The Government has signed a US$20 million loan agreement with the World Bank for a project that will see the establishment of a national unemployment insurance scheme. 

The St Catherine North police have expressed concern that most of the 37 murders committed in the division since the start of the year have occurred in rural areas beyond Flat Bridge, and they are seeking a man they believe is involved in several...

The police have identified the bus driver who perished in a crash along the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth on Thursday morning as 50-year-old Junior Ramsay of Fort Williams in Westmoreland. About 3 a.m., Ramsay was reportedly...

The recent death of 20-year-old Brittny Hunter has renewed calls for a stoplight to be placed at the Brunswick Avenue and Wynter's Pen Road intersection in St Catherine.

The man accused of killing three-year-old Asher Campbell in Pagee, St Mary, on May 29 has indicated to the court that he is willing to represent himself at his trial. Thirty-three-year-old Devon Williams was without legal representation...

The Court of Appeal has warned that the murder case involving entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused will not be sent back for a retrial if the witnesses are not available to testify. “This Court will not be sending any case to...

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), on Tuesday approved a resolution to assign names to 16 roads in the community of Goldsmith Villa, August Town in the Papine Division, which previously had none. The resolution, KSA/01/06/...

Applications are open for the HEART/NSTA Trust's Summer of Skills Programme. Jamaicans, aged 15 and older, who are interested in acquiring practical skills for employment or entrepreneurship or who are passionate about the creative arts and...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says, effective July 1, it will no longer exchange coins of the Canadian Dollar (CAD), Great Britain Pound (GBP) and Euro (EUR) at its banking counter. The bank says while it views the exchange of foreign currencies as a...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says he has instructed his lawyers to proceed with filing a lawsuit against Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Heroy Clarke, for comments he reportedly made about Golding's relationship with his wife...

The driver of a Toyota Hiace bus was killed and several passengers injured following a crash on the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth early Thursday morning. Head of the St Elizabeth police, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, says the driver lost...

The prosecution has suggested that a potential murder retrial of Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused could take place as early as 2025, despite uncertainties with the court schedule. Acting DPP Claudette Thompson says the case could be...

WESTERN BUREAU: A teenager from West End Road in Negril, Westmoreland, and a lifeguard from Little London, also in Westmoreland, are now in police custody in St Elizabeth facing robbery and gun-related charges. The charges stem from an incident in...

WESTERN BUREAU: The community of Bath, near Strathbogie, in Westmoreland, was thrown into mourning yesterday morning when residents woke up to the sad news that two brothers were shot and killed. A third brother was shot and injured by gunmen, who...

WESTERN BUREAU: The presiding judge in the case of Lavaughn Cooke, who is charged with the March 17 murder of security guard Nastacia Smith, rebuked the prosecution and the investigating officer on Wednesday, arguing that the defendant, who was...

Residents of Free Town and surrounding communities are expected to have a full interchange along Highway 2000 East-West in early 2025. The improvement plans were detailed during a town hall meeting at the Free Town Primary School, by Ivan Anderson...

TOILING THROUGHOUT the COVID-19 lockdown to transform their Taste of Jamaica Authentic Tour into Taste of Jamaica Medicinal Herb Garden and Farm is now paying off handsomely for St Ann couple, Lascelles and Elizabeth Broderick. Located near Hinds...

Two men have been arrested over the seizure of a gun during a police operation in Franklyn Town in Kingston, today. 

A St Catherine man whose phone allegedly contained the names and personal information of persons living overseas has been charged with breaches of the anti-lottery scam law. 

Former United States basketball player Jerry West, whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.

The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case.

The Government says it «strongly condemns» the recent threats made against Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist journalist Giovanni Dennis over his report on illegal drag racing in Jamaica. 

The National Works Agency (NWA) says work is to begin this week to clean the Sandy Gully in the vicinity of Riverton City in St Andrew which has been in a deplorable state for years.  Sections of the gully are filled with overgrown shrubs,...

Former National Commercial Bank (NCB) wealth advisor, Khadene Thomas, who defrauded the financial institution of $74.5 million, is to know on June 27 whether the court will yield to her pleas for forgiveness and hand her a suspended...

Senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member Richard Creary has rejected as «unwise and unconscionable» the proposal from Opposition spokesman Damion Crawford to increase the general consumption tax (GCT) to fund the education sector.

Motorists will pay slightly less for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday.

Incarcerated entertainer Vybz Kartel’s heart functionality has been reduced by at least 50 per cent over the last year and has increased his chances of death, one of his attorneys says. Attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan made the disclosure...

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is expressing alarm at what it says are widespread threats and abuse against Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist Giovanni Dennis following the airing of a special report highlighting illegal drag racing...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man by the police along St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as 22-year-...

The Georgian Society of Jamaica (GSJ), renamed ‘Built Heritage Jamaica (BHJ), recently honoured longstanding volunteer and member Pauline Simmonds for over four decades of service to the organisation. Simmonds was recognised ‘for years of dedicated...

Norbrook Equity Partners has joined forces with Project STAR to effect positive social transformation in underserved communities across Jamaica. The partnership is valued at $3 million. Oshane Thoms, group marketing director at Norbrook Equity...

Threats of inclement weather did not stop well-wishers, stakeholders, friends, patrons and staff of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), and the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES) from gathering at the Kingston Parish Church on...

Defence attorney Linton Gordon yesterday outlined that 14 years ago, seven or eight men from Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston were captured in the proximity of the home of Keith Clarke two days after his death. The men are said to have been...

NESTLED ALONG the fertile farming belt in the breadbasket parish of St Elizabeth, Newell High School is cultivating the next generation of agricultural leaders. Through partnerships and hands-on programmes spanning crops, livestock and aquaculture...

Culture Minister Olivia Grange has hailed the late Beverley Hall-Alleyne for her pioneering research on the influence of West African languages on Jamaican culture and her role in shaping cultural institutions.