Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica is looking to strengthen cooperation with India in various sectors, including science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) education, digitalisation, security, and energy.“India positions itself as...

Sexual harassment investigative officer, Averie Allen March, is keenly aware of the awesome responsibility she has in ensuring justice and protection for persons facing sexual harassment in public- and private-sector entities. As one of 18 persons...

Working conditions at the Four Paths Police Station in Clarendon received a boost, following the intervention of a good citizen and member of the Jamaican diaspora who drew attention to the needs of officers operating from the facility. Lt Col (Ret...

OBEAH, A type of witchcraft which originated in Africa, was practised widely during the days of slavery in Jamaica. It was used for benevolent and malevolent purposes. Practitioners were revered and feared at the same time because the people firmly...

An attempt to move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Andrew Holness was shut down in Gordon House on Tuesday afternoon by deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Heroy Clarke. Opposition Leader Mark Golding, who sought to move...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has applied to the Supreme Court to have an Integrity Commission investigation report into his financial affairs rejected as «unlawful», «unfair» and premised on an «unconstitutional» law...

An investigation has been launched into the fatal shooting of a man during an alleged confrontation with police on Monday. The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Raymond Towando, an unemployed resident of Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13....

St James residents who were impacted by Hurricane Beryl have received assistance for minor home repairs through the St James Municipal Corporation's Housing Relief Grant. Cheques totalling $5 million were distributed to 119 residents across the...

The police have charged a Westmoreland businessman for allegedly defrauding persons in a car buying deal. He is 47-year-old Andre Poorman of Amity district in Savanna-la-mar in the parish who has been charged with fraudulent conversion. Reports...

The Westmoreland police say investigators are yet to establish a motive into last night's mass shooting at a bar Bethel Town which saw eight people being shot, four fatally. Three of the four deceased have since been identified. They are 41-...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will be conducting a study to help local coffee farmers determine a fair market price for their crop. Speaking recently at the handover of fertilisers and herbicides to coffee farmers in the Buff...

Three men charged for attacking a man who intervened in a verbal altercation involving the mother of his child were remanded when they appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court today. Charged with unlawful wounding and assault ...

Jamaica has been rocked by another mass shooting which left four people dead and at least three others with gunshot wounds, the police and sources have revealed. The latest incident happened in Bethel Town, Westmoreland where armed thugs opened...

The JN Foundation has opened applications for its Motorcycle Helmet Safety Photo Advocacy and Visual Arts Competition, which aims to empower young Jamaicans to use photography and visual arts as tools for promoting safer road practices, with a...

University of Technology, Jamaica will host the third annual Microsoft Day technology summit from October 2 to 4 at the University’s Papine campus under the theme “Empower your Future”. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. on day one at...

The Wesley Davis Memorial Foundation has identified its first two scholarship winners as Mia Crosdale and Khadera Smith, students of the Cedar Valley Primary School in St Thomas. Crosdale and Smith were chosen to receive scholarships for the 2024-...

Western Bureau: Some 31 youngsters from Green Island in Hanover are poised to become fully certified community fire safety wardens, as they are currently participating in a two-day fire safety workshop, which is a joint venture between the Jamaica...

JAMAICAN PEOPLE, for the most part, believe in God, whosoever they perceive him to be. But 80 years ago, an incident exploded in the western parish of St James that obliterated such a belief in one person, inspiring him to curse God himself. And...

A policeman has been charged for the shooting death of man during an altercation in Falmouth, Trelawny last November. Police Constable Junior Howlett was taken before the Trelawny Parish Court on Friday where he was granted $900,000 bail with one...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) announced today that it dropped its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent, marking its second rate cut since the start of its expansionary policy in August.  The rate takes effect tomorrow, Tuesday,...

Jamaica Post is urging vigilance in light of reports of numerous phishing scams from its customers. The entity's Public Relations Officer, Tanickea Bennett, said persons must remain alert to avoid becoming victims of this persistent cybercrime...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate Matthew Samuda is the new Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern. Samuda secured 4,838 votes to defeat independent candidate David Anderson, 222; and United Independents Congress (UIC) candidate Chase Neil, 30.

Kimauly Hoyles of Patrick City, Kingston 20, was today sentenced for several drug-related offences when he appeared before the St James Parish Court. Hoyles, 38, was arrested at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on...

NEW YORK, CMC – Haiti has become the 12th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state to accede to the partnership agreement between CARICOM countries and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Haiti signed onto the agreement on the...

Motorists are now able to renew their motor vehicle registration certificate online via Tax Administration Jamaica's (TAJ) online platform www.jamaicatax.gov.jm, the agency announced today. The added online service is a result of collaboration...

The police are advising the public that the Criminal Records Office (CRO) located at the Police Officer's Club on Hope Road in St Andrew, will be closed to the public tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1. “We apologise for any inconvenience this...

NEW YORK, CMC – New York Attorney General, Letitia James, is leading a coalition of 12 attorneys general calling on the United States Congress to take action to stop gun trafficking from the US to Caribbean countries. In their letter, the...

Clients of the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston are set to benefit from a recent handover of equipment by the Bounty Foundation. The donation of two air-conditioning units, five wheelchairs, and nine ambulatory assistive devices (walkers) were...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica is reporting a low voter turnout in the St Ann North East by-election up to 11 o' clock this morning. Director of Elections Glasspole Brown told The Gleaner a short while ago that up to that point only 5.12 per...

Cocoa Piece killer Rushane Barnett, who is appealing his conviction for the mass  murder of his five family members, is to get new legal representation. This after his previous attorney Kemar Robinson came off the case after Barnett insisted...

The Spanish Town police in St Catherine early this morning seized an illegal gun during a snap raid in Gravel Heights. No arrest was made in connection with the seizure. This is the 40th gun to be seized in the St Catherine North Police...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is on a three-day official visit to India. Holness arrived in India today and was met by Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary. This is his first visit to India and also the first ever bilateral visit of a...

A hostel for inmates of correctional institutions who have been rehabilitated and are eligible for parole has been refurbished and reopened and is now being utilised to aid in the reformation process. The facility, which is located at Tower Street...

General Secretary of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Dr Horace Chang says a candidate for Trelawny Southern, which has been without a representative for just over a year, will be selected soon. “This will be done before our general...

Pollster and market research professional Don Anderson is set to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from The University of West Indies (UWI) Mona, at its annual graduation exercise on October 31. Anderson is one of 13 individuals for...