A search is under way for Cavin Phipps, a 20-year-old man from Wellington Street in Kingston who has been missing since Sunday. 

The St Andrew South police are investigating the murder of a 28-year-old make-up artist at her gate on Jordan Road, Kingston 13, last night.  She has been identified as Shackela Mitchell. 

A 31-year-old vendor has been charged with wounding after allegedly stabbing several boys who reportedly taunted him in Trelawny earlier this month.

Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto swore in Indonesia's largest Cabinet since 1966 on Monday, with 109 members representing his pledge for a strong government.

An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding have taken divergent approaches in their calls to honour two Jamaican greats, Louise Bennett-Coverley and Bob Marley, based on their messages marking today's National Heroes' Day.

In the parish of St Catherine, national heroes Norman Washington Manley (1893-1969) and Alexander Clarke Bustamante (1884-1977), cousins sharing a grandmother, Elsie Clarke Shearer, had a link to Guanaboa Vale, which was in the historic old parish...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to give consideration to integrating fire safety systems into security set-ups installed in their homes and businesses. This urging comes from Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Deputy Commissioner, Sean Martin, who says...

The police in St Elizabeth are searching for hoodlums who shot and killed a man during a robbery at a supermarket in Maggotty. The deceased has been identified as 62-year-old Aggrey Atkinson of Russell in Balaclava the parish. Reports are...

The St Andrew South police are investigating the murder of a man at a car wash. Gunned down was 45-year-old Damion Smith, a truck driver of Nannyville Gardens. Reports are that about 12:15 p.m., Smith was sitting at...

A correctional officer has been charged with child abuse and cruelty to a child over the beating of the 13-year-old daughter of his female companion. The girl's mother has also been charged with aiding and abetting child...

The policeman who was severely injured in a hit-and-run in St James earlier this month has died. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says Constable Linroy Codner passed away in hospital this morning. Codner sustained multiple brain injuries after...

IN THE Sunday Gleaner of September 2022, under the captioned, ‘Human rights and the MOEY’s dress and grooming policy’, I noted “The Dress and Grooming Policy Guidelines for the Ministry of Education sounds good. It has some of the best and most...

THE BIBLE warns us to ensure that we are prepared for Christ’s return. The consequences of not being prepared are disastrous. Whether or not we believe the second of coming of Christ is near, God Himself told us that no one knows the date or hour...

‘Thought-provoking’ is how some neighbours describe this column. Encouraging. Thanks. Could they mean that these articles inspire reflection, spark meaningful conversations or motivate them to adjust their outlook on life? And what’s the next step...

IN THE years leading up to the Sam Sharpe Rebellion of 1831 and right after, pro-slavery conformists, including members of the Anglican Church and anti-slavery agitators, including Christian missionaries, clashed all over Jamaica, with the former...

Motor vehicle crashes have been a perennial problem for Jamaica and with the influx of small motorbikes over the last few years, it remains a major concern in every way, including for public health. Outside of the unfortunate loss of life, many...

Insurance giant Sagicor Jamaica paid out approximately $400 million for cancer care between January and July this year. Cancer coverage accounted for the largest chunk of the $620 million Sagicor paid out for critical illnesses over the seven-month...

The Old Harbour police in St Catherine on Friday arrested a man who was among men who allegedly engaged cops in a shooting during an operation to recover a stolen car. The police say a loaded Browning pistol was seized in the incident. It is...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is encouraging responsible disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) to reduce the harmful effects of these items on public health and the environment. E-waste is anything with plugs, cords and...

Sections of Airy Castle Road, Brooks Level Road, and Stony Hill in St Andrew are under curfew. The security measure began at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 18 and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20. The boundaries of the...

The Government has signed a US$12-million loan agreement with the World Bank Group's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the Kingston Waterfront Improvement (KiWI) Project. The signing ceremony took place on Friday...

Minister of Transport Daryl Vaz has joined renewed calls for farmers to take the necessary precautions to secure their livestock amid a recent fatal collision involving a stray cow in Clarendon that claimed the life of a man. The incident happened...

The St Catherine South police are searching for men who on Friday held up and robbed a security guard of his gun along the main road in Bernard Lodge in Portmore. It is reported that 5:36 p.m. the guard was pounced upon by men on a motorcycle who...

WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says plans are in place to enhance healthcare services in St James, as, in addition to 11 local health centres that have been fully upgraded since 2019, another 11 are now being renovated....

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT Jamaica’s programmes help to prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs that make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial...

THE MAROON community in Jamaica, and more so the Charles Town Maroon village in Portland, was hurled into deep mourning on the morning of Wednesday, October 16 when Colonel Marcia Douglas died suddenly. She was 48 years old. Colonel Douglas, who...

Reach Academy’s robotics team, ‘The Crud Busters’, has achieved a historic milestone by earning first place in the Innovators section at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) held this year in Brescia, Italy. Competing against 47 countries, including...

Three years ago, after dog lover Deandra Boyd heard a contractor working inside her house mention that he had tried to kill his cancer-stricken dog, Bandie, she sprang into action and asked to see the dog. At the time, Bandie was suffering from...

Bradley Robinson, the principal of John Mills All Age School in St Andrew, who was facing a pornography charge for the last nine years was today freed in the Home Circuit Court because of a breach of his constitutional right. The prosecution...

Due to inclement weather, the venue for this year's Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards has been changed to the National Indoor Sports Centre in St Andrew. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. and...

The three men charged in connection with the murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Jamila Cole were further remanded when they appeared in the Trelawny Parish Court today.  Presiding judge Paula Archer-Hall was again told that files in the case are...

The first leg of Prime Minister Andrew Holness' bid to have an Integrity Commission report on his financial affairs invalidated is set for November 7 in the Supreme Court.

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the communities of Geneva, Top Lincoln, Kings Valley, Bell Isle Road and Crowder in Grange Hill, Westmoreland. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 18 and will remain in effect until 6:00...

A man was fatally shot by police in Frazer's Content, St Catherine, after he allegedly pulled a gun on a joint police and military team on Thursday night.