Detectives assigned to the Fraud Squad have charged a 35-year-old marketing officer for allegedly stealing 2.6 million dollars from the accounts of customers of a financial institution in Kingston. Dianne Thompson of Annandale Close, Pembroke Hall...

The Port Morant police in St Thomas are investigating a case of a man who was stabbed to death with a garden fork on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Kemar McGowan, 38-year-old businessman of Market Road, Port Morant, St...

A Supreme Court judge was left with no choice yesterday but to throw out a case against a juvenile and his co-accused after King's Counsel Peter Champagnie argued that they were charged because the police were seeking to create a reason for...

A male teacher charged over allegations that he sexually molested a 12-year-old female student under his care was remanded in the St Catherine Parish Court today. The 30-year-old is charged with indecent assault, sexual touching and sexual...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued new directives to its members regarding the prosecution of the offence of using an electronic device, including mobile phones, while driving. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)...

A call is being renewed to owners of short-term accommodations to better vet potential renters due to lottery scammers utilising these properties to carry out their criminal activities. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)...

Tropical Depression Two formed Friday afternoon east of the Caribbean islands and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it heads west toward the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Centre says the system could become a hurricane...

The Government is looking to provide more affordable broadband service to more Jamaicans in underserved communities across the country. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for...

Jamaica has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) 'grey list' of countries that are assessed as having deficiencies in their Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes....

WESTERN BUREAU: THE GOVERNMENT’S decision to look overseas to fill some of the staffing positions that will become available when the new Western Children and Adolescents Hospital (WCAH) open its door within the next 12 months, has caused one local...

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AS THE Charles Town Drummers, Singers and Dancers brought the 16th Annual International Charles Town Conference and Festival (AICTMCF) to a riotous close on the evening of Sunday, June 23, a special group of men, women and children sat in the Asafu...

WESTERN BUREAU: British national Sianece Clarke-Johnson has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment or a fine of $300,000 after being convicted on cocaine-smuggling charges. On February 26, Clarke-Johnson checked in at the Sangster International...

Highlighting the intricate details of the crime scene, a former government forensic analyst on Thursday provided crucial insights into the positioning and nature of blood spatters found in the master bedroom of Keith Clarke's residence after he was...

The police are advising the public that a section of the Mount Rosser main road in Ewarton, St Catherine is impassable due to an accident involving a truck that has overturned. As a result, motorists are being advised to use alternative routes. The...

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has commenced preparedness activities for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. “As the entity responsible for disaster management in the...

The Jamaica Entertainment and Creative Industries Practitioners Insurance Plan is to be launched within weeks. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral...

A 53-year-old landscaper was killed while on the job in Victoria district, Linstead, St Catherine on Wednesday. He is Fitzroy Angus, otherwise called 'Bug'. The police report that about 8:30 a.m., Angus was carrying out landscaping in...

Two members of the Jamaica Defence Force suffered injuries in separate incidents in the Corporate Area during a freak storm which lashed sections of the island on Wednesday. The storm produced heavy rains and strong wind. In the first...

The Government is looking at a programme to make lands available for housing development as part of measures to drive down housing costs for Jamaicans. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure at the recent opening of Sagicor Group...

Recruitment is under way to fill 1,208 positions at the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital (WCAH) in St James, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. The facility, which is currently under construction, will provide...

The Permanent Secretaries' Board (PSB) has expressed «grave concern» about the recent public discourse relating to calls for the resignation of the Ministry of Health's permanent secretary, Dunstan Bryan. Bryan's oversight of...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says its teams are currently working to address outages in some sections of the island, which have been caused by unusually high winds impacting the distribution system. However, director of corporate...

Former National Commercial Bank (NCB) wealth advisor, Khadene Thomas, who stole $74.5 million from customers' accounts at the institution, was today sentenced to two years in prison. The 35-year-old St Ann resident, who previously pleaded...

A search is under way for a woman who allegedly fatally stabbed her child's father at St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday evening.  The deceased has been identified as Lashan Parker, 26-year-old labourer, of...

Housing developer DCR Hardware Construction & Development has been sued by a couple for its alleged  failure to deliver a two-bedroom house in Ocho Rios Country Club in St Ann in a habitable condition. The claimants are Ernest Francis, a...

An educator at a St Catherine-based institution has been arrested and charged following allegations he sexually molested a female student under his care. The 30-year-old man is answering to charges of sexual touching and sexual grooming....

WESTERN BUREAU: Less than 10 years after Mario Deane died from injuries he received after being beaten while in custody at the Barnett Street Police Station’s lock-up in Montego Bay, St James, his mother Mercia Fraser still struggles with renewed...

Amid increasing real estate prices, inflation, and an uptick in mortgage rates, Earl Samuels, assistant general manager and chief development financing officer at the JN Group, has called for the government to revisit implementing a rent-to-own...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government remains committed to continue delivering on policies conducive to youth empowerment, where young people can self-actualise and achieve their dreams like never before. Speaking to a group of young...

THE JAMAICA Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) was established in 1988 with a mandate to conserve Jamaica’s natural environment. It might not be visible in mass and social media every day, but it is making strides to fulfil its mandate. And...

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and registered charitable institutions facing financial hardships are being urged to submit applications under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Contribution Amnesty Programme. The initiative aims to...

A third shelter for victims of domestic violence is currently being constructed, with work projected for completion by the end of this financial year. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during...

Motorists will pay more for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $2.66 to sell for $174.16 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will also go up by $2.66 to sell for $182.14....