Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke bid farewell to Parliament on Tuesday, expressing a «full heart,» cautioning against policy errors that he says will derail important progress in the country.

A 30-year-old make-up artist from Portmore in St Catherine has been charged with gun possession following a police operation at her home on Friday. 

A 30-year-old taxi operator has been charged over the alleged theft of a vehicle from a parking lot on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew on October 17. 

Some 77,000 Jamaicans who have successfully applied for the Government’s Reverse Income Tax Credit (RITC) are expected to receive an update on the availability of the funds this week.

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has announced that the St Thomas Municipal Corporation now has possession of the Yallahs Market and that renovations are slated to take place. Speaking last Friday at...

An alleged gunman is dead and a licensed firearm holder is in hospital following an attempted robbery in the vicinity of Newport West in St Andrew last night. It is reported that the gun owner was driving along a road when men in a car attempted to...

With Jamaica experiencing high levels of rainfall, the National Works Agency (NWA) is advising road users to exercise extreme caution, especially where roads are flooded, following the death of a motorist in St Mary. It is reported that the...

The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean has announced a US$300 million programme to conserve and restore the region’s key strategic ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project, which was spotlighted at the opening of...

MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ), operator of Sangster International Airport (SIA), has indicated it will be conducting a comprehensive emergency response exercise today between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The exercise, dubbed ‘Operation Nighthawk’, will simulate...

The Spice Isle Imaging Centre Inc Laboratory has made history as the first and only medical testing lab in Grenada to be accredited by JANAAC Global Accreditation to the ISO15189:2012 standard. The certification is for medical testing in...

Chief Fiscal Economist in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Terron Francis says the Government is holding talks with the World Bank regarding the development of another disaster risk financing instrument for Jamaica. This, he points...

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1957, hundreds of members of the Holy Name Society of St Anne’s Roman Catholic Church boarded a train at the Kingston Railway Station for an all-day excursion to Montego Bay in the company of their leader, the Reverend Father...

Roshawn Samuels, also known as 'Son Son', from Tivoli Gardens, was sentenced to over 50 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple counts of shooting with intent and illegal firearm possession. The charges stem from a robbery...

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says he will be resigning as Member of Parliament for St Andrew North Western at midnight Tuesday, ending his stint as the country's finance minister.  He made the announcement in a farewell address at a...

Roshawn Samuels, also known as 'Son Son', from Tivoli Gardens, was sentenced to over 50 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple counts of shooting with intent and illegal firearm possession. The charges stem from a robbery...

Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr Alfred Dawes, is expressing solidarity with the healthcare workers who are today protesting the infrastructure challenges and human resources deficiencies facing Jamaica's public health system by wearing black...

In a bid to facilitate construction activities associated with the Pinnacle development in Reading, St James, the National Works Agency (NWA) has installed a temporary traffic signal and filter lane in the vicinity of the development. The Pinnacle...

The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) is expressing appreciation for the actions taken in the Upper House on Friday, aimed at caring for and protecting the elderly. The Senate approved a motion to create the relevant laws. During the...

Supreme Ventures today announced that one lucky ticket holder has become Jamaica's newest multimillionaire, winning the $127 million Lotto jackpot. The winning numbers for the October 26 draw are 01, 02, 03, 10, 13, 25 with bonus ball 38, and...

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 200,000 people have canceled subscriptions to The Washington Post since the newspaper announced its decision last week not to endorse a candidate for president, a published report said today. NPR reported the figure...

A motorcyclist on Sunday died following a collision along Walks Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The deceased is 30-year-old mechanic Ramone Frazer who was of a Jobs Lane, Spanish Town address. It is reported that about 11:00 a.m. Frazer...

The Jamaica Medical Doctors' Association (JMDA) is urging the Ministry of Health and Wellness to take immediate action to resolve infrastructure challenges facing Jamaica's public health system. The association, in a media release on Sunday...

The police are reporting a 17 per cent reduction in major crimes in the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Area Three, which comprises St Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon. Area Three Commanding Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police...

Young women from the Corporate Area were inspired to explore opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) sector during the e-Drive Power Panel event recently held under the theme ‘Connecting Today’s EV Leaders with Tomorrow’s Trailblazers’. The...

VJ Hope Foundation, a new non-profit organisation, has its sights set on revitalising and uplifting communities facing socio-economic challenges and high rates of depression and hardship, starting with Cockburn Gardens. “This foundation is driven...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says work on the third and final phase of the multi-billion-dollar Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) rehabilitation programme is progressing well.

A 33-year-old farm store operator has been charged over a shooting that left a man and a teen boy injured on Sheffield Road in Kingston in September. 

Liverpool twice came from behind as Mohamed Salah’s 81st-minute goal earned a 2-2 draw with injury-hit Arsenal on Sunday in a match between Manchester City’s two biggest rivals for the Premier League football title.

Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ran riot in Sudan in an attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors group and the United Nations said.

The Spanish Town police in St Catherine are investigating the suspected drowning of 67-year-old Sylvester Grant, from Beacon Hill, Thompson Pen in the parish. 

Consumers can expect an adequate supply of chicken meat for the Christmas season, as the poultry sub-sector rebounds from the impact of Hurricane Beryl, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green. “I want to...

An operation by the St James police on Saturday led to the interception of eight Cuban nationals who are suspected of entering Jamaica illegally.

Manchester United missed an open goal and conceded in stoppage time to lose 2-1 at West Ham in the Premier League, piling more pressure on manager Erik ten Hag on Sunday.

“If all citizens are equal, a pedestrian has a right to the same amount of road space as somebody in a Porsche ... if all citizens are equal, somebody on a bicycle has a right to the same amount of road space as somebody in a luxury car. If all...

AP: Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel spirit”, using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and...