHNEIL BLAGROVE, senior manager – Sales, JN Life Insurance Company, is urging Jamaicans to make pension planning a priority when planning for the future because of its importance when it comes to retirement or unforeseen circumstances. Blagrove...
For long-time technical official Stephanie Rahming-Taylor, the absence of the Carifta Games for the past two years created a hole which was difficult to fill. This year’s return was not only a relief for the athletes, but for her in continuing her...
Dear Mrs Dahlia Walker-Huntington, I am a Jamaican married woman with a daughter from a previous relationship. She would like to attend high school in America with the hope of living there, and I would like to grant her this wish. What steps can I...
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know under what circumstances would someone need to apply for a Marriage Visitor visa? Thanks in advance for any information. YY Dear YY, Persons must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if they want to get married or...
COLOMBO AP): Sri Lanka’s president acknowledged Monday that he made mistakes that led to the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and pledged to correct them. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made the admission while speaking to 17 new Cabinet...
There was an aura of opulence as the glamorous Lorraine Miller walked up the aisle to marry the man of her dreams, Otis Henry. Although the duo engaged in a three-year courtship up to ‘I Do’, this fascinating journey dates back almost four decades...
BEIJING (AP): Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths in the latest outbreak in China’s most populous and wealthiest city. All three people who died were elderly, had underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension...
BEIRUT (AP): During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an instrumental role in defeating insurgents in the country’s long-running civil war. The Russian president told him his...