Jamaica has acres and acres of unused lands, but people are struggling to find suitable pieces on which to build their own homes, for various reasons, including lack of security, inconvenient locations and high prices. And it seems that even the...

Luxury speaks for itself. Not quite so, says Alex Issa, founder and CEO, Issa Homes, which has three developments under way, each designed to set new benchmarks, transcending the traditional definition of luxury living. Harmony Retreat and Sierra...

Western Bureau: Despite positive developments such as an official state apology for the 1963 Coral Gardens incident, which saw Rastafarians being killed, brutalised and have their locks trimmed against their wishes, the efforts to normalise the...

In a significant boost for Christians Early Childhood Academy, the Desnoes and Geddes (D...

Tokyo (AP) The word onigiri became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon. The rice balls are stuffed with a variety of fillings and...

Fishers on Jamaica's cays and banks are being advised to evacuate immediately and start returning to the mainland. The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says other small craft operators in Jamaica's coastal waters are advised to return to...

Police have charged a woman who allegedly fatally stabbed her child's father at St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday.  Twenty-one-year-old Antonette Pitt, otherwise called 'Sheni', of St John's...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has disclosed that data on the views of Jamaicans on the issue of political leaders holding dual citizenship informed his decision to take steps to renounce his British citizenship. Golding announced his intention to...

A 32-year-old resident of Fern Hill, Lawrence Tavern in St Andrew was shot and killed at a bar in the nearby community of Grant Hill on Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Oshane Blackwood. It is reported that Blackwood was at the...

West Portland Member of Parliament, the Jamaica Labour Party's Daryl Vaz, says Opposition Leader Mark Golding's announcement that he will be renouncing his British citizenship is «too little, too late». Vaz also says it's...

Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is taking steps to prepare the capital for the possible effects of Hurricane Beryl, including assessing infrastructure and making arrangements...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has been instructed to fast-track cleaning of the Sandy Gully in St Andrew and other drains as Hurricane Beryl heads west, towards Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. It's among several directives issued to the...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an «extremely dangerous» Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from...

Bishop Dr Grace Ade-Gold Contributor I HEARD a voice say to me, «Write something for fathers.» To prove it was really God, I delayed. However, a few days later while driving along Lady Musgrave Road on my way to Cross Roads, I got two sharp...

Rev Gabriel Agbo HOW LONG have you been in this condition? Tell me. The sick man near the Pool of Bethesda spent 38 years in his own condition and had enough reasons not to expect healing, and they were all facts. He was very ill and could not get...

WE SHOULD not approach end-time teachings just for information, because, when we approach spiritual things solely for knowledge, it pushes us in the wrong direction and, according to 1 Corinthians 8:1, knowledge puffs up. Seeking this knowledge...

Fr Sean Major-Campbell THE TEN Commandments have been politicised in recent years, with politicians employing the appeal to religious sentiments: often without any interest in the deeper significance of the text. In fact, many Christians blindly...

Hello, mi neighbour! Cousin John* was a very hard worker whose efforts earned him a decent weekly salary. His financial slack-handedness caused many to ‘love and cherish’ him. He treated every Tom, Dick and Harry whenever they met at their...

A senior citizen is dead while five other people are being treated at hospital, following a motor vehicle crash on Saturday in St Mary. The police say the six people were aboard a Toyota Corolla motor car which was travelling in a easterly...

Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have completed the third reviews of Jamaica's Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), with their assessment being that the country's...

A 39-year-old man is hospitalised after he was shot and injured in Gregory  Park, Portmore in St  Catherine on Friday. About 1 p.m., the victim was reportedly standing near a service station when he was approached by a...

Mayor of Falmouth Collen Gager has announced that $12.5 million is to be spent to address recent concerns highlighted at the Falmouth market in Trelawny. He made the announcement on Thursday during a tour of the market along with Executive...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans to begin preparations for Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to begin impacting Jamaica on Wednesday. While addressing the St Andrew South Community Consultative Conference on Saturday Holness...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Beryl chugged toward the southeast Caribbean on Saturday and could strengthen into the year's first hurricane before reaching Barbados late Sunday. A hurricane watch was issued for Barbados as...

They say ‘politics is show business for ugly people’, and if you’re a political junkie like myself, you can see how it makes a warped kind of sense. As a former entertainment, correspondent and magazine editor, I spent over a decade involved in the...

SCORES OF students from primary and secondary schools across the island will be immersed in the intricate world of robotics during the summer. For four weeks from July 2 to 30, the students will gather at selected campuses across the island, where...

FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY (AP): Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her paediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually swimming in a drab, green hospital gown. Her cousin Giuliana Demma remembers looking at the then 1-year-old and...

The National Baking Company Foundation (NBCF) has heavily invested this summer in developing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills and career opportunities for youth in western Jamaica. This partnership with the University...

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...