A “significant act of vandalism” has left thousands of people without internet connectivity across the country’s two main telecommunications networks. Digicel confirmed the service disruption in an email to customers. “An act of vandalism,...
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the longstanding issue of fuel theft at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has been significantly curtailed. Vaz, also the Minister of Science, Energy and Telecommunications, was speaking at a press...
Today's much-anticipated start of the trial of the three cops who are charged in relation to Mario Deane's death in 2014 was abruptly halted and rescheduled to Thursday due to the unexplained absence of one of the trial's seven jurors. The trial...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the Oval Office blowup with US President Donald Trump last week was "regrettable," adding that he stands ready to work under Trump's "strong leadership" to get a lasting...
WASHINGTON, CMC -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take note of the increase cases of measles. PAHO said it has since issued an epidemiological alert and that as of...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has delivered an ominous warning to criminals, even as he again urged mothers and other women to talk to their sons and family members who are involved in crime. Holness said his administration has “changed the...
Detectives in Port Antonio, Portland, are probing the shooting death of a fruit vendor on Tuesday near Lighthouse Road in the town. A preliminary police report suggests that shortly after 7:30 a.m. a man known only as Jason was standing at his...
An American alleged to be behind last month's massive gun bust at a wharf in Kingston in which 66 firearms and over 4,500 rounds were found has been charged. Davian Roberts, who is also a Jamaican citizen, was on Monday night charged with...
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) secretariat has recommended former Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams as the candidate for Clarendon Central, a move that would secure a so-called safe seat for a key lieutenant of party leader and Prime Minister Dr...
Telecommunications company Digicel says it's working to fix an issue that is impacting home and mobile data services to its customers. In a notice on Tuesday morning in which it apologised to customers for the disruption, it explained that the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians expressed alarm and apprehension Tuesday at a US decision to pause military aid that is critical to their fighting Russia's invasion, as a rift deepens between Kyiv and Washington. Days after an explosive meeting...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States' North American allies. Starting just...
The police have launched an investigation into the suspected murder of 68-year-old Paul Lloyd of Saltrum in Gayle, St Mary. Lloyd was found lying unresponsive in a yard near a bar in Saltrum district on Monday. He had a wound to the head and was...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week past's line-up of cartoons as...
As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushes for sanctions on countries employing Cuban doctors, questions arise about whether he truly understands the impact of his policy. With Jamaica heavily reliant on Cuban medical personnel to fill critical...
Amid backlash over a controversial music video featuring a schoolboy, producer Chuck Starr has defended the project, calling it an "art form" reflecting societal realities. He emphasised that the young artiste, Lyriii, is a well-behaved...
Political and social psychology professor Dr Christopher Charles has suggested that the Government is leveraging the killing of gangsters as a strategy in the lead-up to election. While acknowledging the decline in serious crimes, Charles argues...
Opposition Senator Peter Bunting has raised concerns about the feasibility of implementing Portmore’s new parish status before the upcoming general election. While the Government insists the move reflects the will of the people, Bunting...
Despite US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of expanded visa restrictions targeting individuals involved in Cuba’s medical labour export programme, Jamaican officials remain silent on whether the country could be affected....
A Supreme Court judge has ruled that police officers acted negligently and without cause in the 2014 shooting death of Granville Cain, awarding his estate $5.5 million in damages. Justice Tara Carr described the officers’ actions as “...