The South East Regional Health Authority is advising that parents have the ability to have extended visits, including overnight stays, with their children at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.  The regional health authority says this is...

Persons with disabilities or their verified caregivers have been added to the list of beneficiaries under the National Water Commission (NWC) Amnesty Programme. Eligible persons must be registered with the Jamaica Council for Persons with...

Police investigators in East Kingston are expected to charge three women in connection with the disappearance and murder of Digicel employee and businessman, Kevin Walker.  DNA examinations this week revealed that the body of a man that was...

Many students who live at Mary Seacole Hall, a residential facility on the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies, did not know who Mary Seacole really was before they moved in, and some might still not know after their sojourn has ended...

Sam Sharpe, Paul Bogle, Alexander Bustamante, Norman Manley, George William Gordon, and Marcus Garvey all fought for freedom, social justice, and economic equity for black people, and they were honoured with the Order of National Hero, the nation’s...

A 67-year-old farmer was on Wednesday fined a total of $37,500 in the St Catherine Parish Court for assaulting police personnel during a traffic stop in 2021. David Coore was charged on a 14-count indictment. In court yesterday, 10 of the counts...

Classes at Oracabessa Primary School in St Mary have been suspended today following a major fire last night. Three board-constructed classrooms, which were separate from the main concrete building, were destroyed, resulting in an estimated $5...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is highlighting the need for a specific census to accurately capture the number of persons living with a disability in the country. The call comes as the country observes the third...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China. In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump said illicit drugs such...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, on Wednesday officially opened the $175-million newly built state-of-the-art Lacovia Police Station in St Elizabeth. The modern two-storey facility spans 5,223 square feet...

With most credit union members borrowing to purchase motor vehicles, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is encouraging them to access loans for other forms of investment and personal development. He made the call during Infiniti Cooperative Credit...

CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship, religious reflection, charity and good...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP): Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali forests near Pashupati, the temple of the Hindu...

WESTERN BUREAU: Students of the Chetwood Memorial Primary School, in Montego Bay, St James got a special hands-on agricultural experience yesterday when they created their very own school garden under the school’s Quality Educator Circle (QEC) 29-...

PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Senator Delano Seiveright has hinted that Port Antonio, Portland, is poised to attract additional luxury boutique vessels, as the Ministry of Tourism seeks to establish the resort town as a favourite destination for...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Wednesday announced that he will resign from office on March 16. He was speaking during a ceremony this morning to rename the D’Abadie/O’Meara Road the Lisa Morris-Julian...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama said on Tuesday that it’s working to formalize a route long used to smuggle migrants on the way to the US, which is now being increasingly used to return migrants to South America in a reverse flow triggered by the Trump...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the US Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall US assistance around the world, putting numbers on its...

An early morning response to a call from the police emergency control patrol took an unexpected turn for Constable Denton Brown when he found himself delivering a baby girl in the back seat of a service car on Monday morning. “I never...

Air toxics, also known as hazardous air pollutants, are substances in the air that can cause serious health effects, including cancer, respiratory issues, and neurological damage. Among the many air toxics present in the environment, five stand out...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the United States illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution, immigration officials announced Tuesday. Everyone who is in...

The Government has allocated $250 million to complete the renovation of Block 11 at 14-16 Port Royal Street in Kingston, for use as the United Nations House offices. This is contained in the 2025/2026 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled...

New York-based non-profit Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc is set to recognise eight individuals who have contributed significantly to the mission and vision of the organisation. The honourees will be recognised during COJO’s 30th...

Family, friends and colleagues gathered at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium at the University of Technology (UTech) in St Andrew on Saturday to celebrate the life of the late Dr Alfred Sangster, OJ. He was an educator, scientist and a man of God, who...

The Globeville, Elyria-Swansea and Commerce City communities in metro Denver, Colorado are choked by air pollution from nearby highways, an oil refinery and a Superfund site. While these neighborhoods have long suffered from air pollution, they’re...

Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) operator PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL) has announced an open call for the Kingston Airport Roundabout Art Monument Project aimed at transforming the recently renovated roundabout into a cultural...

(AP) - Ukraine and the United States have agreed on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The officials, who were familiar with the matter...

Sadeen Green, who is charged for the 2017 murder of an elderly man whose body was found wrapped in a comforter at his home, today pleaded guilty in the St Catherine Circuit Court. Green, 31, was remanded by Justice Bertram Morrison for sentencing...

Detectives assigned to the Portland Criminal Investigations Branch have charged the Haitian man for the death of his countryman during a fight outside a bar in Windsor Forest. Claudy Phany, 41, otherwise called ‘Nak Nak’, a fisherman of Dam Marie...

The education ministry says all outstanding graduate allowances owed to teachers will be paid by Friday, a move to satisfy the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) that threatened industrial action over the issue. Tuesday's announcement follows...

The education ministry has assigned three senior officials to mediate tensions at St James High School after a dispute involving the principal and the board chairman forced the school's closure today. A video has emerged on social media showing...

The police are investigating the death of 28-year-old Romario Fraser, otherwise called 'Tuku' and 'Stick Man,' whose body was discovered in the Kingston Western division on Monday. According to police reports, Fraser, who was unemployed and...

Rushawn Patterson, who is accused of the 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneka 'Slickianna' Townsend, was shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Hanover on Tuesday morning, the police say. Patterson was on bail and was...

The Government has set aside more than $800 million for completion works and purchasing of machines for the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St James. Details are outlined in the 2025/2026 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in...

The Government has allocated $270 million for continuation of the project to transform the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). As contained in the 2025/2026 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the funds...