On most Monday nights, the sanctuary of All Saints Episcopal Church – with its vaulted ceilings, stone arches and stained-glass windows – seamlessly transforms into a space of quiet contemplation. It’s in this Gothic Revival church in Pasadena,...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Uncertainty gripped Venezuela on Saturday as people scrambled to understand who was in charge of the South American country after a US military operation captured President Nicolás Maduro. “What will happen tomorrow? What...

Four additional families in hurricane-impacted parishes have received container houses through the Hurricane Melissa Relief Mission spearheaded by Custos of Clarendon, Edith Chin. Two of the units were handed over in Arlington, St Elizabeth, and...

A St Catherine man has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting the six-year-old daughter of his partner while bathing her. The 38-year-old vendor is charged with sexual assault and sexual touching. Reports are that the man was bathing the...

A Manchester man accused of attacking a policeman while intoxicated at a police station has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He is 42-year-old Trevor Johnson, a resident of Lower Christiana. Reports from the Mandeville...

The police in Portmore, St Catherine on Friday seized 93 assorted rounds of ammunition along Dyke Road. Reports from the Portmore police are that about 5:30 a.m., a team on patrol observed a man along the roadway behaving in a manner that aroused...

A plane carrying deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has arrived in New York following his capture by US forces, an AP source says At around 5:25 p.m., a person in custody was escorted out of the plane believed to be carrying Maduro. The...

Caribbean Airlines is advising that there are no disruptions to its services today and that all scheduled flights are operating as normal. The airline issued the advisory amid today’s US military strike in Venezuela and the capture of President...

The arrival of a New Year’s baby is often seen as a symbol of hope. At Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, that spirit was embodied by baby Sharaylia Rankine, born at 2:16 a.m. on January 1 to Sharrisa Gaynor and Delano Rankine. To mark the...

No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela Saturday, according to FlightRadar24.com. And major airlines cancelled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean after the FAA imposed restrictions and warned passengers that the disruptions...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Dr Irfaan Ali Saturday said Guyana has activated its “security architecture” after the United States bombed several military and other sites in Venezuela. “We have activated our security plan to ensure the...

The United States Justice Department has released a new indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife for their alleged role in a narco-terrorism conspiracy. The indictment accuses Maduro of leading “a corrupt, illegitimate...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday said that Trinidad and Tobago did not participate in the United States military action against Venezuela, following Washington’s claim that President Nicolás Maduro...

Superintendent Rochelle McGibbon–Scott, commanding officer of the Newport West Police Formation, has urged members of the public, both in Jamaica and overseas, to exercise heightened caution amid two growing threats: fraudsters posing as customs...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met early on Saturday to discuss the United States' invasion of Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. A brief statement issued by the CARICOM...

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi says deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores will face criminal charges after an indictment in New York. Bondi vowed in a social media post that the couple will “soon face the...

President Donald Trump said in an interview Saturday morning that the United States will be making decisions on what is next for Venezuela after capturing the Latin American country’s president and flying him out of the country. “We’ll be...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) says its information technology team is addressing challenges being experienced by some contributors attempting to access its online portal to submit applications for refunds of 2018 contributions. In a notice...

As misinformation continues to dominate social media and beauty trends, Dr Keren-Marie St Clair, founder of The Skin Lab Jamaica, believes the normalisation of unsafe skin practices in the Caribbean is rooted in long-standing systemic gaps. “Access...

Climate change worsened by human behaviour made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of...

Jamaica’s ambassador to Washington, Antony Anderson, has praised the diaspora’s swift response to Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island on October 28, causing widespread damage to homes, communities and livelihoods. In a New Year message,...

Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation, a North America-based charity supporting Jamaican schools, has postponed its 20th anniversary voluntourism trip to Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, until July. The charity’s mission remains intact despite the...

William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny plans to reopen on January 5 on a phased despite preliminary repair estimates of $400 million following the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa. School authorities hope that by Thursday, January...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government wants to see a strengthening of the national power grid as part of efforts to boost Jamaica’s resilience. Holness noted that the displacement caused by Hurricane Melissa highlights the need for...

Opposition Spokesperson on National Security Fitz Jackson is calling for an independent and transparent investigation into an incident in which a four-year-old died after being shot during an alleged shoot-out between members of the security...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising drivers and other road users in St Ann, St Mary and Portland to exercise caution, as persistent rainfall has resulted in flooding, blocked drains and siltation affecting roads. NWA Manager of...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria was charged, the police said on Friday. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged with dangerous and...

Police in St Thomas are investigating a homicide after a man said to be of unsound mind allegedly fatally stabbed his elder brother on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Marvin Phang, 46, a mechanic of Pamphret district, in the...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will continue to pursue strategies to further reduce Jamaica’s murder rate, as he hailed another year of decline. Holness said Jamaica recorded fewer than 700 murders in 2025. Speaking on...

Several homes and businesses in sections of St Mary have been flooded as heavy rains continue to pound the parish. The downpour started last Thursday. Affected residents have complained of damage and the loss of furniture and appliances. St Mary...

President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Mark Malabver, is seeking to assure that outstanding issues affecting clerical staff at the union are now receiving urgent attention, following reports that workers became restive while on duty...

Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says that women are gradually assuming a more dominant role in human trafficking. She noted that while men are predominantly identified as the main...

The woman who was rescued at a beach in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine, following an incident in which a policeman and a teenage boy are suspected to have drowned, has succumbed to her injuries. Twenty-four-year-old Alia Dawkins died at the...

The police in Westmoreland have charged a man in connection with a machete attack during an argument over water while residents were collecting the commodity from a water tank in Bethel Town. Thirty-six-year-old Oshane Blackwood, a resident of...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency services. Public Education Officer at the JFB, Superintendent Emeleo Ebanks, told a recent JIS Think Tank that...