Petrojam says there was an excess release of soot from the downtown Kingston facilities on Monday, following a 5.6 magnitude earthquake. Petrojam says the release of soot occurred after there was equipment failure at the facility due to a power outage caused by the...
Carib Cement says there has been no damage to their Rockfort, Kingston facility following a major earthquake on Monday. In a statement, Carib Cement says operations at the company's Rockfort plant are running smoothly. The clarification from the company comes amid...
The National Commercial Bank, NCB, has closed two of their corporate area branches following a 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday. In a statement, NCB says the Constant Spring Financial Centre and the Duke Street Branch were closed at 1:00pm and 1:30pm respectively....
The Jamaica Football Federation, JFF, says all the players who wore the national colours at the recent FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, have been paid all sums due to them. "We are always grateful for the contribution made by all our players and...
Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell, has condemned what he describes as the ‘unimaginable’ murder of his child and the infant’s mother. Mr Paulwell’s daughter, 10-month-old Sarayah, and her mother 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson were...
Tauna Thomas contributed to this report. Reggae icon, Michael 'Ibo' Cooper, a member of the legendary band Third World, has died. He was 71-years-old. Minister of Culture, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, confirmed Mr. Cooper's passing in a statement Thursday evening. Tauna...
Reggae icon, Michael 'Ibo' Cooper, a member of the legendary band Third World, has died. He was 71-years-old. Sources have confirmed Mr Coopers passing with Nationwide Online. Cooper was born in Clarendon, Jamaica on January 14, 1952. He took his first steps in music...
Energy Minister, Daryl Vaz, is moving to assure the public there will be no disruption at the pumps due to industrial action taken by staff at Petrojam. Employees at the state-owned energy company called in sick on Wednesday, in protest at what they say is the failure...
Jamaican billionaire and businessman, Michael Lee-Chin, has been awarded a US$43 million final judgment against the government of the Dominican Republic. Mr. Lee-Chin obtained the final award from an UNCITRAL Arbitral Tribunal under the Caricom-DR Free Trade...
Manchester United midfielder, Scott McTominay, rescued the Red Devils in the English Premier League on Saturday with two goals off the bench to complete a last minute 2-1 win against Brentford. The Red Devils have been struggling, losing their last two games at Old...