The Opposition Spokesman on Technology Dr Andre Haughton is urging the Government to take «swift and decisive» action to stem the «troubling surge» of cyberattacks on state institutions. 

A 14-year-old student and her father are among three people killed in a motor vehicle crash along Bay Road in Little London, Westmoreland on Friday night.

Panama's President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year.

A 14-year-old student was among three people killed in a motor vehicle crash along Bay Road in Little London, Westmoreland on Friday night.

Manchester City stayed in control of the English Premier League football title race by beating Fulham 4-0 on Saturday, with Josko Gvardiol scoring a double to add to his unlikely end-of-season haul of goals.

TORONTO: Jamaican Canadian police superintendent, Stacy Clarke, who is before a tribunal hearing in Toronto for charges under the Police Services Act, says it was important for her to take accountability for what she had done. In September 2023,...

Retired Toronto Police Service police chief Mark Saunders, retired TPS superintendent Dave McLeod, and former president of the Jamaican Canadian Association Audrey Campbell, were among the list of witnesses called to vouch for the character of...

THE WRITTEN Numbers in Everyday Life Project was officially launched on May 2, established to support the early childhood education sector by helping to ensure that kids retain the fundamentals of mathematics. This project is made possible...

Strutting along the classroom’s make-believe runway, with shoulders held high and smiles beaming, the Kindergarten students of Maverley Primary and Infant School proudly showcased what sets them apart, successfully accomplishing the day’s goal. ‘...

As Jamaica celebrates Education Week with a special emphasis on Read Across Jamaica Day, Amplify Studios in partnership with GrassROOTS Community Foundation and the Book Industry Association of Jamaica is taking a keen look at Jamaica’s literacy...

More than 200 Special Education Assistants have been trained as part of the Ministry of Education and Youth's programme to strengthen inclusive education and to ensure that no student with special needs is left behind. Portfolio Minister,...

The Transport Authority is advising the public to be on the lookout for unscrupulous persons who are claiming that they are acting on behalf of the agency and its Managing Director, Ralston Smith, in the auctioning of motor vehicles. The authority...

The police are reporting that a man on Thursday night managed to disarm one of two gunmen who attempted to rob him along Spanish Town Road in Kingston. The loaded firearm, a nine millimetre pistol with an attached magazine containing eight 9mm...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says it is regrettable that Opposition Leader Mark Golding has instructed opposition representatives on the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) not to sign off on the committee...

Jamaica today was among 143 countries that voted in favour of a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly for the Security Council to reconsider the application of Palestine for membership of the United Nations (UN). Recognising...

The National Land Agency (NLA) now says it received permission to remove a mandatory international certification for a senior post to which a former advisor to a Cabinet minister was appointed.  The NLA's response today came two weeks...

The new Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland will be the first market to be built in Jamaica equipped with the necessary fixtures to significantly reduce the possibility of a fire occurring at the facility. Minister of Local Government and...

WESTERN BUREAU: RESIDENTS OF Trelawny are set to benefit from at least five major water projects through investments by the Rural Water Supply Limited and the National Water Commission (NWC). This was revealed by Matthew Samuda, minister without...

A LEADING insurance company is commending the JN Foundation, in partnership with the National Road Safety Council and the UK-based FIA Foundation, for the recent establishment of the National Helmet Wearing Coalition in Jamaica. JN General...

WESTERN BUREAU: TOVA HAMILTON, member of parliament for Trelawny Northern, is appealing for her constituents’ patience as she battles with the lengthy procurement process to address deteriorated roadways in her constituency. Hamilton, while...

AMID A meticulously planned week of activities, St George’s College (STGC) recently recognised and celebrated the journey of the institution that began 174 years ago. In keeping the spirit of its founders alive, the revered North Street-based...

IT WAS an evening of excellence, the recent Prime Minister National Youth Award for Excellence, that is. People were awarded for their contribution to various spheres of Jamaica life by the prime minister, who handed out the trophies. It was a very...

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...