British Broadcasting Corporation - Edinson Cavani scored two superb goals as Uruguay beat Portugal to set up a World Cup quarter-final meeting with France. Defeat for the European champions finished Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of success in Russia just hours after Lionel Messi and Argentina were knocked out, beaten 4-3 by…
British Broadcasting Corporation - Kylian Mbappe announced himself on football’s biggest stage with two fine goals that gave France victory in a classic World Cup encounter with Argentina, and a place in the quarter-finals. Though much of the focus before the game was on Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, it was…
Jamaica Information Service - The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has directed that the cost of registration packages for secondary-level students should be kept between $1,000 and $5,200. School administrators are advised to adhere to the directive, which is in keeping with the funding guidelines for public schools. Under…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued a public appeal for returning residents to be more cautious about the people they are employing or doing other transactions with on the island, adding that some are only seeking to get close to them to commit crimes. “The police are reminding returning…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced that, among measures being implemented to improve security for returning residents, is the appointment of a liaison officer in each police division to provide assistance regarding policing matters. The police force said the measures are partly in response to concerns, which members of…
Police said Diandra Bravo is the woman who died in a fiery motor vehicle accident along Rio Bueno Bypass in Trelawny yesterday, June 28. The 27-year-old, who is a sales executive from Montego Bay in St James, was trapped in her motor vehicle, which later burst into flames. She was…
Amid complaints that the states of public emergency in St James and St Catherine North Police Division are significantly affecting commerce, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has promised to review the current restrictions, thereby allowing some businesses more time to remain open. He stated that, while the revision may not facilitate…
Member of Parliament Denise Daley has threatened that, if Prime Minister Andrew Holness does not implement social intervention programmes in her tough St Catherine East constituency, she will not support another extension of the state of public emergency in the St Catherine North Police Division. The state of emergency declared…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has delayed a motion he was seeking to have approved in parliament on Tuesday for the state of public emergency in St James to be further extended until November 1 this year. The state of emergency in St James was declared on January 18, in response…
Member of Parliament for St Catherine North Central Natalie Neita has abstained in a vote surrounding an extension of the state of public emergency in St Catherine North Police Division, claiming that a continuation may force businesses out of operation in her constituency. Places in the constituency include Bog Walk,…