Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and registered charitable organisations are being encouraged to take advantage of waivers offered through the National Housing Trust's (NHT) Employer Arrears Amnesty Programme. NHT Assistant General...

An ex-policeman has been arrested in relation to last month's shooting death of a Jamaica  Defence Force soldier while he was on duty in Denham Town, Kingston.  Private Ejay Domville was shot and killed about 1:25 a.m....

UNITED NATIONS (AP): A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the UN General Assembly last Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official. Edgard Leblanc Fils, the president of Haiti’s transitional council, spoke to world leaders...

In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote. In Wisconsin, ballot drop boxes are newly legal...

NUCLA, Colorado (AP): Wildfire investigators looking for the cause of blaze in western Colorado last month discovered the partially burned remains of a dog – leading to the conclusion that a man’s attempted cremation of his pet sparked a fire that...

Dwayne Vaz is confident that he will regain the Westmoreland Central seat he lost in 2020 to George Wright when the next general election is called as the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) rebuilds its machinery in the parish. “I definitely...

Declaring that he has moved beyond the allegation that saw him resigning from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) over three years ago, Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament (MP) George Wright is gearing up for the upcoming general election. However...

An American man was ordered to pay a fine of $350,000 or spend 30 days in prison after he was held with 15 rounds of ammunition at the Sangster International Airport in St James on Friday. He is 29-year-old Joshua Logan, a salesman of Atlanta...

Tahj Lumley, the youngest Jamaican to attain levels one and two in squash coaching, says the road to victory was not an easy one for him, especially when he faced forms of abuse as a teenager. “It was a series of physical abuse, mental abuse and...

Defeating all contestants in the National Senior Spelling Bee Competition on Wednesday, Juliet Salmon says her victory is not only for her, but also for her mother, Angela McClure, who coached her and competed against her in the St Andrew parish...

An investigation has been launched into the sudden death of another inmate from the Half-Way Tree police lockup in St Andrew. The deceased has been identified as 68-year-old Donovan Phillips. The police report that about 3:30 p.m. Friday the...

The St Andrew South police have launched a search for those responsible for the murder of a 26-year-old man early Saturday morning. The victim has been identified as Shane Peddie, a labourer from Fields, Kingston 20. According to reports,...

Sixteen days after 25-year-old Omar Skyers was washed away by the Wag Water River at Castleton in St Mary, his body was found at a river in Broadgate in the parish. The discovery was reportedly made by a resident who saw a body...

The Administrator-General (AG) has been empowered to administer estates solely comprising personal property not exceeding $1.5 million without the need for a Grant of Administration from the courts. This increase became effective with the Gazetting...

A St Mary man died on Thursday after being electrocuted while trimming a tree in Enfield, Annotto Bay in the parish. Dead is 46-year-old Leighton Merchant of Fort Stewart district. Reports from the Annotto Bay police are that at about 8:25 a.m.,...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has committed to assist with restoring two computer labs at Bustamante High School in Clarendon, following a devastating early-morning fire on Tuesday. “They had 130 laptops in it, and they are gone, but we...

The People's National Party (PNP) said Lady Patricia Golding's «spirit, grace, and unwavering love will continue to live on in the hearts of all who knew her», as it offered condolences to its president Mark Golding and his family...

Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams, is projecting that the performance of Jamaican students in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics will return to pre-pandemic levels next year. Only 39 per cent of students...

A woman is dead after being hit by a motor car which collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Charles and East streets in downtown Kingston, a short while ago. Two other persons were reportedly rushed to hospital. The vehicles that...

An order by a parish court judge yesterday that an accused man must pay his $700,000 bail bond in cash has sparked outrage in legal circles. Some lawyers have viewed the order as outrageous, a breach of the man's constitutional rights and ...

Two men were taken into police custody on Thursday following the seizure of two illegal guns in Bog Walk, St Catherine. About 6:30 a.m. a joint security operation was carried out in Swamp Lane in Bog Walk. During the search of a dwelling in the...

Lady Patricia Golding, the mother of Opposition Leader Mark Golding, has died. She reportedly died on Thursday night at age 92. «Walk Good Mum. You will forever live on in our hearts and in our memories. We miss and love you,» Mark...

Some customers of the National Water Commission (NWC) are currently experiencing a disruption in supply due to a major leak on Half-Way Tree Road.   The NWC says its plumbing team is actively working to complete the...

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....

Matthew Hyde, the former university student who held his girlfriend captive in a dorm room and tortured her over a year ago, has pleaded guilty to assault charges and was remanded for sentencing on October 25 in the Home Circuit Court. Hyde, 21, on...

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...