- Four shot, one dead in Clarendon attack 11:10 am
- Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski killed in Ukraine: network 11:02 am
- Fake heiress Anna Sorokin still in US amid deportation rumors 10:42 am
- Russia steps up bombardment of Kyiv, civilians flee Mariupol 9:46 am
- Guyana relaxes COVID-19 rules, authorities say country returning to normalcy 9:20 am
- Kensington Oval at full capacity for England Test 9:05 am
News
Guardian's helping hand 5:30 am
Guardian Life's Akeem Robinson (left), estate officer of Guardian Life's Facilities Department, plays guardian angel to a student of the Gregory Park Basic School as he eagerly reaches out for a package of sanitation supplies while his classmates share the moment.
Look out for separation anxiety in students, says specialist
5:30 am
CHILD psychologist Dr Orlean Brown-Earle is warning parents and teachers to be on the lookout for signs of separation anxiety in children as face-to-face classes resume.
Centenarian Sylvia Lyn feeling as fit as 50
5:30 am
SYLVIA Lyn celebrated her 100th birthday last Wednesday, but the sprightly centenarian said she feels half her age.
Raw sewage no longer flowing in Cross Roads
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
AFTER numerous complaints about a sewage nuisance that was affecting stores, streetside vendors and pedestrians on Half-Way-Tree Road in the vicinity of the Cross Roads Meat Market, the authorities have finally effected the repairs.
More
School blues
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Teachers who have returned to school for face-to-face classes voiced serious concerns ranging from a difficulty to get back on track, personal safety, students' work attitude, poor Internet connection, and inadequate resources, according to a survey commissioned by the...
More
BITU serves strike notice on CMU
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on Monday said it has served notice of industrial action by unionised staff at Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) unless certain issues are addressed.
More
Former cop defends method of trapping alleged gangsters
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
A former lawman who in 2017 bartered with an alleged top flight member of the Klansman gang for two of the criminal outfit's best rifles in return for the release of reputed leader Andre “Blackman” Bryan on Monday defended his actions, calling them...
More
'Every rat has a run'
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
SECURITY expert Robert Finzi-Smith has recommended that Sunday morning's armed robbery of Ibex Global employees on a staff bus in St Andrew be used as a prompt to reopen doors to the strategic utilisation of decoy special operations police, in order to nab crooks in the...
More
Trinidad scholar and pollster Prof Selwyn Ryan dies
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — One of Trinidad and Tobagos's leading writers, researchers and political scientists, Professor Selwyn Ryan, has died.According to local reports, Professor Ryan passed away on Sunday morning.
More
This Day in History — March 15
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Today is the 74th day of 2022. There are 291 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT
More
Expansion planned for Melrose Yam Park
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Melrose Hill Yam Park, popularly known for roast yam and salt fish sold by vendors, is expected to undergo major renovation and expansion following the signing of a management contract on Friday.
More
Councillor suggests partnership with scrap metal companies
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Tired of seeing abandoned cars littering this parish, one councillor has suggested that the State-run waste collection agency partner with scrap metal companies to find a solution.
More
Driver shortage hobbles garbage collection in St Thomas
Monday, March 14, 2022
MORANT BAY, St Thomas — With drivers they are trying to hire failing to pass the driving test and mechanical issues hitting trucks hired from the private sector, Metropolitan Parks and Markets (MPM) Waste Management Limited is having a hard time granting councillors of this parish...
More
Knox College aiming to build new sixth-form block in 18 months
Monday, March 14, 2022
SPALDING, Clarendon — Knox College has fast-tracked plans to construct a $200-million state-of-the-art building due to an increase in demand for its sixth-form programme, according to Principal Alexander Bourne.
More
15-year-old crash victim in dire need of blood
Monday, March 14, 2022
Lasana Turner-Francis, the stepmother of Morant Bay High School student Michael Jackson, has issued a desperate plea for blood donations to help save the 15-year-old who has been in intensive care at Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) since March 5.
More
This Day In History - March 14
Monday, March 14, 2022
Today is the 72nd day of 2022. There are 293 days left in the year.TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
More
Support for Garvey bill
Monday, March 14, 2022
Amidst raging debate over the images of national heroes and late prime ministers on new banknotes set to be released this year as the country marks its 60th anniversary of Independence, one bill has found favour with Rastafarians and Pan-Africanists — the $100...
More
Black River first town in Jamaica to receive electricity
Monday, March 14, 2022
The town Black River in St Elizabeth was the first in the island to receive electricity in 1893 in a house named 'Waterloo' owned by the Leyden family. This was long before many homes in the United States had electric power. In fact, historians state that only in 1925...
More
