A hurricane warning remains in effect for Jamaica as strong category 5 Hurricane Beryl continues to move quickly to the central Caribbean. This means that dangerously high water or a combination of dangerously high water and exceptionally high...

The Government is urging Jamaicans to finalise their preparations for Hurricane Beryl early this morning. Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says the Government notes the latest update from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica that...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says all 50 government and private residential child care facilities across Jamaica have been secured in preparation for Hurricane Beryl. Chief Executive Officer of the CPFSA, Laurette...

IN ALMOST all cases, a politically stable environment can be found throughout the Caribbean. Half of the islands that make up the region, for instance, are overseas territories of either the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, or...

“Productivity cannot grow beyond the education and skills levels of the population.” John Bliek, enterprise specialist, International Labour Organisation (ILO) FROM JUNE 20-21, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security hosted the Future Work and...

WESTERN BUREAU: Black River Mayor Richard Solomon wants residents in his flood-prone Newmarket division in St Elizabeth to consider evacuating if Hurricane Beryl causes flooding in the low-lying community. The area has had a long history of...

Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas has expressed outrage at the National Works Agency (NWA) for neglecting the municipality’s calls to clean critical drains ahead of the hurricane season. Thomas, who toured several areas where drains are located in...

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) on Monday ramped up its preparations for a looming Hurricane Beryl, outfitting emergency shelters and cleaning gullies and drains. Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who chairs the StJMC,...

The Hurricane Watch for Jamaica has been upgraded to a Hurricane Warning as Category 4 Hurricane Beryl continues to move over the eastern Caribbean on a track towards the island. This means that the following dangerous effects of a hurricane are...

Parish Disaster Coordinator for St Ann, Alvin Clarke, is urging residents in flood prone and low-lying areas of the parish to prepare for evacuation, in light of the approach of Hurricane Beryl. Hurricane Beryl is expected to impact Jamaica by...

Montego Bay's Mayor Richard Vernon is urging residents to adequately prepare for the looming effects of Hurricane Beryl.  Vernon warned against the «wait and see mentality». He said though the information is readily available,...

General Manager of Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan, is assuring the public that the petroleum market will be adequately supplied with fuel, should Hurricane Beryl affect the island in the coming days. He said that the company has two to three weeks...

The United States' National Hurricane Center has upgraded Beryl to a Category 5 Hurricane, the highest level. It means that catastrophic damage is likely. Beryl, currently packing winds of 160 mph, is forecast to impact Jamaica on ...

Amid the country bracing for the passage of Hurricane Beryl, some residents of Yallahs, St Thomas are fearful of flooding arising from water runoff from the recently constructed Paul Bogle Highway. They say for several months now their...

Court administrators are advising the public to anticipate disruptions to court proceedings this week arising from the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Jamaica was this morning placed under a hurricane watch as Hurricane Beryl has entered the Eastern...

The Manchester police are now trying to ascertain if skeletal remains found in a yard belong to a man who was reported missing last September. The discovery was made on Sunday afternoon. The remains are believed to be that of 52...

The National Water Commission (NWC) will be adjusting regulated water schedules to facilitate storage in preparation for the passage of Hurricane Beryl. “[We will have to] change water supply schedules to make sure that Jamaicans all have a...

As Hurricane Beryl threatens the island, the Ministry of Agriculture says it is taking proactive measures to support farmers, fishers, and mining stakeholders in safeguarding these vital sectors.  The Ministry says it has fully mobilised a...

Two St Catherine men have been charged for the shooting death and robbery of a fisherman at his house in Portmore. Charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of ammunition and robbery with aggravation are 45-...

Over 10,000 young people will be gainfully employed under the 2024 Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP). The programme was officially launched by Prime Minister Andrew Holness at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny on June 28. The...

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's second largest airline, WestJet, has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers over the Canada Day long weekend. WestJet said...

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...

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...