YOU WILL defeat your enemies. This is one of the covenant promises that God gave to Abraham at that phenomenal divine encounter at Moriah. He told Abraham that his descendants shall conquer (overcome, uproot, defeat, displace) their enemies. But,...

WESTERN BUREAU: LAST WEEKEND was chock-full of activities at the Sandy Bay Seventh-day Adventist [SDA] Church in Sandy Bay, Hanover, as the church engaged in several community outreach endeavours and worship to mark its 90th anniversary. The...

THE PASSING of a family member, especially a well-beloved one, can be an emotional and psychological experience, especially under certain conditions. The period of grieving can be very long, while some people recover in a matter of months. It...

KAVUMU, Congo (AP): Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Last month, the World Health Organisation...

A police investigation is now under way into a case of suspected drowning in the vicinity of the Port Henderson main road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Diva Wallace Harvey of Lime Tree in...

Residents of Buck Town in Rivoli, Spanish Town, St Catherine today mounted roadblocks to protest the fatal police shooting of two men in the community last night.  The incident, which occurred around 9 p.m., has ignited tension in the area....

Mayor of St Ann's Bay, Michael Belnavis, is urging the operators of food establishments to comply with health regulations, warning of consequences for those deemed non-compliant. Speaking with JIS News following the St Ann Municipal...

Aiden Bartley, the 8-year-old boy who was among eight people killed in the Cherry Tree Lane massacre in Four Paths, Clarendon, was today remembered by his family as intelligent, outspoken, and remarkably brilliant. Aiden's aunt, Nardica...

The police in St Catherine are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a police trainee in Greater Portmore last night. The deceased has been identified as Rushane Nelson, a 32-year-old student constable of a Greater Portmore address. It is...

A late-night confrontation between the police and two men in Rivoli, Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday ended in tragedy as both men were fatally shot.  The incident occurred around 9 o'clock when cops engaged the men during an operation...

Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, was honoured by the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) on September 5. The award was presented by New York Mayor Eric Adams, who praised...

TORONTO: A medical doctor, who is the new chairperson of the women’s committee of the Jamaican Canadian Association, has urged seniors to share their stories with generations to ensure that their wisdom, lessons of their lives, and “strength of...

ONE HUNDRED final-year nursing students from Northern Caribbean University (NCU) were recently gifted with personal HP laptops and stethoscope by AdventHealth, a Seventh-day Adventist non-profit health care system headquartered in Altamonte Springs...

When Paul Brown was announced as the winner of the National Commercial Bank Foundation’s Dr Rickert Allen Scholarship, he shed tears of joy. It was a breakthrough moment after a rough period, not just over the last 20 years but particularly the...

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in King Weston district and Florence Hill, Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew. It began at 6:00 p.m. today and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, September 22. The boundaries of the curfew are: North: From the...

The Constitutional Court is to hear the motion brought by office attendants Valrie Marsh Bennett and Signorina Raymond who have been blocked from entering their place of employment at King's House, the Governor General's residence,...

A 16-year-old boy and two men who were charged over the seizure of a gun following a robbery were remanded in the St Catherine Parish Court today. Alex Ashley, Sanja Smith, and the teen, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, are...

Residents of Port Morant and Arcadia in St Thomas can now access primary healthcare in modern, upgraded facilities following the reopening of the health centres in both communities under 'Operation Refresh'. A programme by the Ministry of...

Government members of parliament have «unequivocally» given their support to Prime Minister Andrew Holness in the wake of the controversy surrounding his asset declarations to the Integrity Commission. "As representatives of the...

The People's National Party (PNP) says the «spectre of a frivolous lawsuit» will not stop it from carrying out its duties and its constitutional responsibilities as the Opposition. A statement by Legal Advisor to the PNP,...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Aubyn Hill, is highlighting the local starch industry as a major sector for investment to boost food security and economic prosperity. He noted that the sector has significant potential for commercial...

Scores of People's National Party (PNP) supporters in North East St Catherine, led by constituency representative Andrine Higgins, staged a protest in Riversdale Square this morning.  The demonstrators voiced their frustration over...

The People's National Party (PNP) has confirmed business executive Christopher Brown as its standard bearer in South East St Mary for the upcoming general elections. The party said Brown is an established corporate leader and longtime...

RECENTLY WE published an article on how, despite our efforts to break away from the political ties that Jamaica has with Britain, there will always be a strong connection between both jurisdictions because the names of hundreds of places in Jamaica...

WESTERN BUREAU: AFTER YEARS of trying various policing initiatives, including states of emergency (SOE) and zones of special operations (ZOSO), to combat the rapid lawlessness which has been plaguing western Jamaica for over two decades, the Area...

WESTERN BUREAU: Patrick Crawford, the Dutch national who was convicted for attempting to smuggle cocaine out of Jamaica via the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on May 9, was sentenced to nine months in prison in the St...

WESTERN BUREAU: Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is not resisting calls for its members to wear body-worn cameras for the sake of accountability but is insisting that the implementation must be done in...

The unavailability of a witness in the Keith Clarke murder trial on Wednesday resulted in the matter being further postponed for resumption on September 23. A former legal officer at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Colonel Patrick Cole, was...

The three men charged in connection with the murder of 15-year-old student Jamila Cole of Troy High School in Trelawny were remanded when they appeared in the Trelawny Parish Court today.  Presiding judge Paula Archer-Hall was told that files...

The Financial Investigations Division (FID) says it received a communication from the Integrity Commission on September 19, 2024. “The contents will be analysed in accordance with the legislations that govern the FID's functions,”...

The farming community of Skibo in west Portland has been plunged into mourning following the death of two brothers who drowned during a family celebration today.  According to the police and family members, the unfortunate incident involved a...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African health agency said today. The vaccinations started...

AP - Since the #MeToo movement took off, a multitude of male celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct, but only a handful of those in the music and film industries who have actually faced criminal charges. Sean 'Diddy' Combs...

The St Elizabeth police are reporting that they have uncovered a suspected car-stealing ring amid the discovery of car parts in bushes in the New Building area. They say cops went to the area on Wednesday morning where they had tracked a stolen...