A 27-year-old truck driver and sales representative has been charged with a murder committed in 2021 during a dispute. He is Joel Needham of Golden Grove district, St Catherine. He's accused of the murder of 22-year-old Joel Walker, a farmer of...

Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, Dr Andrew Holness, has urged party members in Westmoreland Western to be on their best behaviour during Sunday's internal election to select the party's representative in the constituency, while emphasising the...

Voting has started in the Jamaica Labour Party's internal selection in which approximately 600 delegates are choosing between two candidates to represent the party in the Westmoreland Western constituency in the upcoming general election....

A St Catherine man who was accused of collecting money from persons seeking to travel overseas for work was freed in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday after making restitution to the complainants. Kirk Letford, 30, was charged with three...

Several charges have been laid against a 26-year-old Trelawny man after he allegedly forcibly abducted and raped a woman with whom he had gone to a party on April 10. Brandon Haughton, otherwise called ‘KJ’, of Greenvale district, is charged...

Thirty-two-year-old labourer Ricardo Kerr, of Strathbogie district in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition following a stop and search in his community on...

A woman whose four-year-old daughter suffered severe burns as she allegedly used a broomstick to beat the child was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. The 24-year-old woman is answering to a charge of...

“HAVE YOU ever received the heart-wrenching diagnosis of a special-need for your child? Do you find yourself in tears, overwhelmed by the complexities of navigating the world of special-needs parenting?” Vanesia Bowden asks in a blurb at the back...

FOR THE past few weeks, we’ve been discussing the New Covenant that all believers join when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. This is a covenant built on grace, not on the Law of Moses, and this sets us free from sin instead of...

CHRISTIANS SHOULD use Holy Week to return to the way of Christ. Too many have strayed from the ways of love and service. Nationalism, selfish ambitions, xenophobia and inhospitable approaches have replaced the Christ consciousness of diversity,...

AP: Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America — but not in Nicaragua. They’ve been largely banned for a second year, one of many concerns for the faithful in a country that human rights...

, Would you consider yourself a liar? What if you often minimise the truth to avoid hurting someone’s feelings? After all, you are not like those who practise malicious lies with the intention of hurting others. Persons who practise ‘grey lies’ do...

The Maritime Air and Cyber Command of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on Friday rescued two Jamaican fishermen who were stranded at sea. The fishermen were rescued approximately 15 miles south of Rocky Point, Clarendon. Their fishing vessel '...

Three men have been arrested in connection with several crimes, including the kidnapping and aggravated robbery of two women in Harbour View, St Andrew, on Tuesday. The two women were reportedly taken against their will after entering a taxi...

St Catherine motorist Maurice Baker, who pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, was ordered to pay a fine of $400,000 or spend 12 months in prison in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday. Baker was charged...

Swift action by the St Catherine South police on Friday night led to the arrest of two men who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint of cash and other possessions. The police say they seized a homemade shotgun and a motor car from the...

Twenty-year-old Richard Salkie, otherwise called 'Prince' of Constitution Hill, St Andrew, has been charged with larceny of motor vehicle in relation to theft of a motorcycle. The motorcycle was stolen along Cedar Valley Road, Kingston...

The police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in Dempshire Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old labourer Jahoy McDermott of a Spanish Town, St Catherine, address....

TORONTO: Jamaican-Canadian Dr. Mary Anne Chambers has been re-elected as chancellor of the University of Guelph. She was named the university’s 10th chancellor in 2022. Dr. Rene Van Acker, interim president and vice-chancellor commended Dr....

WASHINGTON, DC: She’s a trailblazer, whose exceptional contribution to diplomacy, service to the Jamaican diaspora, and dedication to nation-building have earned Senator Audrey P. Marks – until recently the Ambassador to the United States – the...

“Even a mug is very important in the country area to store water, so imagine a water drum.” These words from Vincent Rhoden, a farmer from Coffee Piece, St Mary, encapsulate the daily struggle of rural farmers in Jamaica who face persistent water...

The Jamaican Youth Assistance Programme (JYAP) is committed to empowering primary school students by providing essential school supplies, uniform assistance, and access to enrichment opportunities. According to JYAP’s founder, Dennis Sutherland,...

AT NINE years old, Jada Wright astonished her parents by declaring, “I’m going to be one of the best motivational speakers in the world.” In the succeeding years, that astonishment has become a common occurrence, as young Wright has not only racked...

WHERE DESPAIR once held him captive, Chrishawn Cornwall now walks with renewed purpose – a testament to the life-altering impact of a well-timed government intervention that gave him a second chance. In 2020, Cornwall’s world came tumbling down....

THE DIGICEL Foundation’s Safer Internet Together (SIT) Programme has already impacted over 5,000 students across Jamaica, equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly. Launched on Safer Internet Day in...

PARADE GARDENS is not one of the glorified communities in Kingston for a plethora of reasons. Many of its residents, especially the young men, are underserved and undergoing various challenges. But there is hope, as there is an initiative,...

The Reggae Boyz have been drawn in Group C of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup where they will face off against Panama, Guatemala, and Guadeloupe for a spot in the knockout rounds. The competition will mark Jamaica’s 16th appearance at the Gold Cup,...

The Transport Authority has partnered with the St Ann Municipal Corporation to construct a car park in Discovery Bay for taxi operators. It is specifically being built for taxi operators plying the routes Discovery Bay to Falmouth, Discovery Bay...

A man accused of 48 counts of fraudulent conversion concerning cheques was freed in the St Ann Parish Court on Wednesday following a no-case submission. Free was Andrew Thomas, a former manager at MZ Holding Limited. The Crown had alleged that...

A husband from Frankfield, Clarendon has been charged with killing his wife and setting their home on fire. Thirty-nine-year-old chef Anray Williams, of Cupits district, has been charged with murder and arson. The victim was 33-year-old Judian...

Scores of angry residents from Red Ground in Old Harbour, St Catherine took to the streets this afternoon to protest what they describe as decades of neglect and an ongoing water crisis that has plagued them for over 23 years. Carrying placards...

Former Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Errol Ennis, has died at age 83. Ennis also served as junior agriculture minister as well as state minister in the finance ministry. In paying tribute to him on Thursday, the People's National...

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation collected $382 million in property taxes during the recently concluded 2024–2025 fiscal year. Chief Executive Officer Tamoy Sinclair revealed that the amount represents 99.5 percent of the target set by the...

Three former police officers and a serving member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, accused of soliciting money and using a fake document to deceive a Trelawny woman that she was being investigated for drug trafficking, were each today offered $2...

Sadeen Green, who pleaded guilty to the 2017 murder of an elderly man whose body was found wrapped in a comforter near his home in Spanish Town, was today sentenced to life in prison in the St Catherine Circuit Court. Green was ordered by Justice...