Jamaica’s youths now have a new medium to share their views on key issues and contribute to shaping the policies and programmes that will impact their future. This, with the establishment of the United Nations (UN) European Union’s (EU) Youth...

The traditional narrative of P.J. Patterson’s contribution to Jamaica’s development focuses almost exclusively on the major projects conceived and implemented during his tenure, first as Cabinet minister and later as prime minister. What remains...

The St Thomas police are investigating the sudden death of a colleague who collapsed while walking in the parish on Tuesday night. He has been identified as Constable Jason Beckford of the St Thomas police division. Reports are that about 8:...

NEW YORK, CMC – Immigration advocates have condemned an agreement between the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to share sensitive information on undocumented Caribbean and other taxpayers with...

Jamaica’s tax authority does not have an “accurate count” of demonstration or blue licence plates currently in circulation, the minister with responsibility for the transport sector has disclosed. This admission by Daryl Vaz, Minister of...

The continuation of the Mario Deane trial was pushed back to this afternoon in the Westmoreland Circuit Court, due to the absence of two witnesses. The trial of Corporal Elaine Stewart and Constables Juliana Clevon and Marlon Grant was expected...

In the heart of Kingston and St Andrew, a groundbreaking initiative is transforming the traditional classroom into a futuristic hub of innovation and empowerment. Half-Way-Tree Primary School has officially become the first institution in Jamaica...

The Solidarity Programme, which aims to address the needs of vulnerable Jamaicans who are not currently benefiting from existing government initiatives, will be rolled out soon. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness provided an update on the programme...

Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that’s particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change. The powerful storms can pose threats ranging from falling limbs to downed power lines...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the technical and vocational training programme at Alphansus Davis High School, noting that it is equipping students with the skills needed for the...

Caribbean public health leaders have concluded a transformative South-to-South Learning Journey hosted by the Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam), The Netherlands, from March 31 to April 4. The initiative focused on advancing HIV...

After a multi-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical students from The University of the West Indies (UWI) Class of 2027 have revived their annual charity production, ‘Smoker 2024’, raising $2.5 million to purchase vital equipment...

Portland-based Titchfield High School is the 2025 winner of TVJ’s Schools' Challenge Quiz. Titchfield accumulated 26 points to defeat Jamaica College, which garnered 23 points. Tonight’s win gave Titchfield its second hold on the trophy, and it...

The trial of the four women implicated in the Sagicor multimillion-dollar fraud case has been postponed to July 14 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The trial was slated to start on Monday but was delayed after defence lawyers asked for...

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North Criminal Investigation Branch on Monday charged a 27-year-old man for the shooting death of a relative during an argument in Burkewood district in Rock Hall. Alton Levy, otherwise called ‘Dup Dap’, a...

The driver of the Mercedes Benz motor car that crashed along the Rio Nuevo main road in St Mary over the weekend resulting in the deaths of three men succumbed to his injuries on Monday. He has been identified as 34-year-old carpenter Chad...

Forty-year-old Farouk Forrester, of Love Lane in Port Antonio, Portland has been charged with arson for setting fire to a church. Reports from the Port Antonio police are that about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, residents of the Allan Avenue...

Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are probing the circumstances surrounding an alleged hit-and-run that claimed the life of an unidentified man whose body was found on the Spanish Town Bypass on Sunday. The body is...

A 24-year-old St Catherine mother has been charged with cruelty to a child after her four-year-old daughter sustained burns from falling into a lit coal stove while the woman was beating her. It is alleged that on Sunday, April 6, the Spanish...

The St Ann police have arrested three men following the seizure of a revolver and ammunition in the parish on Monday. Reports from the St Ann’s Bay police state that while on patrol in the Box Street community, a loud explosion was heard about 9...

Proceedings at the St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town were aborted today as a result of a security threat. Sentencing and other matters in the court were put off for other dates, with detainees hurried back to lock-up in various sections...

Audley Gordon, Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), has announced that all employees of the entity will be enrolled in a pension plan before the end of the 2025 calendar year. The announcement was made...

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) meeting on Tuesday erupted into chaos as Councillor for the Trafalgar division, Jesse James Clarke, raised a resolution calling for potable water in Kingston and St Andrew. Councillor of...

Detective Constable Rickardo Evans, the police forensic investigator currently testifying in the Mario Deane trial, today told the Westmoreland Circuit Court that the floor of the cell where Deane was beaten on August 3, 2014 was wet when he...

AT THE just concluded EXPO Jamaica 2025, held inside the Nation Arena and the National Indoor Sport Centre in St Andrew, there were many booths displaying and selling skin- and hair-care products made of nature ingredients and scents. There were (...

ORGANISATIONS MUST prioritise employee adaptability and knowledge to thrive in an era of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI), tech experts say. While AI automates tasks and enhances decision-making, concerns about job displacement...

RECENTLY, INSIDE the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston, three creative businesses received $150,000 each and a trophy after they emerged winners of their respective categories in the National Craft Product Quality Showcase art and craft competition...

WESTERN BUREAU: After 35 years of working in the business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector at the Montego Bay Free Zone in St James, 54-year-old customer service representative Desna Lightbody has established an extraordinary legacy. Her legacy...

Western Bureau: Businessman Lennox Wayne Anderson-Jackson is now the new custos of Hanover. He was sworn into office last Friday by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen during a ceremony held at King’s House in St Andrew. The 59-year-old Anderson-...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan has criticised the revocation of United States visas for all its nationals as unfair and said it was based on an incident that didn’t involve one of its citizens but another African national. US Secretary of...

The man who was arrested on Sunday in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine following the seizure of four guns and ammunition has been charged. Twenty-eight-year-old barber Calvin Waldron has been charged with stockpiling and manufacturing...

A 31-year-old construction worker has been charged with possession of prohibited weapon and assault at common maw following an incident in Pump Land, Annotto Bay, St Mary on Sunday. Charged is Peter Miller, otherwise called ‘Jeff’, of Crab Hall...

The Government is set to roll out a $1.5 billion Quarterly Road Patching Programme starting in May to improve road conditions. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Responsibility for Works in collaboration with the National Works Agency, will...

In the heart of Kingston’s Parade Gardens, LIFEYARD stands as a beacon of resilience, culture, and community empowerment. More than just a restaurant and tour experience, LIFEYARD is a movement – a social enterprise dedicated to uplifting the...

The St Catherine police are on the hunt for persons who allegedly dressed up as police personnel, invaded a home and shot and injured a woman and a child on Monday morning. The victims were reportedly at home in Marley Mount in Old Harbour...