The Ministry of Agriculture aims to strengthen small ruminant farming on the island to increase farmers' income and profitability, says Minister of State in the Ministry, Franklin Witter. He was addressing the closing ceremony for the...

An ex-policeman is facing several criminal charges for his alleged involvement in an abduction and $2 million robbery, his attorney has confirmed. Lonnie Pearcy was charged by detectives on Tuesday with kidnapping, use of a firearm to commit a...

Former People's National Party Member of Parliament for Western St Mary, Jolyan Silvera, who is charged with the murder of his wife, has been denied bail. The decision was handed down in the Home Circuit Court this morning. His attorney Peter...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) will take another step towards inclusivity and accessibility with the printing of Braille certificates for marriages and deaths effective July 1. Building on the successful initiative launched on May 1,...

Mohan Beckford, the consummate entrepreneur, has dedicated his life and business to discovering innovative ideas and exploring the digital landscape to bring about transformative changes in micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) businesses....

WESTERN BUREAU: With 19 murders committed in Hanover since the start of the year, lead personnel in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Hanover Division are viewing that figure positively. “We are looking at 19 (murders) now, 25 last year to date,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite experiencing an increase in community waste-collection backlog across St James since February, the National Solid Waste Management Authority [NSWMA] is expressing confidence in its drive to promote and enforce cleanliness...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Marcia Graham, medical officer of health for Westmoreland, says there is a critical need for blood, admitting that persons have actually died because it is lacking. “We need more blood donors. The system has come under...

Rutair Limited, which operates an air transport business, is seeking an order from the Judicial Review Court to quash a June 2018 decision, by then Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague, appointing Christopher Raleigh Bickford as the...

Seventy-six-year-old Alvin Marshal of Daytona Avenue, Independence City, St Catherine, has been missing since Saturday. He is of dark complexion, slim build and about 5 feet 5 inches tall. The Caymanas police say Marshal was last...

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says temperatures this week are expected to be one to two degrees Celsius higher than normal for this time of year, not five degrees higher, as suggested on social media posts. However, it says high humidity,...

Prominent children's rights advocate Betty Ann Blaine has died. Blaine, founder of lobby group Hear the Children's Cry and Youth Opportunities Unlimited, was reportedly ailing for some time. In paying tribute, Prime Minister Andrew...

The trial of entertainer Horace 'LA' Lewis for breaching the Toll Road Act failed to get under way in the St Catherine Parish Court today. The matter could not proceed because surveillance footage of the incident was only made available...

Justice Bertram Morrison today issued a stern caution to persons who are seeking to get out of jury duty in the Trelawny Circuit Court. “You will have to be dropping down dead before you are excused and I am serious about it. There is a...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says that it is deeply saddened at the death of child protection stalwart Betty-Ann Blaine. The CPFSA says the news of Blaine's death rocked the agency on Monday, where she had previously...

The Cabinet has received and started reviewing the report of the Constitutional Reform Committee despite the refusal of opposition members of the committee to sign the report. A media release from the Office of the Prime Minister said the report...

The fight against mosquito-borne illnesses in St Elizabeth is showing promising signs, with the Aedes index, a key measure of mosquito breeding, hitting its lowest point this year. Medical Officer of Health for St Elizabeth Health Services, Dr...

Scores of moms were feted on Sunday at the Fathers Who Cook for Mothers event in St Catherine. The annual event, which has been staged for over a decade, saw male chefs preparing meals for attendees, mostly mothers. Among the chefs was former...

The Government will be undertaking several projects, valued at more than $400 million, to improve access to water in Portland. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda, provided details of the...

Lawyers representing Vybz Kartel and two of his three co-accused have filed a habeas corpus application in the Suprem Court seeking their release. The application was filed today. They are seeking the release of Kartel, whose real name is Adidja...

The trial of social activists Lloyd D'Aguilar and Euline Nugent, who are charged with breaching the Public Order Act, is to commence in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on June 4. They were seen demonstrating in front of Jamaica House on...

Supreme Court judge Justice David Batts will rule on May 31 whether the Government should remain in control of fraud-hit investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) or trustee Caydion Campbell.  Batts gave the indication on Friday. The...

Each year during Child Month, Jamaica unites to celebrate Read Across Jamaica Day. This nationally recognised initiative, championed by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, ignites a love for reading among children across the island. Schools come...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century BC. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is...

“Charlie” is an eight-year-old child with autism. Her parents are worried because she often responds to requests with insults, aggression and refusal. Simple demands, such as being asked to get dressed, can trigger an intense need to control the...

WESTERN BUREAU: A mother and a grand-mother are now left to grieve the deaths of their only daughter and son who were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Westmoreland on Friday. Among the dead are Shanique Savariau, a grade-eight student of...

Two pink poui trees shed their flowers by the hundreds in the front yard of the St Andrew Primary School but Denis Reid doesn’t mind; he sweeps them with pride. At 70 years old, he has finally found purpose. And this is it. He is a groundsman –...

A 29-year-old man, said to be of unsound mind, is suspected to have drowned in the Rio Minho in Clarendon on Sunday, leaving his mother to lament a tragic Mother's Day. 

The English Premier League football title race will go to the last day of the season after Arsenal returned to the top of the standings with a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday.

Three persons accused of robbing a taxi operator under the guise that they wanted to use his services, have been charged by the Constant Spring police in St Andrew. 

The English Premier League football title race will go to the last day of the season after Arsenal returned to the top of the standings with a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday.

Two brothers were shot and killed while playing a game of dominoes at a shop in the community of Burnt Savannah in Westmoreland on Saturday night.

Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange has expressed shock at the passing of beloved musician Desi Jones. 

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Lawyers from around the world who are specialist drafters of legislation are now in Jamaica for the beginning of the three-day biennial general meeting of the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel, being held at the Ocean Eden Bay Hotel...