The Ministry of Education and Youth has started the process of replacing 30 per cent of security cameras within schools. Portfolio Minister,  Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the...

A senior administrator at Excelsior Community College in St Andrew has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of missing funds. Excelsior says the most senior assistant bursar was asked to...

The two men who were ran over by a trailer truck after the bike they were travelling on collided with a car along on the Cave main road in Westmoreland today have been identified by the police. They are 28-year-old Calvin Palmer of Causeway...

A police-military team on Wednesday seized approximately 500 pounds of compressed ganja along the bank of the Rio Grande in Burlington, St Margaret's, Portland. Police sources revealed that yesterday afternoon a boat was involved in a high-...

The body of a 10-year-old boy was discovered in a pond on Holland Estate in Trelawny on Thursday. He has been identified as Alcayde Palmer of Zion in Martha Brae. He was a grade five student at Granville Primary School. An...

St James recorded six murders in April this year, a record low for the parish since 2016, according to commanding officer Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels. Addressing today's monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation,...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness will on Friday deliver the commencement address at Delaware State University in the United States. President of the university Dr Tony Allen said this was the first time in the university's 132-year history that a...

A male student of Oberlin High School was today rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital after being hit in the head with a piece of metal by a schoolmate in Lawrence Tavern Square in St Andrew. The injured boy reportedly lost consciousness. He...

Police investigators are currently in an area of St Catherine where the body of a man was discovered buried in a shallow grave on Thursday morning. The body is said to be that of Kevin Anderson, a 34-year-old security guard of Frazer's Content...

Opposition spokesman on trade, Omar Newell, is calling for immediate action to address the challenges facing the local marijuana industry, following the closure of a branch of medical marijuana company Jacana.  Jacana said ineffective...

A family is now homeless after men reportedly set fire to their house and opened gunfire while the occupants, including children, were inside along Airy Castle Road in St Andrew early Thursday morning. The occupants managed to escape uninjured. A...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has commenced phase-one implementation of the ‘IrieFINS’ online licensing and registration system. This will eliminate the need for fishers to come into the authority’s head office, located in Newport East,...

Did you know that excess belly fat, also referred to as visceral fat, poses significant health risks when waist measurements exceed 40 inches for males and 35 inches for females?Visceral fat lurks deep inside your body, wrapping around important...

THE LUPUS Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) continues its fight in ensuring that Jamaicans ‘Make Lupus Visible’, as the world observes World Lupus Day on Friday, May 10. World Lupus Day is observed annually on May 10, with the aim to raise awareness...

CAMEKA INGRAM knew very early in life that she wanted to be a teacher, and specifically a teacher of mathematics. Her favourite childhood memories are of playing shop with her friends and selling them pretend items. “I would put soil in bags and...

Since January, Sonia Fuller, a retired teacher, has been forking out $5,000 every three weeks to pay truckers to bring water to her house. Fuller lives in Essex Hall in West Rural St Andrew and, about 15 minutes from her house, runs the New River...

For many years, members of the visually impaired community have faced significant challenges in accessing printed information, often having to rely on others for assistance. This lack of autonomy has hindered their ability to fully participate in...

The Jamaica Customs Agency is reporting that it has seen instances of persons attempting to smuggle illegal guns and firearm accessories into the country through courier companies. The agency says since April it has seized 10 firearms, seven...

A total of 10,000 computers have been distributed to high schools as part of a programme to upgrade technology laboratories at the institutions. Minister of Education and Youth,  Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to...

School boards across Jamaica are set to undergo a modernisation process, following the development of a revised set of procedures. The updated procedures are in keeping with the recommendations of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica...

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) says it will be requesting that the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) considers compassionate accommodations for students affected by disruptions associated with fake bomb threats on Tuesday. The...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, has asserted that creating legal avenues for safe and orderly migration would reduce the incidence of irregular migration, combat human trafficking and smuggling and boost...

A total of 1,588 surgeries have been completed under the Ministry of Health and Wellness' Code Care project. Portfolio Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral debate in the House of...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says 50 people have been shot and killed by the security forces since the start of the year. Six of those fatal shootings occurred between yesterday and today. Up to this time last year,...

Residents who have set up an informal settlement on government lands in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, have been served notices to demolish the dwellings and relocate. Superintendent in charge of the Trelawny police, Winston Milton, told The...

Justice Dale Palmer today accepted an application from the Crown to delay until Monday the hearing of evidence at the trial of the Jamaica Defence Force soldiers charged in connection with the May 2010 murder of Keith Clarke, after earlier turning...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is calling on the public to help to locate a toddler seen being physically abused by a man in a now viral video. In the video a man in a grey sleeveless shirt is seen assaulting the toddler...

A well-known taxi operator was shot and killed on Wednesday morning in the community of Rocky Valley in Stony Hill, St Andrew. He is known by the aliases 'Banky' and 'Crocs'.  The incident occurred about 5:20 a.m. as the now...

Four alleged gunmen were killed and a policeman shot and injured during a reported gun battle this morning in downtown Kingston. Five illegal guns were also reportedly seized in the incident which climaxed at the corner of King and Charles streets...

Sterling Asset Management has donated $1 million to Crime Stop Jamaica to support crime-prevention efforts across the island. Charles Ross, president and CEO of Sterling Asset Management, addressing a media conference on Tuesday, expressed his...

Brown’s Hall Primary School in rural St Catherine has received six smart television (TV) sets to support the school’s efforts to incorporate technology in learning. The donation was made by Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Perry’s Funeral...

Nestlé has announced its strategic partnership with the Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a significant step towards enhancing community support and fostering sustainable development initiatives across...

Omar Collymore’s attorney yesterday sought to convince the jury that the United States businessman had absolutely no reason to kill his wife and was merely just a “gyalis” and not a murderer. Attorney-at-law Diane Jobson, who is representing the 41...

ROAD RAGE is often a terrifying experience for victims when they find themselves thrust into a sudden and unpredictable confrontation fuelled by intense aggression from another motorist. A routine drive can quickly escalate into a harrowing ordeal...

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will commence activities to facilitate construction of the New Houses of Parliament Building at National Heroes Park during the current financial year. Details are contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies...