GORMAN, California (AP) — Authorities evacuated at least 1,200 people Saturday as a wildfire in Los Angeles County spread over thousands of acres near a major highway and threatened nearby structures, officials said. The blaze, named the...

A St Catherine-based educator who allegedly sexually assaulted an underage girl has been granted $500,000 bail. The 23-year-old appeared before the St Catherine Parish Court on Thursday on charges of grievous sexual  assault and...

FATHER’S DAY is an important day to recognise how special fathers and father figures are in the society. Whether Father’s Day is celebrated by gift giving, frolicking with dad, enjoying beer and snacks like the Germans, or even spending quality...

Hello, mi neighbour! Ever wondered why verbal communication between us human beings can be so trying at times? Both of us want to have the last word, and, as such, we are not truly listening to each other. And if wi doan stand up strong, a...

Jamaica has long struggled with dealing with mental health issues with high rates of depression, anxiety, psychosis, and substance abuse disorders. Despite the prevalence of mental health conditions, stigma, cultural beliefs, a shortage of mental...

NEW YORK (AP): In the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. It’s killed legions of seals and sea lions, wiped out mink farms, and dispatched cats, dogs, skunks, foxes and even a...

For the past eight years, Kingsley Bennett* has endured an emotional rollercoaster due to his daughter’s mother, who he alleges has consistently defied visitation orders from the Family Court, striving relentlessly to undermine his relationship...

The National Water Commission (NWC) says operations at the Darling Street Wastewater Plant in Kingston have been impacted by an influx of garbage which has damaged one of its pumps. The NWC says it's currently repairing the pump and work...

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has arrested and charged 29-year-old dancehall artiste Tevin Parker, popularly known as Big$en, and 29-year-old Rajae Stewart for their alleged involvement in lottery scamming. MOCA...

The Healthy Woman Limited has taken the next step in its evolution with the creation of its charitable arm, The Healthy Woman Foundation Limited, and the identification of its first five awardees under its Future Leaders Scholarship. A long-time...

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is advising members of the public to expect delays amid a steady rise in patients seeking emergency care at the facility. In a media release on Saturday, the hospital said since 2020 there...

A 41-one-year-old mason was arrested and charged on Friday after a gun and 36 rounds of ammunition were reportedly seized at his home in Montpelier, Sandy Bay in Hanover. Kingsley James is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and...

STAMFORD, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agency on Friday said agents from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Boston, Massachusetts, arrested a Jamaican fugitive wanted in Jamaica for rape...

A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman to death, allegedly in self-defence, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday. The accused, Ricardo Leachman, was charged with the murder of ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian leaders have ousted Frantz Elbé, the beleaguered director of Haiti's National Police, following months of criticism that he wasn't doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs. A...

The Guy's Hill police in St Catherine on Saturday morning recovered a stolen motor car and arrested two men on suspicion of larceny of motor vehicle. It's reported that about 8 a.m., a police party was on patrol in Berkshire Hall district...

On Friday, June 7, there was a promotion ceremony at the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland in which Jamaica-born Dr Raquel Peat was elevated to the rank of rear admiral (RDML O-7), effective May 1. The Senate of the...

WESTERN BUREAU: With Jamaica’s annual hurricane season having started as of June 1, and with 1,522 reported cases of dengue fever in St James since last September, St James’ medical officer of health Dr Tanique Bailey-Small is renewing calls for...

The El Instituto de Mandevilla 40th Anniversary Homecoming and Awards Banquet did not meet the $5-million fundraising target. However, the organisers said the overall event was a success. As part of the event, the organisers intended to raise funds...

THREE OUTSTANDING students have emerged as the top finalists from the first round of the 2024 Junior Minister of Tourism Competition, held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St Ann, on Tuesday, June 11. After a highly competitive public-speaking event...

Healthy Woman Ja has taken the next step in its evolution with the creation of its charitable arm, the Healthy Woman Foundation Limited, and the identification of its first five awardees under its Future Leaders Scholarship. A long-time dream of...

A mother is distraught after her son was allegedly beaten up by the police at the Mandeville lock-up in Manchester on Thursday. 

The Kingston Central police have charged a 33-year-old security officer over the seizure of a Glock pistol on Price Lane in the parish on Friday. 

The police and the Independent Commission of Investigations are investigating the death of a detainee in a lock-up in Trelawny on Thursday.

Human rights group Jamaicans for Justice is calling for the repeal of Jamaica's buggery law so that forced anal penetration can be classified as rape. Currently, under the Sexual Offences Act, men and boys cannot be legally recognised...

A 12-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Adjhanie Walker, a student of Hypolite Road, Kingston. About 7:05 p.m., on June 7, Walker and the 12-year-boy, were reportedly involved in a physical fight when the boy ...

Human rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is urging parliamentarians to support Opposition lawmaker Lisa Hanna's proposal for the law to be amended to redefine rape to protect men and boys. 

Two women have been charged with wounding with intent after they allegedly stabbed a man during a fight in their community in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on May 29.

Five people, including a father and his son, have been murdered in Hanover between last night and early this morning.  The father and son and another man were reportedly killed last night in Johnson Town in the parish. In another incident...

A man who pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years old was given two years' probation in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday. He is Gerald Humes, 20 years old, of Planters district, St Catherine. Attorney...

The Court of Appeal panel hearing the Vybz Kartel retrial matter has received a report from the Supreme Court showing that two cases have been sent back for retrial in the Home Circuit Court since 2018. They are murder matters sent back for retrial...

Five people, including a father and his two sons, have been murdered in Hanover between last night and early this morning.  The father and sons were reportedly killed in a home invasion last night in Johnson Town in the parish. In another...

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has advised that no ban is currently in place on ride-share applications amid the refusal of local telecommunications companies to block the apps. Vaz announced the ban on ride-share applications in his Sectoral...

The absence of a comprehensive psychiatric report has resulted in the postponement of sentencing for Simeon Ramsay who pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter for the death of his parents. When the matter was mentioned in the St Catherine Circuit...

Over 100 line staff employed to the five star Round Hill Hotel and Villas, located in Hopewell, Hanover, have taken strike action, affecting operations at the resort. The employees, who are represented by the National Workers Union (NWU),...