OBEDIENCE IS key to defying premature death. When we live a holy life and totally walk in obedience to God’s laws and leading, then, it will become almost impossible to die untimely through sickness, diseases, enemy’s attacks, demonic arrows, etc...

MANY OF us are living with a broken or wounded heart. It affects our lives daily. We have tried to fix it but have been unsuccessful, and we don’t know what else to do. God cares about our broken hearts. “ The Lord is close to the broken-hearted...

JESUS SAID, “For, I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire (AP): When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying to navigate at night. The heart-stopping flights led to his research of unmanned aircraft systems...

Patient safety remains a critical concern in hospitals worldwide, and Jamaica is no exception. With global and local pushes towards safer, smarter healthcare systems, it is time to truly begin to explore technology-driven solutions to improve...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that a section of the Bounty Hall roadway in Trelawny, in the vicinity of Green Park, will be closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday to facilitate the replacement of a defective culvert, which has...

Persons entering Jamaica with money exceeding US$10,000 are being reminded that they must declare the funds. Brand Communication Specialist at the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Garth Williams, told JIS News that failure to declare the...

Sections of Morass, Bastard Cedar Walk, Pullet Lane, Bullet Tree Lane, Shrewsbury and Logwood in Whithorn, Westmoreland are under a curfew. The security measure began at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22 and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m....

A man was gunned down in Quarry Hill, St Catherine last night. He is 24-year-old construction worker Zidan Downer, who lived in the community. It is reported that about 8 o'clock explosions were heard near a church in the community and checks...

One of three men charged over an attack on a man in Caymanas Bay, St Catherine was freed in the parish court on Friday. Selvyn Ferguson, 24, was freed after it was indicated that he did not have a case to answer. However, the parish court judge...

Contention is brewing between the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) and the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) on who should be in control of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation following yesterday's by-election. The PNP regained...

A fire early this morning destroyed several homes in Majestic Gardens, St Andrew. The blaze occurred around 1 o'clock in a section of the community called 'Board Building' by residents. It is reported that over 30 individuals have been...

Thirty-six persons were sworn as new Jamaican citizens, while Gramps Morgan, a member of the reggae group Morgan’s Heritage, led a group of nine Jamaicans in the Tri-State area who received the Consul General’s Heritage Awards on November 15. The...

GRAMPS MORGAN Grammy award-winning reggae artiste Roy ‘Gramps’ Morgan grew up on soul and reggae, but Sunday dinners at home featured country classics, inspiring his love for both genres. Gramps was born into reggae royalty. His father, Denroy...

LONDON: A leading physicist of Jamaican heritage is promoting a funding scheme designed to increase the number of black science professors in the United Kingdom (UK). Dr Mark Richards, a physics researcher and senior teaching fellow at Imperial...

The Clarendon police are investigating the death of a 64-year-old man who is suspected to have been mauled by a cow. Dead is Leroy Prince, a farmer of Friendship district. It is reported that about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday Prince's body was found...

Like his father Derrick, Duane Smith, is to represent the St Andrew North Western constituency after victory in today's by-election. He, who represented the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, received 1,863 votes to independent candidate Carl...

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has retained the Morant Bay Division in the St Thomas Municipal Corporation. Following today's by-election, the PNP's Yvonne Rosemarie Shaw, a former mayor, polled 2,096 votes to defeat...

Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert is back as the Member of Parliament for the Trelawny Southern constituency after winning today's by-election. She polled 4,146 votes to independent candidate Lloyd Gillings' 1,434 votes. Dalrymple-Philibert...

More tourism workers have taken to the picket line to protest over what they say are poor working conditions. Today, disgruntled workers that Bahia Principe Grand Jamaica resort and Jewel Paradise Cove, which are both in Runaway Bay, St Ann, walked...

The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) is proposing a reduction in the income tax rate for small businesses to incentivise the formalisation of informal enterprises. The proposal is contained in a media statement released by the JCC...

The lawyer for Matthew Hyde, the university student who held his then girlfriend captive in a dorm room and tortured her in 2023, has proposed that he be given a sentence of no more than four years. The sentencing hearing is to continue on...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has advised that after consultation with key stakeholders, a decision was taken to adjust the dates for the administration of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Six exam. This is due to the...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for today's Trelawny Southern by-election Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert says the voter turnout may be impacted by the unavailability of key electors such as farmers. Speaking with reporters in Warsop, Dalrymple...

The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) are both expressing optimism of victory in today's by-election in the Aenon Town Division in Clarendon. Our news team caught up JLP May Pen Mayor Joel...

Although he is contesting the St Andrew North Western by-election as an independent candidate, former house speaker, Carl Marshall, has declared that he is still a member of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).  “I am a PNP...

Derrick Smith, the former member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western, described it as an «emotional moment» as he cast his vote this morning for his youngest son, Duane, who is the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for the...

Independent candidate Lloyd 'Mozy' Gillings is predicting history will be created in today's by-election in Trelawny Southern, with him securing 3,500 votes to win the seat and send the Jamaica Labour Party's Marisa Dalrymple-...

Voters have been slowly making their way out to cast their ballots in the by-election in Trelawny Southern where the Jamaica Labour Party's Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert is going up against Lloyd 'Mozy' Gillings All 96 polling...

The St Ann police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man in the parish on Thursday night. He has been identified as Jermaine Logan, otherwise called 'Oney' and  'Scrape Head' of Capture Land, Parry Town, St...

Ricardo Allen’s story began with a challenging childhood, as at the tender age of eight, he faced the emotional upheaval of his father abandoning him and his mother. This pivotal moment, however, shaped his outlook on life and education. “I came...

IN MANY years gone by, there was a practice by some person’s enemy to call a funeral home to send a hearse to pick up that person’s body because that person was dead. It was the ultimate insult; you are nothing, you are dead. Sometimes, there was...

WESTERN BUREAU: British national Rachael Quayle, who was allegedly caught with cocaine valued at J$45 million stashed in assorted food items at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay on August 21, is to stand trial in the St James...

WESTERN BUREAU: Sancia Bennett Templer, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) will launch several initiatives in 2025 to streamline the authority’s...

The St Ann Chamber of Commerce is calling for all relevant sectors to support its plan to revitalise the resort town of Ocho Rios, citing its importance to Jamaica’s economy. Chamber President Dr Ransford Davidson said recently that the Chamber was...