Two men were arrested following the seizure of an AK-47 assault rifle during a joint police-military operation in Rockfort, east Kingston on Saturday. 

Five men were arrested in connection with the recent seizure of approximately 1,800 pounds of ganja during an operation by the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard and the police's Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division in St Thomas. 

 The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday.

A 27-year-old Westmoreland woman has been charged with last week's stabbing-murder of her 50-year-old boyfriend, who reportedly attacked her after a «break-up» conversation the police say. 

“That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terribly frightened, but the...

THE SALVATION Army started out in London in 1865 by William Booth as The Christian Mission. It was renamed in 1788, and is the evangelical arm of the universal Christian Church. It was establish to tend to the spiritual and physical needs of the...

THE PEACE envoy, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, was in Jamaica this past week. The Art of Living presentation saw Gurudev being welcomed on stage by the group HUMBLE as they sang Bob Marley’s One Love, One Heart. It was a beautiful, nonjudgmental,...

Electronic prescription (e-priscription) goes hand in hand with healthcare digitisation, and when integrated with electronic medical records (EMR), it has the potential to significantly enhance healthcare delivery and the overall patient experience...

Centre back John Stones sustained a fresh injury setback in Manchester City's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa on Saturday in the English  Premier League football competition.

The Mandeville police in Manchester are searching for a motorist who allegedly ran over a man after he fell from a motorcycle two days ago.   The man later died.  The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on December 19.

A man who spent 12 years in custody awaiting trial for murder was freed by a jury in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston on Friday. 

A security guard is hospitalised after being shot while intervening in a fight at a St Ann entertainment venue early Saturday morning. It's reported that gunshots were heard around 2 a.m. It was later revealed that the guard was shot by...

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says it is «purely coincidental» that Marlon '41 Busshead' Samuels, the TikTok social media personality murdered in Montego Bay on Friday night, is related to an alleged gang leader.

Red Stripe kicked off the festive season with a splash, offering 100 complimentary car washes at McMaster Carwash in Portmore, hosting its ‘Clean Car. Clear Mind.’ event as part of the world’s coolest beer company’s ‘Drink...

Children often begin riding motorcycles at an early age, sometimes as young as 15 years, long before the legal age of 17 for a learner’s permit, this according to some students in western Jamaica. This reality highlights the urgency for early...

LONDON: Levi Roots, the popular entertainer-turned-entrepreneur, has been appointed chair-designate of Brixton House, the fringe theatre hub in south London. He takes up the mantle of chair in spring 2025. The announcement brings a remarkable...

KINGSTOWN (CMC): A magistrate has sentenced to jail, two people after they were found guilty of defaming a woman on Facebook and distributing nude photos of her on WhatsApp. They were each jailed for just under 10 months, fined EC$65,000 (One EC...

PORT AU PRINCE (CMC): United States carrier JetBlue says it will extend its suspension of flights to Haiti until April 30, 2025, citing ongoing civil unrest and security risks. This decision was made following incidents in November when aircraft...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has directed the National Works Agency (NWA) to ensure that the REACH Emergency Road Patching Programme continues throughout the Christmas season. Holness says the directive underscores the Government's commitment...

Leoda Bradshaw and two of her alleged accomplices, who are implicated in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell's 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, were this morning denied bail when they appeared in the Home...

The Trelawny police are probing a suspected case of suicide in relation to a man who was found hanging from a guinep tree. Dead is 33-year-old Donovan Hayle. The discovery was made in Friendship district on Tuesday, December 17 "The...

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation is now probing allegations of breaches regarding a commercial development located on Lyndhurst Road, Kingston 10. The probe was ordered by Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby. In a media release today,...

The four Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited contractors accused of trying to defraud the company out of a total of $130 million using fraudulent documents were today each offered $850,000 bail when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...

The opposition People's National Party (PNP) says it is awaiting the written reasons for today's decision of the Court of Appeal, regarding the status of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, to determine its next steps....

Dental assistant Kayodi Satchell, who admitted to slashing the throat of eight-year-old schoolgirl Danielle Rowe last year June last year, was this morning sentenced to life in prison. The 32-year-old child killer, who murdered Rowe after allegedly...

The Government has welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal which affirmed that Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn can remain in office. This morning, the court ruled that the lower court was wrong to rule that one of...

With Christmas just days away, Jamaicans in the United States Diaspora are gearing up for the holiday, holding on to some cherished Jamaican traditions while others are either lost or diluted. The festive meals of Christmas remain a stronghold in...

A search is under way for the driver of a motor car which hit and injured a policeman during a traffic stop in St Andrew on Thursday. Police reports state that about 4:30 p.m., the police constable was on duty in Half-Way Tree when he signalled...

Opposition spokesman on science and technology, Dr Andre Haughton, is calling for urgent action from the government to assess and repair the JamaicaEye network amid a revelation from National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang that many cameras in...

A 25-year-old man, who was allegedly among a group that attempted to steal a car in Hellshire in Portmore, St Catherine, on Thursday, has been hospitalised after being shot and injured by licensed firearm holders. It is reported that, about 4:...

The Court of Appeal has overturned a Constitutional Court's decision, clearing the way for Paula Llewellyn to resume duties as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The court ruled in favour of the Government on Friday, stating that the lower...

Progress has been made in tackling praedial larceny, with notable increases in arrests and seizures. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, said that up to November this year, 86 persons had been arrested for praedial larceny,...

As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting neighbouring communities, Jamaica Broilers Group brought the hope of the season to over 1,000 elderly, indigents and children in McCook’s Pen and Spring Village in St Catherine. Valued at over $2...

A nine-millimetre Ruger pistol was recovered on Thursday during a joint police-military operation in the community of Trinity Land, Port Maria in St Mary. Commanding officer for the St Mary police division, Acting Superintendent Anthony...

The St Andrew North police have released the names of seven men wanted for various offences including murder. Among the wanted men is Curtis Lewis, 42, unemployed, of 100 Red Hills Road. The police say he is of brown complexion five feet...