Eighteen people have been detained in Bull Bay, St Thomas as members of the security forces heighten their presence in the area. Civil-military cooperation officer of the Jamaica Defence Force, Major Basil Jarrett, said four of those detained...
Fitch Ratings Agency today upgraded Jamaica’s long-term foreign-currency issuer and local currency issuer default rating to ‘B+’ from ‘B’. The rating agency also revised its outlook to “...
The Ministry of Justice says the delays in implementing audio and video link technology in the island’s courts is because the contractor has failed to adhere to the terms of the contract. The project, which is to see the installation of audio...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Canada has informed the presidential candidate of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party Irfaan Ali that he should consider not travelling to the North American country at this time as a...
Cabinet has approved the award of a $1.29 billion contract to develop the Closed Harbour Beach Park in Montego Bay, St James. The Urban Development Corporation (UDC), which is spearheading the project, has awarded the contract to M...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented anti-corruption sweep that saw top princes, businessmen, military officers and officials detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel has concluded after netting the government around $106....
BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Under a scorching sun, Tereza Ferreira Nascimento on Wednesday dug through the mud with garden tools and her hands in search of her brother Paulo Giovane dos Santos, resigned to the reality that he was most likely...
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has sought to backpedal on statements made by Permanent Secretary Sancia Bennett Templer on Tuesday regarding an audit into irregularities at the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam. Yesterday, Bennett Templer...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Driven by a crushing victory inside four days in the opening Test in Bridgetown, West Indies will chase a long-awaited major series win when they clash with England in the pivotal second Test, which starts here today...
The use of mass-produced Chinese promotional items by the organisers of the UNWTO 2nd Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth has been met with strong disapproval by at least one member of the international media who was in attendance...
Three former Contender Series champions say the tournament, which has been stopped because former title sponsors Wray and Nephews ended its partnership, brought both positives and negatives for the sport locally. Two-time champion Sakima ‘Mr...
Published:Thursday | January 31, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivern Barrett
A respected medical doctor, citing local and international experts, has estimated that between 6,000 and 22,000 abortions are performed in Jamaica each year and warned lawmakers that those numbers could soar with “attendant consequences...
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Donique Anderson would answer with an emphatic “No!” The 22-year-old was forced to delay her ambition to join the Jamaica Constabulary Force when a rare illness threw a spoke in her wheel...
BIRDIE MY LOVE sat in mid-pack down the backstretch, almost hidden in overcast conditions, improving rapidly into fourth off the home, before sweeping wide and powering past rivals in yesterday’s seven-furlong Allan E ‘Billy’...
Hundreds of families and friends will gather at Emancipation Park on Sunday, February 3, to participate in the Crystal Spring Run For Your Heart 5K, 2K, and Roun’ di’ Track event...