LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a relationship that spanned two decades, two engagements, two weddings and headlines too numerous to count, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. The filing Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court...
Ernest Wilson, a founding member of the Clarendonians, died on Tuesday at the Kingston Public Hospital, his son Michael Wilson confirmed to The Gleaner. He was 69 and would have celebrated his 70th birthday this month on the 18th. Born...
Daena Soares has been crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2021. Trishanie Weller, Miss HTG Engineering Consultants Limited, was named first runner-up and Lauren Less, Miss Donna's Caribbean Restaurant, the second runner-up. The 22-year-old...
NEW YORK (AP): R Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem I Believe I Can Fly, was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalisations set more than a year ago before vaccines were available. The...
The authorities are seeking the help of the public to find the parents of 11-year-old Kay Wesie who was found wandering in Ewarton, Spanish Town on Sunday August 1. Anyone who may be able to reunite Kay with her family is being asked to...
The Manchester Municipal Corporation has announced that it will present the Key to the Town of Mandeville to Olympic Record Holder Elaine Thompson-Herah following her 100m gold-medal run in Tokyo, Japan. Thompson-Herah hails from the community of...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging Jamaicans to go out and become vaccinated against COVID-19 while also remaining vigilant in their practice of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. This comes as the island...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) has called on CARICOM member states to intensify protective measures against the African Swine Fever, which is now confirmed to be in the...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Leaders across the Caribbean on Sunday observing Emancipation Day by reminding people to focus on the significance of what took place 183 years ago on August 1, 1838. In his message to Jamaicans, Prime Minister...
Jamaica has recorded six more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 1,196. Those who have died are: * An 78-year-old woman from St James * A 47-year-old woman from St James * A 48-year-old female from St James. * A 36-year-old...
Over 150,000 Jamaicans are to benefit from a five-year Digital Skills Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Microsoft. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership was signed on July 27, at...
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that the Palmetto Grove Treatment Plant in St Mary is out of operation due to a power outage at the facility. This has resulted in water supply disruption to ...
MIAMI, MC – The wife of the assassinated President of Haiti, Martine Moise, has hinted at the possibility of contesting the elections for the president of the country, less than a month after her husband, Jovenel Moise, was gunned down...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed that the COVID-19 hospitalisation rates for young people in their 20s and 30s have been steadily increasing in recent weeks. He stated, “We are seeing more young persons with...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking...
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, on Friday officially launched the Government's $800 million Social Pension Programme, which provides a guaranteed income for vulnerable persons 75 years and older. Seniors targeted are those not currently in...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is dismissing as "fake news" a social media post suggesting that there is a list of individuals who will receive Government grants valued at $150,000 for work done between 2010 and 2021...
TOKYO — The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Tokyo reached a daily record 4,058 at the mid-point of the Olympics, according to city hall on Saturday. Critics have long said the Olympics should be cancelled or postponed as tens of...
Scores of persons flocked to the St Jago Park Health Centre in St Catherine on Saturday as the Government kick-started its latest COVID-19 vaccination blitz to ramp up its immunisation drive amid surging infections. Members of the Jamaica...
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has praised Jamaican women sprinters, led by Elaine Thompson-Herah, for sweeping the medals in the 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympic games in Japan on Saturday....
St James health officials say they are pleased with the turnout of persons getting their first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at today's blitz. As at 11:15 am today, a total of 300 persons in St James showed...
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Cayman's Tourism Minister, Kenneth Bryan, says that British Airways will be resuming its regular flights to the territory from September 9, when the territory has a soft...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's wife, Carrie, said Saturday that she is expecting the couple's second child. Carrie Johnson announced her pregnancy in a post on Instagram in which she also revealed that she...
