Three men who pleaded guilty to breaking into a Linstead, St Catherine store and stole items valued at $4,000,000 were today each sentenced to several months in prison. Jason Mathews, 36, unemployed, 31-year-old bus conductor Kemar Foster, and...

Residents of Zephyrton in Linstead, St Catherine today awoke to the distressing sight of dead fish lining the bank of the Rio Cobre in their community. The water appeared murky and was described as «milky looking» by concerned residents....

A man was shot dead during a reported shoot-out with the police in May Pen, Clarendon today. His identity has not yet been ascertained. According to the police, a team was patrolling along Nelson Street in May Pen when they came under attack. The...

Member of Parliament for St Thomas Eastern Dr Michelle Charles is demanding a public apology from People's National Party (PNP) general secretary, Dr Dayton Campbell, for alleged defamatory statements questioning the legitimacy of her...

Counsel for the attorney general (AG) today argued that the amendment to the Constitution increasing the retirement age for the director of public prosecutions and the auditor general gave Paula Llewellyn an automatic right to remain in the office...

A fourth person who was arrested and charged in the gun bust at Kingston Wharf in March 2022 was today freed of illegal gun importation charges. Jermaine Baker, a 36-year-old chef of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was found not guilty of illegal...

Two Portland brothers accused of the 2019 shooting death of a female vendor were today freed of murder and gun charges in the Portland Circuit Court. Seriko Russell, otherwise called 'Pantro', and Maxwell Russell, also called 'Bigga...

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) says it strongly condemns Prime Minister Andrew Holness' intent to clamp down on «fake news» on social media, viewing it as a direct threat to free expression and privacy. Speaking on...

  BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A 23-year-old Jamaican national is among three people who appeared in court on Monday, charged with the murder of 32-year-old Chad Roett earlier this month. Police charged Junior Frances Campbell, along with...

The North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) says efforts are being made to address the condition of the Runaway Bay Community Health Centre in St Ann. The authority say among the plans on the table is for a new facility, which will...

The police in St James have charged two brothers for attacking a man whom they accused of stealing money from their grandmother's house. Charged with wounding with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon and using a firearm to commit a felony...

The Ministry of Health is suspending its Yute Expressions Yute Chatz chat line amid concerns about the sexual and reproductive health advice being given to children through the service. In a media release on Monday the ministry said it has...

The coroner's inquest into the death of 33-year-old Mandeville businessman Jason Neil, whose body was found with a gunshot wound to the head on the bathroom floor at his home on December 4, 2018, is to continue on October 3. Several family...

Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes is calling for the Ministry of Health and Wellness to clearly state the country's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity and outline the steps being taken to increase it to meet the demands of the...

A man, who is said to be mentally ill, has been arrested in connection with the death of a senior citizen who was allegedly bludgeoned with a piece of board recently. The deceased has been identified as 86-year-old Vincent Lewin of Pollyground...

Owners of Future Scholars Childcare and Pre-school in Ocho Rios, St Ann, young couple, Andre and Terrie-Ann Mesquita, were hoping to enjoy themselves as much as they could on their vacation to Panama City in February 2021. However, as fate would...

Jamaican customs brokers were among the influential voices at a recently concluded meeting at the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Brussels, calling for greater investments in training investments to level the playfield for small island...

Supreme Ventures Limited is providing an opportunity for local athletics fans to win an all-expense-paid trip for two to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Additionally, participants in the company’s latest promotion will have an opportunity to secure weekly...

Hosanna Preparatory School in St James and Mount Airy Primary School in Westmoreland will contest the final of the fifth Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz, slated for today. The match will be aired on Television Jamaica (TVJ...

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has welcomed the opening of the Poko Loko floating bar in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, noting that the new attraction has the potential to redefine the tourism landscape in the resort town. The facility, which represents...

Noah Lyles came from behind to win the 100m final at the United States track and field trials in 9.83 seconds on Sunday to qualify for that race at the Paris Olympics. 

St Catherine businesswoman 41-year-old Stacy McFarlane has been charged with fraudulent conversion. Her court date is being finalised. Reports from the Spanish Town police are that McFarlane, of Eltham Park, Spanish Town, was paid a total of $...

The police are reporting that one of the four men shot in Slim Lane, Curatoe Hill, Clarendon, on Wednesday has succumbed to his injuries. He is 32-year-old Marvin Harriott, an event decorator of Slim Lane. Harriott was admitted in critical...

A man who locked himself, his ex-girlfriend and her daughter inside the woman's house and then set it ablaze has been charged by the police with attempted murder and arson. He is 46-year-old Nicholas Rhodes, otherwise called 'Nick', of...

A man who pulled a loaded semi-automatic gun on another during a physical altercation at their job along South Camp Road in Kingston has been charged by the police. Twenty-eight-year-old Quewamo Williams, otherwise called 'Quamo', of Castle...

Detectives in St Ann are probing the shooting of a male higgler in Brown's Town last night. It is reported that about 8:30 p.m., the man was walking along the main road when upon reaching in the vicinity of a restaurant a dark-...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that bad behaviour by parents visiting any of the island's schools should not be tolerated, as it sets a poor example for students. Holness was addressing pupils and faculty at the Exchange All- Age School in...

The police in St Mary are investigating a case of suspected suicide involving a senior citizen. Dead is 74-year-old Fredrick Riggs of Retreat, Content district in the parish. It is reported that about 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, Riggs was at home...

A man was shot dead and another injured in the volatile Farm community in Clarendon on Saturday.  The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Marlon McCarty of Bushy Park in the parish. According to police reports, about 5 p.m., McCarty...

Detectives assigned to the Major Investigations Division (MID) have charged 18-year-old Richard Jonas, otherwise called 'Monkey Man' and 'Jellani', in connection with a triple murder that occurred along Windward Road, St Andrew in...

EVERYONE NEEDS to recognise the importance of the end-time teachings. God has purposely dedicated a lot of space in the Bible to it, in both the Old and New Testaments. The accounts of the end-times in the Bible are meant to bring us hope. We get...

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NEW ORLEANS (AP): A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges — and stirs the long-running debate over the role of religion in...

As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say a new strategic partnership is a breakthrough, but what it means for their relationship is still uncertain. The pact requires both countries to...