Militant is confident that he will be the next breakout artiste for 2021 with his latest release titled Wah Rich/Money Heist. The music video concept is based on the Netflix hit show Money Heist, which is popular among the Jamaican audience...
The Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton says he has received a firm commitment from church leaders to continuously play their part in combating the COVID-19 challenge. The affirmation came out of a second meeting held...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has revealed that two more persons have died from COVID-19 on Friday, pushing the tally to 229. The deceased are a 63-year-old male from St Ann and a 71-year-old male from St Catherine....
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Nov 3, CMC – St. Lucia has recorded 10 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the island’s total number of cases to 94. A statement from the Medical Officer of Health, Dr Glensford Joseph, said...
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday again sought to sow doubt over the counting of ballots beyond election day, saying the country was "entitled" to know who won on the day of the vote. "You have to have a date, and the date...
St Catherine South Central Member of Parliament Dr Andrew Wheatley will chair a committee to examine a motion to name Portmore as Jamaica’s 15th parish. The motion was tabled by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie at...
Ohio voters have crushed all previous records, with 60 per cent of voters in the state casting their votes before Election Day. Some 3.4 million voters have cast their votes either by absentee ballot or early voting, says Frank LaRose, secretary of...
The Supreme Court has awarded a landowner in Rhymesbury, Clarendon, the sum of $65 million against the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) for trespassing, but The Gleaner understands that the light and power company has signalled that it will be...
Importers and exporters are now seeing a faster turnaround time for the approval of certificates and permits through the Trade Board Limited’s online platform. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr ...
Entertainer Laden is set to spend at least another week in police custody following his court hearing at the Black River Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. The artiste's lawyer, Charles Benbow, confirmed the news with THE STAR a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before Election Day, the 2020 race was the most litigated in memory. President Donald Trump is promising more to come. The candidates and parties have enlisted prominent lawyers with ties to Democratic and Republican...
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is hailing the decision by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its no-sail order for ships in US ports as a step in the right direction. Bartlett said that while it...
IZMIR, TURKEY (AP) — Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece and as hopes of reaching survivors...
As Jamaica continues to be affected by rainfall associated with Hurricane Eta, the National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that several roads in St Thomas and St Mary are currently flooded and impassable. They are: Morant...
Over 120 workers employed to UC Rusal Jamaica Limited are staging a protest in front of the company’s head office in Kirkvine, Manchester. The lands and agriculture workers are protesting over the protracted delay in their wage and fringe...
Paris (AFP)--- Europe passed a grim milestone Tuesday after reporting more than 11 million coronavirus cases, as Austria and Greece became the latest countries on the continent to impose shutdowns. Still reeling from a deadly shooting spree in the...
The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that flooding is now being experienced in sections of Portland including Folly. The NWA said motorists should exercise caution while driving through the parish at this time. A flash flood...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are monitoring voting and any threats to the election across the country at an operations center just outside Washington, D.C., run by the cyber-security component of the Department of Homeland...
Four more people have died from COVID-19 the Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported. This means Jamaica has now recorded 214 deaths from the disease since it's first case on March 10. The deceased are an 87-year-old...
For the first time in its history the United States is holding a presidential and congressional election during a pandemic and Americans face a stark choice, re-elect President Donald Trump or re-place him with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans are in line to cast their ballots in the high-stakes United States election today. It is about who is going to sit in the White House for the next four years and it will come down to the magic 270...
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election. In a...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 3, CMC – Barbados on Tuesday added 14 more countries to the list of those deemed high risk for the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number in this category to 50. In the latest updated COVID-...
The General Council of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has again rescheduled its long-overdue presidential elections, which is slated to select a president-elect for the 2020-2021 administrative year. It is expected that a new date...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare has announced a deal with U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, if it is approved in South Africa and internationally. In a...
