- Bartlett to attend international tourism fair in Spain 3:48 pm
- John Kerry to Trump: 'Resign' 3:25 pm
- Would-be robber shot dead in Kingston 2:52 pm
- Anti-Maduro protests break out across Venezuelan capital 1:17 pm
- Classy Hope can get even better, says Sir Garry 12:28 pm
- Three-day Cabinet retreat to discuss upcoming budget 11:01 am
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Data breaches are inevitable — here's how to protect yourself
It's tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data — Social Security numbers, credit cards, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords and much more — breached and stolen in recent years. But that's not realistic – nor... Read More
Mexico journalist murdered as 2018 sets homicide record
Mexico City, MEXICO (AFP) — A Mexican journalist was found murdered in the first such case of 2019, authorities said yesterday, as the country set a new homicide record for 2018 — signs of the ongoing toll of Mexico's drug war. Read More
Bartlett to attend international tourism fair in Spain
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett travels to Spain today to participate in FITUR, the largest International Tourism Trade Fair for inbound and outbound Ibero-American markets. Read More
John Kerry to Trump: 'Resign'
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — Former US secretary of state John Kerry said Tuesday he was not ruling out another tilt at the White House in 2020 but that in the here and now, Donald Trump should quit. Read More
Would-be robber shot dead in Kingston
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An unidentified would-be robber was fatally shot by a licensed firearm holder on Sundown Crescent, Kington 10 last night. Read More
Anti-Maduro protests break out across Venezuelan capital
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Protesters took to the streets in at least 30 different parts of Caracas on Tuesday, just 24 hours ahead of an opposition-called mass street demonstration against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, a non-governmental organisation that monitors social conflict... Read More
Three-day Cabinet retreat to discuss upcoming budget
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Cabinet yesterday commenced a three-day retreat, led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, to discuss the budget for 2019/20.The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in a statement yesterday said this follows three days of “intense consultations” last... Read More
New study warns of inadequate prevention responses to HIV epidemic in the C'bean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — A study has found that while the Caribbean has made progress in responding to the HIV epidemic, the impact of the prevention response has been inadequate, particularly among key populations.The study also found that of concern to regional stakeholders... Read More
Motorcyclist dies in Clarendon crash
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Investigators assigned to the Clarendon Police Division are questioning the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision that claimed the life of a man on the Dam main road yesterday. Read More
Death threats issued after alleged gang leader detained in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Manchester police are probing death threats made against civilians following the detention of an alleged gang leader (name withheld) of Grey Ground close to this south central highlands town.Head of the Manchester Police Division Superintendent Wayne... Read More
Singer Chris Brown detained in Paris over rape claim
PARIS, France (AFP) -- American R&B star Chris Brown is being questioned by police in Paris after being accused of rape, sources close to the inquiry told AFP on Tuesday.A woman has accused Brown, along with his bodyguard and a friend, of raping her in the Mandarin Oriental hotel... Read More
NSWMA to build four garbage transfer stations
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to construct four new garbage transfer stations in Westmoreland, Trelawny, Clarendon and Portland. Read More
Chain snatcher sentenced to 6 months
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A man who snatched a gold chain from a woman's neck in downtown Kingston was sentenced to six months in prison, hours after committing the crime on Monday. Andre Whyte pleaded guilty to larceny from the person when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish... Read More
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