Jamaica's flag-bearers at the first ever Junior Pan American Games, Brandon Sealey and Tahlia Richardson, have expressed a deep sense of pride and honour to be chosen for executing national rites at the event's Opening Ceremony in Cali, Colombia. Sealey, a member of...
Former flat jockey, Freddy Tylicki's, £6m negligence claim against fellow rider Graham Gibbons has begun in the High Court. Tylicki is claiming damages for the "life-changing injuries" he suffered when his horse and three others fell during a race at Kempton in 2016....
The World Bank is forecasting an increase in remittance levels for 2021. It notes that this will be fueled mostly by transfers to Latin America and the Caribbean by migrants in the United States. Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to grow...
A 15-year-old of Lower Buxton, Browns Town in St. Ann has been arrested and charged with House Breaking and Larceny following an incident at his home on Sunday, November 14. Reports from the Browns Town Police are, about 6:30 in the afternoon, the teen forced open a...
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Zimbabwe, Mexico and Angola communities in the Kingston Western Division commencing 6:00 Monday evening. The boundaries of the curfew are as follows North along 10th Street from the intersection with Greenwich...
Barbados last night became a republic following a ceremony which formally cut ties with the British monarchy and removed Queen Elizabeth the second as head of state. Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as Barbados's Head of State - ending 394 years of now indirect British...
Air Antilles will increase its service to Antigua and Barbuda from December. The Guadeloupean airline will introduce a twice-weekly service on Monday and Friday from Barbados and St Lucia. The inaugural flights take place on December 17 with a non-stop service between...
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to Moderna's senior medical officer, may evade existing vaccinations. If this is confirmed, Paul Burton suggested that a reformulated vaccination might be ready as early as 2022. Areas all throughout the world...
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief executive of the company. He will be replaced by the current chief technical officer, Parag Agrawal. Mr Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter in 2006, has been serving as CEO of both Twitter and payment firm Square. Mr...
Mining Minister, Robert Montague, says his ministry is intensifying moves to correct a historic wrong and put more land titles in the hands of Jamaicans. Minister Montague says it's important that the process of issuing land titles to several thousands of families...