- Students at Grenadian university to protest against mandatory vaccination 6:30 pm
- World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts 6:10 pm
- PAHO warns against acquiring vaccine from unofficial sources 5:50 pm
- Man hit from motorcycle on Bustamante Highway 5:17 pm
- PM urges accessible, equitable climate change financing for developing countries 4:49 pm
- 'Hypocrites' claim as podium protests banned at Tokyo, Beijing Olympics after poll 4:31 pm
News
PHOTO: #PlantATree 2:10 am
United States Chargé d'Affaires John McIntyre (left) and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr (second right), along with their families, plant two trees at the lawns of the embassy in St Andrew in commemoration of Earth Day, today.
'It was a nightmare'
11:40 pm
THERE were mixed feelings among 27 Jamaican citizens and residents who had been stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) since December due to a ban on flights from that nation following discovery of a more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus, with one woman sharing how her two...
Cybercrime committee extends deadline for submissions
11:00 pm
THE joint select committee (JSC) of Parliament reviewing the Cybercrimes Act, 2015, has extended the deadline for submissions by two weeks due a slow response.
MPs clash over Trafigura in House
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Government and Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) clashed yesterday over a statement from Justice Minister Delroy Chuck which called for openness in dealing with the trial related to the 15-year-old Trafigura donation scandal.
More
'It was a nightmare'
Thursday, April 22, 2021
THERE were mixed feelings among 27 Jamaican citizens and residents who had been stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) since December due to a ban on flights from that nation following discovery of a more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus, with one woman sharing how her two...
More
Position of pride
Thursday, April 22, 2021
JAMAICA'S political directorate and the main entity which represents media workers, the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), were beaming yesterday after the country was described as “almost flawless” in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters without Borders...
More
PHOTO: #PlantATree
Thursday, April 22, 2021
United States Chargé d'Affaires John McIntyre (left) and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr (second right), along with their families, plant two trees at the lawns of the embassy in St Andrew in commemoration of Earth Day, today.
More
JUTC cuts high overtime payments
Thursday, April 22, 2021
THE cash-strapped Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), which is faced with a net operating loss of some $8 billion this year, appears to be getting a handle on its overtime expenses – a major expense.
More
This Day in History — April 22
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Today is the 112th day of 2021. There are 253 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHGLIGHT
More
Bartlett vows to tackle visitor harassment, waste management in resort areas
Thursday, April 22, 2021
MINISTER of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says his ministry will be focusing on reducing instances of visitor harassment and poor solid waste management practices during the post-COVID-19 period.
More
Hanna wants Jamaica to promote international trade policy
Thursday, April 22, 2021
OPPOSITION spokesperson on foreign affairs and foreign trade Lisa Hanna is urging the Government to join hands with the Opposition and the private sector to seek growth solutions by pushing a foreign policy which focuses on economic development.
More
Irwin High mourns 12-year-old student killed in fire
Thursday, April 22, 2021
MONTEGO BAY St James – The Irwin High School fraternity has been mourning the death of seventh grade student Hemmecia Greenwood, who perished in a fire that destroyed her grandparents' home at Potosi Drive in John's Hall, Monday afternoon.
More
Caribbean-American legislators welcome guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
Thursday, April 22, 2021
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — In a case that gripped global attention, Caribbean and other elected officials have welcomed Tuesday's conviction of white former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020 death of black man George Floyd.
More
315 farmers benefit from irrigation consultancy project
Thursday, April 22, 2021
A total of 315 farmers from 11 districts in St Thomas and St Andrew have benefited from irrigation equipment and techniques to boost crop production under the Irrigation Systems Consultancy Project.
More
Banker calls for more employers to embrace work-from-home model
Thursday, April 22, 2021
BUSINESS relationship and sales manager at JN Bank, Dr Ransford Davidson, says the new work-from-home model, which has been adapted by several organisations across Jamaica due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, is the future of work.
More
Trelawny police target migrating criminals
Thursday, April 22, 2021
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The Trelawny police say they have been working with residents to target criminals seeking refuge in the parish.
More
US returns to climate fight
Thursday, April 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC, United Sates (AP) — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday aimed at rallying the world's worst polluters to move faster against climate...
More
Journalism, the vaccine against disinformation, blocked in more than 130 countries
Thursday, April 22, 2021
THE 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows that journalism, the main vaccine against disinformation, is completely or partly blocked in 73 per cent of the 180 countries ranked by the organisation.
More
