THE FIRST-ever infant nursery established for incarcerated expectant mothers was formally opened at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston on Tuesday. The facility, built at a cost of more than $13 million, comprises three rooms...

CALL HIM ‘Mr Tourism’, call him ‘Mr Popularity’, call him ‘Mr Innovator’. But he was born Edmund Bartlett, who evolved into “a transformative leader who is recognised globally for his wide-ranging expertise and accomplishments in both tourism and...

The Government is placing a lot of emphasis on civics education to tackle behavioural issues among students, says Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams. Addressing the ceremonial reopening of schools in Manchester, on September 24, at...

JAMAICA’S HISTORY and heritage are replete with stories – folktales, Anansi stories, duppy/paranormal stories, sorcery, tragedies, legal and family dramas, political scandals, stories of persecution and bigotry, ‘bangarangs’ and brouhahas....

Western Bureau: Sherwood Content, in Trelawny, the home district of track icon Usain Bolt, has churned out another newsmaker, the sprightly Hortense Levy, who celebrated her 100th birthday on September 23, and is full of life and quite active....

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is urging all homeowners to prioritise insurance coverage to safeguard against natural disasters, including hurricanes and earthquakes. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs,...

The National Works Agency is advising that the road through the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is now impassable due to a landslide near Kent Village. It says it has sought the assistance of the Jamaica Public Service...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging senior citizens to become more technologically savvy, in order to be less vulnerable to scammers. The minister was addressing the graduation ceremony of the National...

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on former member of Haiti's Parliament, Prophane Victor, “for his role in forming, supporting, and arming gangs that have committed serious human rights abuse in...

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Helene strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall on Florida's northwest coast tonight, forecasters said, warning that the enormous storm could create a «nightmare» surge...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to stay in office today after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and business people buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions...

The Constant Spring police are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager in Grants Pen, St Andrew, last night. The victim has been identified as 18-year-old Malike Brown, an unemployed resident of Shortwood Lane, Kingston 8. About 8:30 p.m.,...

The anticipated committal hearing for Shamoya Green, the woman accused of throwing her baby daughter off a rooftop to her death last December, has been rescheduled to September 30 in the St James Parish Court. Presiding parish judge Natiesha...

The East Kingston police have launched an investigation into a suspected drowning at Breezy Castle, Kingston. The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Michael Alvaranga, also known as 'John Crow,' an unemployed resident of 18 Fleet...

House Democrats attempted Wednesday to quickly censure a Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a post he made on social media, but GOP leadership stamped out the effort. Representative Clay Higgins of Louisiana described...

Portland Businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald and Oscar Barnes, the man who murdered McDonald's wife, were both sentenced to life in prison and will each have to serve 28 years and 11 months before being eligible for parole. The...

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Two Jamaicans and two Caymanian men suspected of being involved in a drug smuggling operation were charged when they appeared in court in the Cayman Islands earlier this week.  The charges follow a...

WESTERN BUREAU: David Pryce, regional manager for the National Water Commission in Hanover, says the company will be undertaking corrective measures to address the concerns of residents of Pond Piece in Hopewell, Hanover, who are distressed about...

The nine-member school team representing Jamaica at this year’s Robotics Olympics was set to arrive in Greece yesterday for the start of the competition today. The team comprises five students, two coaches, one additional student and one additional...

Excelsior Community College (ECC) commenced its 50th anniversary celebrations with a special Thanksgiving Church Service on Sunday, September 22, at the Vineyard Town Methodist Church. On Monday, the college officially launched its year-long...

WESTERN BUREAU: Denese Adams, the vendor who was caught in a viral video urinating into a container and then pouring it into a bottle at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St James, made her first appearance in the St James Parish Court...

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents in proximity to the Falmouth Hospital and surrounding communities in Trelawny will now have access to diagnostic services thanks to an arrangement that was recently signed between Omega Medical Services and the Western...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will resume the transportation of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) students to the campus. Making the announcement at yesterday's sitting of the House of Representatives, Minister of Science, Energy,...

Denese Adams, the vendor who was caught in a viral video urinating into a container and then pouring it into a bottle at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, has pleaded not guilty to breaching the Public Health Food Handling Regulations...

The first ever infant nursery established for incarcerated expectant mothers was formally opened at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre in St Andrew on Tuesday. The facility, built at a cost of more than $13 million, comprises three rooms...

Over 630 hectares or 1,557 acres of farmland have been replanted with seeds to replenish agricultural stock destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in July, Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green has disclosed. The crops replanted include cabbage, tomato,...

The school community at Vere Technical High in Clarendon is mourning the tragic loss of first-form student 11-year-old Marla Richards who succumbed to injuries after being struck by a bus in Kemps Hill district in the parish yesterday. Reports from...

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has announced a partnership to establish a campus in Suriname. This collaboration with the Maritime Authority of Suriname (MAS) and Suriname Foundation for Logistics Training (FLT) aims to bring world-class...

The community of Rose Gardens came alive on the weekend with the kick-off of a street football tournament. With support from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Project STAR, Member of Parliament for Kingston Central Donovan Williams and other local...

Disgruntled workers at the Hope Botanic Gardens in St Andrew returned to their posts following a brief industrial action on Tuesday morning after intervention from the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Workers Union, which represents the...

LAWSON JOHN CRAWFORD, born October 6, 1973 to Vivian Crawford, former executive director of the Institute of Jamaica, and his wife, Carva, made his transition on July 6, 2024 in London, England. He also predeceased his sister, Sheena. The attorney-...

WESTERN BUREAU: Unrest is brewing at Hopewell High in Hanover as many teachers and students have seemingly abandoned the institution since the return of Principal Byron Grant last Friday. Grant had been absent from the school since the December...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says the child seen in an expletive-laced video being verbally abused by her mother has been placed with a next of kin while the agency takes steps to have the matter brought before the court...

A man who was held with a quantity of cocaine and ganja during a traffic stop in Manchester in July on Monday pleaded guilty and was fined in parish court. Mahlon Davis, 38, of Ewarton, St Catherine was convicted of breaches of the Dangerous Drugs...

The operator of a beauty supply store in Spanish Town, St Catherine was today fined a total of $2.6 million in the parish court for selling counterfeit bleaching products. Forty-year-old businessman Zhijia Zeng was fined $650,000 or six months...