A family in St. James is in mourning today following the drowning of a 12-year-old. Dead is Roshaun Bolt. Reports are around 7:00 pm last evening Bolt fell into the pool at a premises at Bratton Road in the parish. Bolt was pulled from the water and rushed to the...
Nationwide News understands that popular music producer, Shab Don, is in police custody. The JCF's Corporate Communication Unit, CCU says Shab Don is being held on reasonable suspicion of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Shab Don was arrested...
Opposition Spokesman on Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, is encouraging the government to immediately create new strategies to accelerate the take up of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. The current existing stocks of 150-thousand vaccines are set to expire in...
The Ministry of Education has instructed the Angels Primary School in St. Catherine to desist from facilitating face-to-face exams for its students. A Nationwide News report yesterday revealed that grade 2 and 5 students attended the school's campus to sit their...
Nora-Gaye Banton reports A local study by the Northern Caribbean University, NCU, has revealed a six-fold increase in severe stress levels of the nation's elderly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings indicated that more than three-quarters of over...
At least one member of the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries has come out in support of the church's embattled religious leader, Kevin Smith, describing him as a man of God. Smith, who's widely regarded as a cult leader, is facing a murder...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging some local pastors to desist from imposing their religious beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine on their congregations. Scores of religious-minded persons across the country have refused to be vaccinated on the instruction of...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is seeking to re-assure Jamaicans that the current vaccination tour is a non-partisan endeavour. Last week the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, engaged in a war of words on social media after Mr. Golding accused the...
Ben Simmons is "not mentally ready" to play for the Philadelphia 76ers and won't appear in Friday's home opener, as he isn't expected to play for an undetermined amount of time, according to the team. Simmons told team personnel he was dealing with back soreness and...
The 'Special One', Jose Mourinho suffered one of the heaviest defeats of his managerial careers, when his Roma team were thrashed 6-1 by Bodø/Glimt in the Europa Conference League. It is the first time a Mourinho side has conceded six or more goals in a single game in...