I Persist is Dr Patricia Smith’s latest book, capturing her odyssey through life-sapping abandonment by her mother into the arms of a cruel grand aunt who subjected her to daily trauma and abuse. Adding to her trauma was exploitation through...

On the heels of an announcement that global tech giant Meta intends to make significant investments into artificial intelligence (AI)-powered humanoid robots, one local information technology (IT) professional is adding his voice to the call for...

Member of Parliament for St Catherine East Central Alando Terrelonge has issued a strong condemnation of statements made by Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas regarding the contentious community meeting on Portmore's proposed parish status....

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed legislation that will allow the Minister of Finance and the Public Service to directly appoint the private sector members of the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) board. The Bill, an Act to Amend the...

The Government is equipping stakeholders in the local craft sector to claim a greater share of the lucrative global handicraft market. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, said the international market was valued at US...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed legislation to allow for the exemption of locally recruited employees of the World Bank from the payment of income tax. The legislation, Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Act, was piloted by...

Excelsior Community College recognised Robert Hill, Chief Executive Officer and Town Clerk of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, as a distinguished past student during its annual graduation ceremony (Class of 2024) held at the...

The Rotary Club of St Andrew recognised two exemplary professionals at the annual Orville Walker Vocational Service Awards, held on Tuesday at The Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. This prestigious award celebrates individuals who embody Rotary’s...

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has dismissed concerns about extrajudicial police killings, asserting that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is now a more intelligence-driven organisation that knows the criminals and "will find them...

Motorists will pay more for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $0.25 to sell for 154.17 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will also go up by $0.25 to sell for 162.19....

Former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, was today remanded for trial on January 12 next year in relation to the murder of his wife, Melissa. The 52-year-old businessman was arrested and charged on...

Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas has strongly condemned what he described as the «disorderly and disruptive actions» of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters at Tuesday evening’s community consultation on the Government’s proposal to grant Portmore...

Firefighters are battling a massive warehouse fire on Great George Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. There are no reports of casualties. Just after 6 p.m., Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Danree Delancy, said the fire was still «raging» but was...

A midair collision involving two small planes in the US state of Arizona killed at least two people Wednesday morning, authorities said. Federal air-safety investigators said two people were on board each plane as they collided near Marana...

A taxi operator was on Tuesday night shot in Spanish Town, St Catherine by gunmen posing as passengers. It is reported that about 8:45 p.m. the taxi operator was travelling along Fairfield Road when he was stopped by two men requesting...

Approximately $139.3 billion is owed to the Government through outstanding taxes and the associated penalties, interests and surcharges, the Ministry of Finance has disclosed. Forty-two per cent of the arrears are older than seven years, Finance...

The Independent Commission of Investigations is probing the shooting of a man by the police in Big Lane, Central Village, St Catherine, on Tuesday. He remains in hospital. Reports are that about 10:30 a.m., police personnel were conducting an...

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Joseph Andall, has confirmed that the Trump Administration has made an official request to the Government to accept immigrants who are not Grenadians to be deported to the country,...

Domestic egg production is expected to drop 26 per cent over the first half of this year, worsening the current shortage and putting “pressure” on prices. Jamaica is projected to produce 95.4 million eggs between January and the end of June,...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr Wayne Henry says the country is not in a recession as the macroeconomy remains relatively strong amid two consecutive quarters of decline. Speaking at the agency’s quarterly press...

A man wanted for at least three murders, including the gunning down of two teenage boys last December, in the St Andrew North Police Division was fatally shot during an alleged shoot-out with the police in St Catherine early this morning. The...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is discouraging farmers from slashing and burning during the peak of the dry season, which lasts from February to April of this year. Slash-and-burn is the cutting and burning of trees to clear...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that it has collected over $3 billion in principal arrears under its Special Arrears Settlement Programme since its launch approximately three weeks earlier. The programme, which targets $10 billion...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti have issued more than a dozen arrest warrants against suspects accused of backing gang members that have been attacking a peaceful community near the capital for the past three weeks. Dozens of...

The special education diagnostic centre at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland is expected to be completed in the 2025/26 fiscal year. The centre is also to be furnished and equipped by March 2026. A sum of $180...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), says while it is essential and a plus for tourism businesses to embark on data collection within that sector, it is equally crucial for those businesses to...

WESTERN BUREAU: Speaking against the protest action taken by hotel works to champion their cause for better remuneration and working conditions, Dr Carey Wallace, executive director at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), says the labour force is in...

The global demand for natural beauty products has never been higher, yet not all products on the market are what they claim to be. According to Castor Care Jamaica owner Yunique Francis Myers, many brands are diluting and compromising the...

A public consultation over the move to make Portmore into a parish ended prematurely on Tuesday evening as supporters of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) verbally clashed at the city...

The St Catherine South police have charged three men for allegedly drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl at a house and recording the alleged encounter. According to the police, the teen girl was given a pill to take before the alleged sexual...

Two men have been charged with possession of identity information following a joint police-military operation in the Kiddland and Hamstead communities of Port Maria, St Mary on Tuesday. Two other men were also detained in the operation. Head of...

A section of Waltham Park Road in St Andrew has been reduced to single lane traffic as the National Works Agency (NWA) undertakes drainage improvement works between Delacree Lane and Howard Avenue. The restriction took effect today and will...

A section of the Rio Nuevo to Lambkin Hill roadway in St Mary will be closed to vehicular traffic starting tomorrow, to facilitate repairs on a failed section. The closure, located near 'Bruk-Weh,' will begin at 10 a.m. and is expected to last...

Three men have been charged with assault after allegedly using a machete to beat a man at a bar in Denbigh, Clarendon, on January 31. They are two drivers - 32-year-old Evans Williams, from Bushy Park, and 28-year-old Neil Dawes, from Castleton...

Spain's Palladium Hotel Group is set to invest over 500 million Euros to transform its property in Point, Hanover. “This is not only our biggest investment to date but also a statement of our commitment to excellence,” said...