Jamaica has welcomed over one million cruise passengers this year, contributing more than US$200 million to the local economy. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett made the disclosure while addressing the second annual Regal Awards at Sandals Ochi...

“Colonel was not just a natural leader; she was a force of nature. Her passion for advancing sports, education, social development, and cultural heritage resonated deeply within our community and beyond. She championed these causes tirelessly,...

ON JULY 1, 1870, the Jamaican Government opened a home specifically for elderly women, but eventually it opened its doors to destitute and crippled old men, and children. It came to be called the Eventide Home for the Aged. One hundred and ten...

WESTERN BUREAU: Unhappy with the poor state of their roads, residents in several St James communities brought traffic to a standstill on Tuesday morning, mounting blockades to draw attention to their plight. Police and fire personnel were kept busy...

The Elleston Road police are probing the death of a man whose body was found along the Palisadoes main road in Kingston on Monday. The body is of a dark complexion, slim build, 5 feet 11 inches long, and was clad in a multi-coloured shirt only. The...

Cops assigned to the St Andrew South Police Division today discovered a rifle in the roof of a premises located along Glen Road during an operation in the area. No one was arrested in relation to the seizure. Reports from the Hunts Bay police are...

The Ministry of Education has expressed deep concern following reports of a violent altercation today involving students of Pembroke Hall High School. The incident, which occurred off the school compound, is currently under investigation by the...

The Earthquake Unit is reporting that a minor quake rocked a section of Jamaica this afternoon. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 and was located approximately 11 km southeast of Annotto Bay, St Mary. The quake, which had a depth of...

The Jamaican Bar Association has taken issue with a proposal by Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang that persons found guilty of committing murder at a school should have their right to appeal restricted. Chang made the suggestion while...

The two policemen charged for the recent shooting deaths of two men and a teen boy along Windward Road in Kingston were today remanded for a bail application on December 17. Corporal Mark Roye and Constable Kelby White made their first...

A police constable has been charged with murder following a probe by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) into a fatal shooting in Montego Bay, St James, in May 2022. Constable Waeyvel Phillips was placed before the St James...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says preparations are far advanced for this Friday's by-elections in the constituencies of Trelawny Southern and St Andrew North Western and the electoral divisions of Morant Bay in St Thomas Eastern and...

Amid the presence of Influenza (H1N1) virus cases at two of Jamaica's main correctional facilities, the Department of Correctional Services has temporarily suspended all visits to adult and juvenile correctional institutions. In a notice posted...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith is heading a Jamaican delegation to the second summit of CARICOM leaders and India. The CARICOM-India Summit is being co-chaired by Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and...

The Meteorological Service has advised that Jamaica will experience a shift in weather conditions starting Friday, as a cold front is expected to affect the island. Until then, a ridge across the northern Caribbean will maintain mostly sunny days...

Waldensia Primary and Infant School in Sherwood Content, Trelawny, was ordered closed on Tuesday by Ministry of Health officials after eight students contracted hand, foot and mouth disease. The closure was confirmed by an official associated...

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, is calling for the Government to immediately address the systemic issues in the tourism industry that have led to a series of strikes over the past weeks. On Monday line staff at Excellence Oyster Bay...

Residents of some communities in St James East Central on Tuesday morning blocked several roadways to their communities to protest the longstanding poor road conditions in Adelphi and surrounding areas. From as early as 6:00 a.m.,...

The Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) is set to introduce City and Guilds certification for spa professionals on the island. This was announced by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett during the sixth annual Jamaica Health and Wellness...

SENIORS WHO do not have dependents should consider various life insurance products currently on the market that will assist with taking care of them, or providing coverage for their final expenses in the event of an early death, says Othneil...

The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) is making significant strides in strengthening its offerings, with a key focus on creating a framework that will enable intellectual property (IP) companies to benefit from Special Economic Zone (...

THE FACTORIES Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) says it has received instructions from Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, to acquire 10 additional acres of land to build a micro business park at the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St Thomas. Speaking during...

Owen Smith, general manager of the Jamaica Automobile Association, wants Jamaicans to adopt the ‘Safe Systems Approach’ to reduce the level of human errors that contribute to road crashes and the economic impact it has taken on the country. Smith...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, is encouraging more women to get involved in representational politics. She made the call while addressing the opening ceremony for an Organization of American States (OAS)...

ROME (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse urged the Vatican today to expand its zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the United States Catholic Church in 2002 to the rest of the world, arguing that children everywhere should be...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says investigations into the cause of today's fire at the Pearnel Charles Arcade in downtown Kingston are now under way. The massive fire destroyed 95 stalls, affecting...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is currently working with the public health authorities to manage a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak among inmates at the Hunts Bay lock-up in the St Andrew South Division. “We wish to reassure the...

Firefighters are still trying to contain a massive blaze that has left millions of dollars worth of damage at the Azan's Supercentre warehouse and Pure Ice Factory on Ashenheim Road in Kingston. Senior Superintendent Patrick Gooden,...

West Portland Member of Parliament Daryl Vaz says the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) will be hard-pressed to unseat his wife Ann-Marie Vaz, who is the MP for East Portland. Addressing a combine constituency conference for East and...

Montego Bay Multi Sports Development Limited has been selected to lease the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James. The announcement was made today by procurement officer at the St James Municipal Corporation Kimberly Webb. The bid opened in...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, CMC – Caribbean development organisations say they continue to trail the world as it relates to accessing available climate funds and implementation of climate resilient projects. Speaking of the region's challenges at...

An innocent man who spent eight years in custody awaiting trial in a murder case until he was freed in June has filed a lawsuit against the Government seeking millions in damages for the agony, trauma,  humiliation and financial losses he...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says investigations into the cause of today's fire at the Pearnel Charles Arcade in downtown Kingston are now underway. The massive fire destroyed 95 stalls, affecting...

Two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been charged for the shooting deaths of two men and a teen boy along Windward Road in Kingston earlier this month. Fatally shot were 17-year-old Oshane Stubbs, 19-year-old Orando Campbell and...

Some 95 shops were this morning destroyed in a massive inferno which ravaged sections of the Pearnel Charles Arcade in downtown, Kingston. The affected shops were occupied by 54 vendors. Divisional Commander of the Kingston and St Andrew Division...