PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A new study has found that there is a notable increase in seizures of firearms shipments to both the Caribbean and Latin America from 2016 to 2023. The study, titled 'Trends in Trafficking: Comparing US-...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has earmarked $420 million as consultancy fees to design its planned twin-tower office complex at Nethersole Place, downtown Kingston. It's the latest development in the expansion of the Central Bank. ...
The St Andrew South police seized another rifle from a house on Glen Road in Kingston today, bringing to three the number of high powered illegal guns recovered from the space in under 10 days. Over that period, the police also seized a Glock...
A former cashier who allegedly stole almost $400,000, which she collected on behalf of her employer, is to reappear in the St Catherine Parish Court on January 5, 2025. Stephanie Facey, 30, of Linstead, St Catherine, is charged with larceny as...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A member of Haiti's transitional presidential council has publicly criticised remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera calling the Caribbean country's leaders "total...
Classes at Meadowbrook High and Meadowbrook Preparatory schools have been suspended for the day following reports of a bomb threat. The emergency services, including the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says the teen boys seen in a video sexually assaulting a schoolgirl have been charged with several offences including rape, forcible abduction, knowing and producing child pornography and...
The Runaway Bay police in St Ann are investigating the suspected suicide of a foreigner at the Bahia Principe hotel in Runaway Bay on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 56-year-old James Harrison-Pittan, of Ontario, Canada....
Last week was the bloodiest in Jamaica this year, with 44 murders recorded — the highest for any seven-day period in 2024. According to the latest statistics published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) this morning, as at November 23...
The police have reported that a student of Carron Hall High School in St Mary is among the three victims who perished in an early morning crash along the White Hall main road in the parish on Sunday. A police report states that, about 3 a.m. Sunday...
Cheers and jubilation filled Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine last Thursday as 300 students were honoured for their academic achievements. The day’s activities, organised by the Dinthill Technical Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in...
When the ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize 2024 Convention unfolds on December 9 in Vienna, Austria, Jamaica’s very own Lifespan Spring Water will be one of the recipients to be celebrated. Selected companies, organisations, institutions and public...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kay-Ann Anderson, the British woman who has been on trial for allegedly trying to smuggle one kilogram of cocaine inside a box of Tastee patties on May 10, 2023, is maintaining her innocence ahead of her trial’s scheduled verdict on...
Jénine Shepherd, 26, has been invited to become an honorary advisor of the New York-based NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, Inc. She joins their long list of Honorary Advisors. This appointment comes off the heels of Shepherd’s...
This is a story of hope and possibilities. A US-funded project, aimed at increasing the productivity of high-quality Jamaican ginger, turmeric, and pimento and by-products, is providing women, youth and people with disabilities with hands-on...
A St Ann businessman was today charged following the seizure of a loaded gun at his home in Lime Hall. Charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition is 30-year-old Kemar Wilson. His court date is being...
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision along the North Coast Highway in Trelawny on Sunday evening. They were rushed to the Falmouth Hospital. The crash, which involved a Honda Civic and Toyota Voxy and occurred around 6:30 p.m.,...
The National Water Commission (NWC) is to write off the debts of Jamaican pensioners with payments outstanding for more than two years. Persons assessed to be in need will also benefit. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement at...
Declaring that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is a party for “everyone”, Prime Minister and party leader Andrew Holness welcomed a group of Accompong Maroons to its 81st annual conference on Sunday. The Maroons were led by their...
In a direct appeal to the women vote, Government MP and House Speaker Juliet Holness declared that the ruling Jamaica Labour Party is a progressive organisation that supports gender equality in Jamaica. Addressing the party's annual conference...
Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Daryl Vaz, has dubbed Portland «Vaz Land» in response to comments by People's National Party caretaker for East Portland, Isat Buchanan, that he will rescue the parish from "Vazism...
The police have imposed a curfew in sections of Ramble, Hanover. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23 and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. Monday, November 25. The boundaries of the curfew are: North: Travelling easterly...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his administration supports workers in the tourism industry who have been involved in a wave of protests gripping the sector in the last month. "Tourism continues to be the industry that lays the golden...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the general consumption tax (GCT) on electricity will be cut from 15 per cent to 7 per cent next year. He announced at his party's conference on Sunday that the change will take place after the next budget,...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the general election is «near» in a speech on Sunday in which he urged Jamaicans to keep the Jamaica Labour Party in government for a third consecutive term. The national polls are due by September...
The legal fraternity in western Jamaica is in mourning following the death of one of its members, attorney Lavern Walters, on Sunday morning. Walters, who served as a member of the Cornwall Bar Association (CBA) and was active in Montego Bay, St...
Although they were aware of his impending retirement as member of Parliament for St Andrew North Central, supporters of Karl Samuda say it should come after the next general election, which is constitutionally due by September next year. According...
With a refrain of «performance over propaganda», Cabinet Minister Daryl Vaz said the Holness administration has improved Jamaicans' lives through tax incentives, transportation and security investments. He said the Opposition People...
The overcast sky and periodic showers have not dampened the spirit of Jamaica Labour Party supporters who travelled from all across the island to the National Arena for the party's 81st annual conference. This is expected to be the final...
The Jamaica Labour Party's Floyd Green is urging Jamaicans not to vote against the party over unresolved issues about water and other public services. "Listen I understand the frustration. A lot of us feel like the issue should have...
The police are reporting that the teen boys seen in a video sexually assaulting a schoolgirl have been arrested. The video, which came to light sometime last week and has been circulated on social media platforms, depicts inappropriate behaviour...
The police are advising persons who will be attending today's Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Annual Conference at the National Arena that no offensive weapons will be allowed in the venue. These include firearms, knives, ice picks, machetes, long...
The main road from Spur Tree to Greenvale in Manchester will be partially closed today by the National Works Agency (NWA) to undertake works. Traffic will be curtailed along the corridor in order to facilitate pavement repairs by a contractor...
An alleged gunman was fatally shot by the police during a reported confrontation in Tryall Heights, Spanish Town, St Catherine last night. The deceased is yet to be identified. The incident is being probed by the independent Commission of...
A St Thomas businessman was gunned down at his establishment on Saturday night. Killed was 28-year-old Ramone Wright, otherwise called 'Spoon' and 'Soapie', of Black Street in Llandewey. It is reported that about 6:45 p.m. Wright...
