The labour ministry is continuing assistance to residents who were severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3, through its disaster relief programme the ‘Rebuild Jamaica Initiative’.The hurricane relief effort aims to help...

Port Antonio, Portland: Seventy-four Portland residents on Wednesday received grants from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to assist with the reconstruction of their homes as part of the Government’s Rebuild Jamaica initiative,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Two months after Hurricane Beryl ravaged their homes, 162 residents of St James and Hanover were, yesterday, presented with cheques with a collective value of J$21 million by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to help them...

WESTERN BUREAU: Shamoya Green, the St James woman accused of throwing her five-month-old daughter off the roof of a three-storey building, resulting in the child’s death, is to undergo a committal hearing on September 26 to facilitate the transfer...

WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Michael Lee- Chin, chairman of the National Commercial Bank (NCB), has said that he believes the pending departure of Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke from the Government, to take up a job at the International Monetary...

The driver of the Range Rover involved in Monday's crash in Manchester that killed 10-year-old Treavon Saunchez has been charged. He is 31-year-old Chadwick Young, a music producer and coolant manufacturer from Main Street, Christiana...

The St Catherine North police are probing an incident in which a man who was arrested for alleged illegal firearm possession reportedly escaped police custody in Linstead on Thursday morning. It is reported that about 7:40 a.m. police...

Vulnerable families requiring assistance with school-related expenses for their children can apply to receive support through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's Education and Social Intervention Grant. The grant is available to assist...

A tragic accident early this morning claimed the life of a female pedestrian along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine. She is yet to be identified. It is reported that 5:20 a.m., a taxi operator was travelling along the roadway, in the...

An investigation has been launched into the death of a man who was killed during an alleged shootout with the police near Lakes Pen in St Catherine last night. It is reported that about 7:15 p.m., police personnel were on patrol...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – A 28-year-old Jamaican man is to be deported from Antigua after he completes his near two-year prison term for possession of a firearm and ammunition. Magistrate Ngiao Emanuel Tuesday upheld an application from...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security on Wednesday handed over grants to 70 Portland residents to assist with the reconstruction of their houses that were damaged by Hurricane Beryl.  Residents who suffered minor damage got cheques valued...

TASHEPHIA GREEN grew up in a single-parent household, where she was constantly reminded that education is the key to success. She was raised in an inner-city community in St Andrew, where her drive to succeed far outweighed the stigma associated...

FORMER PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) President, Dr Peter Phillips, says he would like to see a system in Jamaica where every child is guaranteed a first-rate education in which they are competent in mathematics, English, and the sciences,...

WESTERN BUREAU: THE SAVANNA-LA-MAR Rotary Club, in Westmoreland, emerged as Good Samaritans to the 90 residents at the Savanna-la-Mar infirmary earlier this week, coming to their assistance with a supply of crucial...

JAMAICA HAS taken a significant step towards inclusivity with the recent amendment to the Copyright Act, prior to the country’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty on August 28. The treaty, designed to facilitate access to published works for...

Jamaica’s senior citizen population has been described as the fastest growing group in society, with needs which must be given top priority to help them maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Speaking at the launch of Senior Citizens Month on...

Detectives assigned to the St Elizabeth Police Division seized 216 pounds of compressed ganja, valued about $2.1 million, during a snap raid in Burnt Savanna in the parish on Tuesday. The police say between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. lawmen in...

The Bahamas is celebrating record-breaking visitor numbers and a strong tourism performance that shows no signs of slowing down. The first seven months of this year some 6.8 million tourists visited its shores, 5.6 million by sea and 1.16 million...

Heavy rains pounded Portland on Wednesday afternoon leaving several roadways inundated, and shutting down commerce in some areas. The torrential rainfall, which started at approximately 12:15 p.m. was accompanied by strong gusty winds, thunder...

St Elizabeth is on high alert as a strong tropical wave is set to move across Jamaica from September 4 to 6, bringing heavy showers and thunderstorms. The 'breadbasket' parish's Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety...

The People's National Party (PNP) has confirmed it will not be contesting the upcoming by-election in North East St Ann. Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the by-election on Wednesday morning, alerting that nomination day will...

Approximately 100 families in St Thomas are now better able to rebuild or repair their homes following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3. This after the Ministry of Labour and Social Security distributed cash grants to affected residents in...

The Linstead police in St Catherine are seeking to ascertain the identity of a man whose body was discovered with chop wounds near a church on Tuesday. It is reported that about 3:15 a.m., passers-by stumbled upon the body in the vicinity of the...

The Manchester police have launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of an alleged intruder by Hawkeye security guards this morning. Dead is 24-year-old Davian Daley of Kingsland Meadows in Mandeville. It is reported that about 3:00 a.m.,...

More students with special needs have been enrolled in private institutions for this school year, Minister of Education, Fayval Williams, has disclosed.  Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday, Williams shared that 195 students...

A committal hearing is to be held in the St James Parish Court on September 26 for the mother accused of throwing her five-month-old daughter from the roof of a three-storey dwelling last December. At that time, it is expected that the case...

The claimants in a civil suit filed in 2022 which was struck out have been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay the defendant's legal costs before a claim filed last year over the same land dispute can proceed. Master in Chambers Carla...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this morning announced that a by-election will be held for the St Ann North East constituency on September 30. Speaking at today's post-Cabinet press briefing, Holness said nomination day will be September 11. The...

The Area 3 Major Investigation Division has launched a probe into the shooting of three men, two fatally, in Bottom Albion, Manchester last night. Those killed have not yet been identified. The other victim remains in...

An investigation has been launched to find who is responsible for the murder of a senior citizen in her yard in Bog Walk, St Catherine last night. Dead is 65-year-old Patricia Watson, a poultry farmer of Cow Gully. It...

Former national player and Reno FC stalwart Boysie 'Bengeleng' Nicholson, who was battling Parkinson's disease for several years, is dead. The dynamic midfielder, who was renowned for his robust style in the midfield and was...

NASSAU (CMC): Three brothers were killed during a vehicular accident on Monday, police have confirmed. They said that Philip McCarron Christie, 24, Philip D’Caprio Christie, 23, and D’Angelo Christie, 20, were killed when the vehicle being driven...

BRADES (CMC): Former Premier Donaldson Romeo Monday announced that his National Progressive Movement (NPM) had agreed to a merger with the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) led by Opposition Leader Paul Lewis to contest the October 24 general...

ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he is pleased to have followed his intuition to engage with gang members describing the latest round of talks on Monday night as being “productive. “I am very happy that I followed my intuition to...