The police in Portmore, St Catherine are probing the murder of a man inside his home on Rosemarie Lane in Naggo Head early Saturday morning. Dead is 51-year-old Luke Young otherwise called 'Screw'. It is reported that about 1 a.m.,...

Heavy rains on Saturday flooded the newly-built Green Acres Police Station in Spanish Town, St Catherine, reigniting concerns about its readiness to house police officers.  Despite being slated to open in 2021, the station remains technically...

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is reporting that the Spanish Town Hospital is now operating under an emergency mode due to severe flooding in the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department. According to Errol Greene, Regional...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr., says that over 200 residents have been displaced in Rocky Point, Clarendon due to flooding or damage to homes from the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Charles Jr., who was speaking at the...

A man was fatally shot and an illegal gun reportedly seized in Seaforth, St Thomas on Saturday during an alleged confrontation with the police.  Dead is Franco Alex Campbell, 26-year-old of Seaforth Capture Land, St Thomas. It is reported that...

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts said. Beryl smashed multiple records even before its...

Hurricane Beryl was the latest Atlantic storm to rapidly intensify, growing quickly from a tropical storm into the strongest June hurricane on record in the Atlantic. It hit the Grenadine Islands with 150 mph winds and a destructive storm surge on...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed confidence in Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Despite awaiting a comprehensive post-hurricane analysis, Holness indicated that initial...

WESTERN BUREAU: Paul Ellis’ decorated career in the United States Army spans more than two decades. He currently holds the title of operations sergeant major, which is one rank below the top non-commissioned officers’ rank in the army – sergeant...

The aftermath of Hurricane Beryl – the earliest storm to develop into a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic – left a stark and unmistakable trail of destruction across Jamaica’s south central coast. The storm brushed the south coast of Jamaica as...

A National Commercial Bank (NCB) automated teller machine (ATM) that was boarded up to protect it from Hurricane Beryl was stolen in Longville Park, Clarendon on Saturday.  The police reported that an unspecified sum of cash was taken. ...

Persons undertaking clean-up activities after the passage of Hurricane Beryl are being urged to exercise caution. The call came from Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson,...

The police are advising motorists to be careful when approaching signalised roadways damaged by the passing of Hurricane Beryl. The powerful category four hurricane's eye passed just 45 miles south of Kingston, leaving many Jamaicans without...

The St Andrew North police have arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the seizure of an M16 rifle and several rounds of ammunition on Friday in the community of Lower Happy Grove. The police report that about 1:30 p.m. a team conducted a...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is warning the public against making payments to impersonators who are posing as workers of the company and are offering to reconnect electricity for a fee. JPS laments that not only does this unethical and illegal...

Persons undertaking clean-up activities after the passage of Hurricane Beryl are being urged to exercise caution. The call came from Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson,...

The National Water Commission (NWC) will be providing a schedule for phased service restoration to customers now without piped water in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Some 335 NWC water systems islandwide were impacted during the hurricane's...

Amid destruction and displacement caused by Hurricane Beryl, this did not dampen the community spirit among residents in Manchester. The hurricane left a trail of downed trees, blocked roads and damage to property across communities. Most in-season...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says more than 420,000 or 62 per cent of its customers now have electricity, as a result of the company's restoration efforts following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. While still in damage assessment mode, the...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is working to have all roads rendered impassable due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl cleared before Monday, July 8. Up to Friday, just under 200 roads were cleared of blockages to allow for at least single-lane...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the fishermen who went missing at sea have been rescued. Initial reports had indicated that 11 fishermen were missing but subsequent reports confirmed that number to be nine, the JDF stated. The fishermen...

NEW YORK: Daphne Mahoney, a well-known philanthropist, businesswoman and community leader in the New York Jamaican diaspora, died last Tuesday after ailing for some time. Mahoney is well known for her more than 30 years association with the...

Jennifer Richards Wilson, a Jamaican teacher living in China, is the conceptualiser of Activate Core’s Virtual Book Tour. The concept of the book tour emerged during the coronavirus pandemic, where authors who were unable to travel physically to...

MANCHIONEAL, Portland: Hard-hit by at least five previous hurricanes, including Gilbert, which dealt him tremendous losses, fisherman Kenneth ‘Shorty’ Carr of Manchioneal in Portland was taking no chances with Beryl. Thirty-six years of fishing...

As our needs change with age or special requirements, travelling can be daunting. With the support of a travelling caregiver, you can have a reliable companion by your side. Shelly-Ann Cawley, founder and CEO of Travelers Care, ensures clients are...

O’Neil Robinson and a few of his close pals braved Hurricane Beryl’s fierce winds and heavy rain in their southern St Elizabeth community of Mountainside late on Wednesday. Their goal was to clear fallen trees blocking the way to his mother’s house...

The Guanaboa Vale police in St Catherine have launched an investigation into the shooting death of a man and the injury of a 34-year-old woman last night in Naseberry  Grove. Dead is 31-year-old Kevin Smith. It is reported that about 11:00 p.M...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that the current estimated cost for repairs to health facilities affected by Hurricane Beryl is $1.098 billion. The Ministry says post-hurricane assessments are ongoing and so far some 84 incidents...

A 31-year-old tiler was arrested by the Linstead police in St Catherine after he allegedly shot a worker on a construction site last night. He has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and breaches of the Firearms Act. Reports are that...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging the public to exercise extreme caution in areas close to swamps, rivers, gullies and other known crocodile habitats as the animal is likely to be displaced following the heavy rains...

The National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ), through its philanthropic arm N.C.B. Foundation, has announced the launch of a $300 million Disaster Relief Fund to support those affected by Hurricane Beryl. NCB says the foundation, working...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says that it has intervened and offered assistance to the children and their mother who were rescued from Caribbean Terrace in Harbour View, St Andrew during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. A...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it is working to restore electricity to the Savanna-La-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland. Winds associated with the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday downed several light poles one of which...

A search and rescue operation is now under way to find 11 fishermen who have been reported missing since Tuesday. The Maritime Air and Cyber Command (MACC) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is currently conducting the operation. The JDF is...

Residents of Compound in Alligator Pond, located on the border of St Elizabeth and Manchester, are currently grappling with the severe aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.  The powerful storm left a trail of destruction, blowing off several roofs and...