An employee at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has gone to court to press the agency to end her three-year probationary period. Lisa-Marie Cochrane, an information security specialist level 7 at PICA, has filed a claim in...

Acting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Claudette Thompson has been granted a six months' extension in the job. The extension was approved by the Public Service Commission and took effect on Tuesday, Thompson confirmed on Thursday....

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be installing smoke detectors in several homes across the island, as part of efforts to incorporate the use of technology to minimise fire-related deaths and injuries in the country. Commissioner of the JFB,...

Jamaica has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canadian firms Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, as the country seeks to diversify its energy sources. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that, while...

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Adelphi and surrounding communities in St James are now heaping praise on the Government for the reopening of the Adelphi Health Centre, which will provide convenient healthcare and a wide range of medical services to...

NORTHERN CARIBBEAN University (NCU) President Professor Lincoln Edwards has emphasised that climate change is not a hoax for people living in the Caribbean, as their lives have been affected in adverse ways by effects such as rising sea levels and...

SENATOR GABRIELA Morris has joined the list of Jamaican politicians selected to participate in the prestigious European Union Visitors Programme(EUVP) in Brussels and Strasbourg. The EUVP seeks to foster long-term, mutually beneficial relationships...

SOME PEOPLE’S bad reputation is so rich that it propels them to fame. Jack Mansong was one of such people. Years after he died, he was still the ‘talk of the town’, a folk hero whose story has become the inspiration for many creative endeavours. It...

A Ministry of National Security operation is under way to deport dozens of Haitians who entered Jamaica illegally. It is understood that the Haitians, who have been in custody for a period of time and who were charged with illegal entry, were...

Deltonio Williams has been re-elected president of the Westmoreland Cricket Association for the third time. The poll was held on Tuesday at the federation's annual general meeting in Bluefields, Westmoreland.  "I am very much...

Andre Ruddock, the man accused of slashing a woman's throat during a church ritual in St James nearly three years ago, is seeking to change his trial format from a judge-alone trial to a jury trial. 

Gawayne Campbell, a 29-year-old alleged gangster, was killed by the police in a reported shootout in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny on Tuesday. 

Gary Allen, a senior executive of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, is the new chairman of the Media Association Jamaica Limited. 

A 24-year-old man died after he was reportedly electrocuted in Westmoreland on Tuesday, the police say.

A 29-year-old spray painter from Kingston has been charged with robbery with aggravation after an incident near Tarrant High School on October 19. 

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has condemned remarks by People's National Party (PNP) spokesman Peter Bunting, who recently questioned whether certain police officers are being promoted because of ties with a «friendly media house». 

A 47-year-old construction worker from St James who was allegedly caught stealing appliances from a house in Hanover on Monday has been charged.  He is Dennis McKenzie, from Salt Spring in St James. He has been charged with house breaking,...

Gary Allen, a senior executive of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, is the new chairman of the Media Association Jamaica Limited. 

Canada's deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament as some prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down.

WESTERN BUREAU: Frustrated by long-standing issues facing members across the island, a St Ann-based district constable is calling on the authorities to take immediate steps to address their concerns, noting that he is ready to have dialogue with...

One of two men arrested and slapped with gun charges in August after they were reportedly held in the Cherry Tree Lane community, Clarendon, with an illegal gun, a day after the deadly mass shooting, is to remain in custody after the High Court...

The Ministry of National Security has retained a contractor to renovate the Linstead Police Station in St Catherine to address long-standing infrastructure challenges at the facility. A release outlined that following a thorough procurement process...

With just 13 days to election day in the United States presidential elections, and polls showing an extremely tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Jamaicans in several areas considered battleground...

IT IS a story from our slavery past that many Jamaicans have never heard about, yet a plaque was mounted at Black River, St Elizabeth, on Friday, December 28, 2007 by the Institute of Jamaica, in collaboration with the Jamaica National Bicentenary...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang have strongly condemned the killing of five men during a mass shooting at a football match in Pleasant Heights, Rockfort, Kingston on Monday. Holness and Chang, who is...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of three men by the police during an alleged shootout in May Pen, Clarendon. The incident happened on Monday. The deceased men have been identified as 35-year-old...

A 54-year-old man was shot and killed while riding a bicycle along Salt Pond Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine this morning. Killed was Dennis Stewart of a Spanish Town address. Reports are that about 5:45 a.m., explosions were heard near a...

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received a significant boost to its operations, with the addition of four maintenance vehicles to its fleet. The handover took place during the official opening of the new $50-million Adelphi Health...

Double murder convict Mervin Cameron, whose six-year delay in custody awaiting trial led to a landmark ruling in 2018 that his constitutional rights were breached, suffered another delay today when his appeal against convictions was put...

Discussions are ongoing between disgruntled workers at the Royalton Negril hotel in Westmoreland and the property's management over employment issues. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it has been advised by the corporate...

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in Russia for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies. The Kremlin hopes to turn the summit into a rallying point for defying Western influence in global affairs.

Junior Opposition Spokesman on Transport, Odell Marsh, is urging the Government to rethink its Negril airport proposal and instead focus on upgrading the road network, especially the route linking the resort town to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. 

The St Elizabeth police are investigating the murder of a 26-year-old man in George's Valley, Balaclava, in the parish on Monday. The victim has been identified as Kenroy Facey, also known as 'Bandulu'. According to police reports...

St Andrew Central police have arrested five men following the seizure of a gun pistol during a snap raid on Monday. 

A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain.