“THE SMALL and medium-size enterprise sector (SME) is by far the primary engine of growth and development in the Jamaican economy. The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) has successfully represented the SME sector in its growth and...

TORONTO: When Jaidyn Parkes graduates from Toronto Metropolitan University with a degree in social work on Tuesday, June 11, she does so with thoughts of how much her father would have wanted to be there to cheer her on. “He was supposed to be, he...

CORAL SPRING, Trelawny: Ten top-tier travel advisers from the northeastern United States (US) were in Jamaica last week on a familiarisation tour called ‘Come Back to Breathtaking’. The travel specialists were in the island learning about new...

Business leaders are calling for more discourse and activities that will help Jamaican entrepreneurs, locally and overseas, to take advantage of the myriad investment opportunities available in Jamaica and its diaspora markets. Speaking during JN...

WESTERN BUREAU: Patrick Crawford, the Dutch national who reportedly tried to smuggle $28.3 million worth of cocaine through Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport on May 9, seems to have got a rude awakening in the Jamaican jailhouse where he...

Sister for incarcerated entertainer Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell has submitted that widespread discussions about the murder case on popular YouTube programmes like Politricks Watch will result in her brother and his co-accused not...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it will soon be implementing an improved streetlight billing system in a move to assure local authorities they are only paying for electricity that is consumed. The JPS says the new system will do...

The St Catherine North police are investigating the shooting murder of a 37-year-old man in the community of Frazer's Content in the parish on Sunday.

Several schools in Clarendon have transitioned to virtual classes due to a withdrawal of services by some public transport operators.

A military plane carrying Malawi's vice president and nine others is missing and a search is under way, the president's office said on Monday. 

Taxi operators in Portland and St Mary joined their colleagues in withdrawing their services on Monday to protest what they say is the unfair demerit points system and suspension of licences. In Portland, with the exception of a few taxi operators...

«School has started» - That's the declaration from Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop as she warned the media to observe court rules in covering a hearing on whether entertainer Vybz Kartel and three other men should be retried for murder.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is advising citizens to remain vigilant in light of anticipated disruptions to the public transportation system today, as operators take issue with the suspension of licences. 

A 32-year-old higgler has been charged with the stabbing murder of a man during a fight in Williamsfield, Westmoreland on June 5. 

Three Valencia fans have been handed eight-month prison sentences for racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior in the first conviction for racism-related cases in professional football in Spain.

CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) After years of stumbles and delays, Boeing has finally launched astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. It’s the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will...

The three-day Caribbean Medical Professionals’ Summit (CAMPS) concluded earlier this month with resounding success, marking a milestone in the advancement of healthcare in the region. The summit, held May 31 to June 2 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel...

Martha Miller, the first female CEO of National Rums of Jamaica (NRJ) Limited, delivered an inspiring keynote address at the 11th Annual Joan Duncan Memorial Lecture, held at the University of Technology (UTech). The event, a collaborative...

Yoni Epstein, chairman and CEO of itel, became the 13th laureate from Jamaica to receive the Anthony N. Sabga prestigious Caribbean Excellence Award last weekend. The annual event was held at Hilton Barbados Hotel in Barbados recently. Epstein won...

NCB Group Chairman Michael Lee-Chin is set to headline a stellar list of business leaders at the second staging of the Re-Align Business and Investment Conference, scheduled for July 23 at the AC Hotel Kingston. Garfield Daley, founder and chairman...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is probing an incident involving members of the St Elizabeth police who were chasing a motorcyclist in Pepper on Saturday.

The police are trying to establish a motive for Saturday's gun attack that left a female exotic dancer dead and a businessman injured in Mandeville, Manchester. 

The police have charged 27-year-old Tahij Dias with the murder of a man from Spanish Town Road in Kingston almost two years ago.  

The Trelawny police have charged three men over a recent shooting incident in Clarks Town that left an elderly woman and two other persons injured.  They are 27-year-old Marvin Nelson, 26-year-old Romar McIntosh and Andrae Hall, 23, all...

The Court of Appeal will start hearing arguments tomorrow to determine whether entertainer Vybz Kartel and three other men should be retried for the alleged murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams in 2011. 

French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called a snap legislative election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament.

Hello mi neighbour! “What a gwan mi bredrin?” “Bway, mi nuh deh pon nutten yuh nuh”. “How yuh mean nuh deh pon nutten?” “Becau nutten nah gwan fi me... “Mi baan in poverty, live in poverty and gwaine die in poverty! Everybody round mi poor.” Does...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP): Leaders of the United Methodist Church expressed regret over the recent decision by the branch in Ivory Coast to leave the union following the church’s decision to repeal a long-standing ban on LGBTQ+ clergy but pledged to...

At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations? Do parental controls work? Navigating social media as a parent – not to mention a...

Gwendolyn Morgan Kluge arrived in Germany long before the Berlin Wall, which separated East and West Germany, came down in 1989. In over 50 years, the octogenarian not only became the first black woman in her city to own and run a business, but she...

Pastor Paul Norman, who collapsed while preaching at Saturday's funeral for Constable Ricardo Fairclough in St Ann, says he is home and doing well. 

National senior champion Nickisha Pryce is now the fastest-ever Jamaican woman over 400 metres after running 48.89 seconds to break Lorraine Fenton's 21-year-old record on Saturday. 

A St Ann videographer, who allegedly assaulted a teenager he met on Instagram, has been charged with rape and abduction.

Two men were shot dead and two others injured in a gun attack at a bar in Dover district in St Mary last night. 

Cabinet is set to approve a $250 million contract on Monday to construct a new bridge in Spring Village, St Catherine, Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, announced during a visit to the community on Friday.  Poultry producer, the...