A man was arrested on Friday by the police in relation to the seizure of a quantity of compressed ganja and several cartons of uncustomed cigarettes at a premises in Washington Gardens, St Andrew. His identity is being withheld pending further...

The St Catherine South police early this morning seized four guns and magazines containing 57 rounds of ammunition at a premises in Central Village where a party was being held. The police report that between 3:50a.m. and 5:25a.m. a team conducted...

The police in St Catherine are probing the murder of a man who was gunned down in Red Pond district in Spanish Town on Friday. Dead is 46-year-old Anthony Breckenridge, otherwise called 'Big Dread', of Paisley Drive in the area....

The police say the suspect in the hit-and-run of a policeman in St James is now in custody. He surrendered to the police earlier today in the presence of his attorney. The critically injured constable remains in hospital. The incident occurred...

Sections of the communities of Geneva, Top Lincoln, Kings Valley, Bell Isle Road and Crowder in Westmoreland have been placed under a curfew by the police. The curfew started at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4 and will continue until 6:00 p.m. on...

The police are reporting that they have located the vehicle that was involved in the hit-and-run incident on Friday in St James that left a police constable critically injured. They say the vehicle, a white 2016 Toyota Probox, was discovered in...

RETURNING RESIDENT Elaine Allen-Bradley, who worked as a nurse practitioner in England for 40 years, continues to contribute to the health sector in Jamaica. On National Heroes Day, October 21, Allen-Bradley will be conferred with the Badge of...

THRONE MOXAM believes in the power of hard work and determination. Every day, he is awakened with a fierce determination to better himself and reach new heights. The idea, he said, is that the sky is the limit and this fuels and motivates him to...

Naomi Townsend, an eight year-old daughter of Jamaicans living in South Croydon, London, is happy that the US$3,400 she spearheaded raising during the summer will go towards persons severely affected by Hurricane Beryl. With the help of her parents...

Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie says measures will be put in place to ensure the safety of all who use the Mandeville Market, following today's shooting which left two persons dead and four persons injured. McKenzie gave the...

Jamaica Post says it continues to search for a suitable interim location to bring the operations of the Negril Post Office in Westmoreland closer to the town. The agency says it understand the concerns and frustration of residents and is working to...

The Independent Commission of Investigations is probing a matter where a policeman discharged his licensed gun during an incident in Lauriston, Spanish Town, St Catherine on Thursday. It is reported that about 7:00 a.m. the policeman went to Kim...

An American veterinarian has been charged under the Firearms Act following the discovery of several rounds of ammunition in his luggage at the Sangster International Airport in St James on Thursday. The man has been identified as 34-year-old Clint...

The Caymanas police in St Catherine on Thursday seized 21 rounds of ammunition in abandoned building. No arrest was made in relation to the seizure. The police report that about 8:10 a.m., a police team conducted a snap raid during which the...

A man who chopped another to death was today sentenced in the St Catherine Circuit to four years and one month in prison. Sentencing was handed down by Justice Bertram Morrison against 29-year-old Lamar Hall, who pleaded guilty to the murder of...

Tamera Jarrett and her sister, Tia, are on a path to becoming lawyers, thanks to the invaluable support of the José Martí Alumni Association New York Inc (JMAANY) for enabling them. The twins, who are studying law at the University of Technology (...

A HEAVY downpour did not dampen the spirits as hundreds turned out to celebrate National Grandparents Day on Sunday at The Verandah, Juici Patties Complex in Clarendon. The event, organised by the National Council for Senior Citizens, culminated...

SHANIQUE GRAHAM has been a science teacher for two years. While attending primary school, she envisioned herself as a teacher, but that dream became a distant reality, as she set her sights on choosing between a career in nursing or becoming a...

THE STORIES of bank employees pocketing the money of their employers and clients have been around since the start of the formal banking system. Some people just cannot help themselves from helping themselves with the money that is put into their...

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has raised concerns over a serious problem of overcrowding at the Mandeville lock-up in Manchester. In its just-released April to June quarterly newsletter, the police oversight body said an inspection...

The inquest into the mysterious death of 32-year-old Jason Neil has been postponed to November 7, following testimony from two key witnesses at the Mandeville Parish Court today. Dr Althea Grace Neblett, the pathologist who conducted Neil's...

DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking United States dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until January 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the...

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) has contracted the Mona School of Business to conduct a comprehensive review of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY). The disclosure was made by chairman, Dr Adrian Stokes, during an...

Jamaica has supported an updated strategy to accelerate action to meet targets of Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas, while championing the need for a robust public education campaign to support implementation efforts. “Jamaica...

The deadline for submission of entries to the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Poster Competition has been extended to October 23. The poster competition for secondary schools was introduced last year as part of the Police Civilian Oversight...

Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams says almost 400 schools across the island now have ramps installed, as efforts are made to accommodate students with physical challenges who use wheelchairs to access classes. “Additionally, we...

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that work has commenced on 136 recommendations targeted for implementation in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Chairman, Dr Adrian Stokes, made the...

AP: Eminem killed off his alter ego Slim Shady with his latest album, but he's making way for a new nickname: Grandpa. The rapper announced his daughter Hailie Jade is pregnant through a touching music video that is a tribute to their...

LONDON (AP) — For once, deaf audiences are being prioritized at cinemas in the United Kingdom. Paramount Pictures UK will be showing their movies with captions the day before general release, meaning deaf and hard of hearing cinemagoers...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), through the WPM Waste Management Limited, has significantly reduced its waste collection backlog in the region over the past three months. The entity attributed this progress to the recent...

The People's National Party (PNP) says it strongly supports the candidacy of attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan for the East Portland constituency in the upcoming general elections. The PNP says criticisms from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) reveal...

Radio Jamaica Limited, the parent company of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, has advised that, as part of an overall change to its operating model and an ongoing operations review to improve efficiency in its business, it has made the deputy...

The board of directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) is advising the public of a recent change of leadership of the organisation. In a statement, the CBU indicated that a notice has already been issued to CBU members reporting that...

Continuing to cement its place as one of the world’s leading island travel destinations, Jamaica ranked among the ‘Top Islands’ in the 2024 Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards in ‘The Caribbean...

KELLER WILLIAMS Jamaica Realty has once again solidified its position as the premier real estate brokerage in Jamaica by clinching the coveted Top Agency Award at the Realtors Association of Jamaica’s (RAJ) Annual President’s Ball and Award...