The St Andrew North police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the seizure of a homemade gun and several rounds of ammunition. Reports are that about 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, police personnel were on a targeted operation in Belvedere...

Teams from the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) are now conducting an operation in Montego Bay, St James and Portmore, St Catherine as they go after persons suspected to be involved in a major fraud investigation at a...

Three people were arrested early Friday during simultaneous “targeted” operations in two parishes, the culmination of an investigation into a multimillion-dollar fraud uncovered at the HEART/ NSTA Trust, sources have revealed. A mother...

Jamaica is to seek to build deeper ties with The Philippines with talks to be had on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on collaborating on tourism. Tourism Minister Edmond Bartlett says the collaboration will focus on key tourism outcomes such as...

JAMAICA IS experiencing a significant uptick in African-American visitors, which tourism officials and business interests regard as welcome news for the hospitality sector and a major boost for the economy. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett...

The HEART/NSTA Trust on Wednesday launched its Skills on Demand app, which will connect skilled professionals with potential employers and clients. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness announced the initiative during his 2024-25 Budget Debate...

VALERIE VEIRA is regarded in certain quarters as Jamaica’s ‘mother of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises sector’ because of her indefatigable efforts in pushing for the development of the said sector. She retired recently from her chief...

WESTERN BUREAU: Some lawyers are of the view that the fines and sentences that are being handed down to foreign nationals caught smuggling cocaine are not serving as a deterrent, as the number of offenders is constantly increasing. On Wednesday,...

The Ontario New Democratic Party, the Official Opposition in the province, has renamed its J.S. Woodsworth Human Rights and Equity Awards to the Rosemary Brown Racial Justice Awards. Rosemary Brown, a social worker, was born in Kingston, Jamaica,...

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's antitrust watchdog said today it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr., today underscored the importance of the Government's 'No One Left Behind Policy' as he encouraged potential candidates for placement in the Overseas Employment (farmwork)...

An ex-soldier is expressing frustration that the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) has failed to honour a ruling by the Review Panel on May 23 last year that his two firearm licences should be reinstated. He outlined that there was an incident in...

NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other countries are preparing for prime time: Black Friday, the bargain bonanza that still reigns as the unofficial kickoff of...

A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million...

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in downtown Kingston is being relocated to the Ministry of Justice because mold has infested the newly renovated and expanded building, causing some staff members to be sick. It cost the...

The police are at the scene of a double murder along Pacific Boulevard in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, on Thursday morning. The Gleaner understands that a couple who operated a business in the community was shot by gunmen about 10:35 a.m....

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its cutter 'Vigilant' has returned home to Cape Canaveral in Florida after offloading more than 1,510 pounds of cocaine and 1,470 pounds of marijuana seized in the Caribbean...

Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North police division are seeking to ascertain the identity of a man whose body was found in bushes in Crawl district in Riversdale in the parish on Wednesday. The police were alerted to the...

Two environmental groups are expressing outrage at the decision of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to withdraw criminal charges against Trade Winds Citrus Limited for an oil spill in the Rio Cobre in St Catherine. The...

The Opposition is demanding public disclosure of the reasons for the discontinuation of prosecution by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) against Trade Winds Citrus Limited in relation to the pollution of the Rio Cobre in...

Two fishermen who were reported missing since October 29 have been located by Honduran authorities. However, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says one of the men died during the 35-day ordeal at sea. The JDF says the men were located on...

A motorcyclist died on Wednesday after he tried to avoid a pothole and collided with a truck, a police report has revealed. The crash happened along the Johnson Town main road in Hanover. The name of the 26-year-old man was not released. The...

The Jamaican Consulate in New York has described as very successful its recent outreach to Jamaicans in the Chicago area. The visit by Consul General Alsion Wilson and members of the consulate staff as well as representatives from the Passport,...

As the United States marks Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Jamaicans across the country will join to observe the holiday in various ways – from having the traditional Thanksgiving dinner to visiting restaurants, or taking Thanksgiving cruises. At the...

Governance watchdog National Integrity Action (NIA) is calling for the Government to urgently move towards implementation of the Code of Conduct for Parliamentarians and enacting the Political Code of Conduct in law, with criminal...

Glenn Mason, a British man who was held with one and a half pounds of cocaine hidden inside two pairs of slippers at Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport on September 30, was ordered to pay a total fine of $750,000 when he appeared in...

Farmers are being encouraged by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to take proactive steps to assess and protect their crops during periods of heavy rainfall. Senior RADA Plant Health and Food Safety Officer, Francine Webb, says...

A 23-year-old man has been charged for robbing a senior citizen who was awaiting public transportation at North Parade in downtown Kingston. He is Michael Laing, otherwise called 'Mark', of Charles Street and Rose Lane, Kingston, who have...

A Manchester woman who was injured in a hit-and-run last week has passed away in hospital. Rubena Hall, 50, of Chudleigh district, died on Wednesday morning. The incident remains under investigation by the Christiana police. It is reported...

More than 30,000 National Water Commission (NWC) customers are expected to benefit from the Government's debt forgiveness on water bills.  Speaking at Wednesday's post-Cabinet press briefing, Minister without Portfolio with...

The police in St James have charged a security guard for shooting a customer during a confrontation at the business establishment where he worked. Charged with wounding with intent, using a firearm to commit a felony and discharge of a firearm in...

Jamaica has been selected to be the pilot for the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Just Transition Project, aimed at highlighting the impacts of climate change on workers, and strategies to protect and empower them. The Jamaica Just...