Hugh Reid, general manager, JN Life Insurance, says individual retirement schemes for self-employed persons is just as important as superannuation schemes to those employed to companies. He is, therefore, urging self-employed persons to think...

TWENTY YEARS ago, Donovan Grant left his trade as a furniture maker to venture into retail business. This move laid the foundation for what would become the well-established Don...

BACKED BY a grant of $35 million, The Jamaica Organic Agriculture Movement(JOAM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, is now launching the Jamaica Soil Regeneration and Fertility Improvement (JENESYS) Project,...

Assistant Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Hamish Campbell says the police personnel involved in the fatal shooting of Mikhail Simpson, a 14-year-old high school student, and the injury of his brother on Sunday...

WESTERN BUREAU: “They both have the potential to be game changers.” This was a declaration by Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, as she spoke to The Gleaner about Wednesday’s upcoming launch of two virtual...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is rejecting as «outright false and misleading» an allegation by People's National Party Vice President, Ian Hayles, that the Government is building...

Three St Ann residents who were accused of stealing electricity were freed in the St Catherine Parish Court on Monday after the judge upheld a no-case submission by their attorney. Their attorney, Sean Kinghorn, submitted that there was nothing to...

A 19-year-old St Andrew fisherman has been charged by the police for using a spear gun to shooting another man in his neck during an argument. Charged with wounding with intent is Jerome Troupe. His court date is being arranged. The incident...

A man who was on the run for over three years for allegedly shooting at the police in St James was arrested while at a visa appointment at an embassy in the Corporate Area. Thirty-four-year-old Jim Warren, otherwise called 'Keno', of Top...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says its probing the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy and the injury of his brother by the police in Williamsfield, Manchester on Sunday. The deceased teen has been identified as Mikhail...

A female student of Ocho Rios High School in St Ann is now in hospital following a shooting incident at the school on Monday. The condition of the student is not known. It is reported that a male student took a pistol to school and was showing...

The Court of Appeal has freed Andre Nelson who was convicted in June 2014 of murder, declaring that some comments from the trial judge provoked «a substantial miscarriage of justice». Nelson was sentenced on July 14, 2014 to life...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising that all ventilators that were donated to the Government as part of the country's COVID-19 response are accounted for and are at facilities islandwide. It says during the heights of the pandemic...

Four people travelling on two motorcycles with no registration plates died in a three-vehicle crash in Westmoreland yesterday. Their identities have not yet been ascertained. One hundred and ninety people have died in motor vehicle crashes since...

The Government has exceeded its target for registrants of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, which is being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James. Minister of Foreign and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, has indicated...

Jamaica is among the scheduled visits for United States (US) Navy expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington, which is set to deploy this July and August to the US Southern Command area of operations as part of US Naval Forces Southern Command/...

Long motivated by a belief that both itself and the media play a vital role in fostering responsible drinking habits, manufacturing giant Red Stripe is set to host the next instalment of its ‘Responsibility Now!’ Town Hall Series this week. The...

Government senator and trade unionist Kavan Gayle last Thursday objected to a provision in the Jamaica Teaching Council bill that could place employees of the current regulatory body on probation as they transition to a successor entity under the...

With significant progress reported in plastic separation and community participation through recycling programmes introduced in 60 communities across the island to date, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is now due to further...

Humans have long been searching for a ‘magic elixir’ to make us smarter, and improve our focus and memory. This includes traditional Chinese medicine used thousands of years ago to improve cognitive function. Now we have nootropics, also known as...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has labelled as false and baseless claims being made on social media that Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Throyville Haughton is the individual behind the popular YouTube channel 'Politricks Watch...

A 25-year-old businessman has been charged after he allegedly forced a taxi operator at gunpoint to wait while he and his associates burnt an object wrapped in tarpaulin. The police say about 8:20 p.m., on May 1, Kamal McDonald chartered a man...

A 27-year-old St Andrew resident has been charged with breaches of the Firearms Act following the seizure of an illegal gun and ammunition outside a nightclub in Manor Park in the parish early Sunday morning. He has been identified as ...

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...