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...

Hello mi neighbour! I am still hoping that, before yearend, the information being shared here on how to improve and enjoy your relationship would have had a positive impact on your marriage – yes, yours. Life in itself is far too short and...

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...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it has been forced to regulate water supply to some Corporate Area communities due to declines at the Mona Reservoir and the Hope Water Treatment Plant. The water rationing will take effect on...

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is now undertaking a major drain cleaning programme across Westmoreland, Hanover, St James and Trelawny as part of activities for the hurricane season. Approximately $16 million is being spent to clear...

St Catherine siblings Nordia Murphy and Junior Edwards of Job Lane, Spanish Town were on Friday freed in the circuit court of the stabbing death of a man. They were accused of the murder of 49-year-old Dave Facey of St Elizabeth and Job...

Eighty-seven fisherfolk from Alligator Pond, Manchester have benefitted from grants totalling $5.2 million under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining's Fishers Relief Programme. The support forms part of a $20 million allocation...

LONDON: The work of a female social documentary photographer is set for display at an exhibition in Scotland, more than 10 years after her death. The solo exhibition of Sandra George, whose parents are Jamaican, is being presented at the Glasgow...

TORONTO: Jamaican parents Tamalia Smith and Andrew Kennedy are proud of, and amazed at their son’s performance in a game that has its genesis in West Africa and teaches more than just mathematics. Kameron Kennedy, nine, of Pelmo Park Public School...

TORONTO: The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario, (BPAO) established in 2007, had its inaugural Black Joy Gala recently.The event attracted esteemed medical professionals, who gathered to honour trailblazers who are transforming lives. It was...

The former President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, once said, “The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job-seekers.” Well, local creative and entrepreneur David Newland is doing just that, as he embarks upon a new mission to...

In a world where parenting often comes with a hefty price tag, Baby Thrift, an e-commerce platform that has become a marketplace for families to shop and sell pre-owned baby gear, is transforming how families access well-needed products. Launched...

A comparison of students’ performance in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), with pre- and post-COVID-19 results, is showing overall improvement across all subject areas in the proficient and highly proficient categories. This year’s...

The Manchester Health Department is reporting that the results from fish samples taken from the Mandeville Market in May reveal that there were no traces of the chemical formaldehyde, commonly known as embalming fluid. The department says this was...

St Elizabeth businessman Godfrey Martin, who was accused of being the mastermind behind the illegal importation of 21 guns and 2,000 rounds of ammunition into the island in 2022, was today freed in the Gun Court following a no-case submission. The...

People's National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has won his defamation lawsuit against party activist Karen Cross and bloggers Natalee Stack and Michelle Stern. He had accused the women of writing malicious, false, and...

A male constable attached to the marine police in Portland and two Haitian men were arrested on Thursday during an operation that saw the seizure of a large quantity of ganja in St Elizabeth. They are held on suspicion of possession of ganja,...

The Southern Regional Health Authority is reporting that all newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester are safe following a minor fire at the facility this morning. The hospital's CEO...