Children often begin riding motorcycles at an early age, sometimes as young as 15 years, long before the legal age of 17 for a learner’s permit, this according to some students in western Jamaica. This reality highlights the urgency for early...

LONDON: Levi Roots, the popular entertainer-turned-entrepreneur, has been appointed chair-designate of Brixton House, the fringe theatre hub in south London. He takes up the mantle of chair in spring 2025. The announcement brings a remarkable...

KINGSTOWN (CMC): A magistrate has sentenced to jail, two people after they were found guilty of defaming a woman on Facebook and distributing nude photos of her on WhatsApp. They were each jailed for just under 10 months, fined EC$65,000 (One EC...

PORT AU PRINCE (CMC): United States carrier JetBlue says it will extend its suspension of flights to Haiti until April 30, 2025, citing ongoing civil unrest and security risks. This decision was made following incidents in November when aircraft...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has directed the National Works Agency (NWA) to ensure that the REACH Emergency Road Patching Programme continues throughout the Christmas season. Holness says the directive underscores the Government's commitment...

Leoda Bradshaw and two of her alleged accomplices, who are implicated in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell's 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, were this morning denied bail when they appeared in the Home...

The Trelawny police are probing a suspected case of suicide in relation to a man who was found hanging from a guinep tree. Dead is 33-year-old Donovan Hayle. The discovery was made in Friendship district on Tuesday, December 17 "The...

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation is now probing allegations of breaches regarding a commercial development located on Lyndhurst Road, Kingston 10. The probe was ordered by Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby. In a media release today,...

The four Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited contractors accused of trying to defraud the company out of a total of $130 million using fraudulent documents were today each offered $850,000 bail when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...

The opposition People's National Party (PNP) says it is awaiting the written reasons for today's decision of the Court of Appeal, regarding the status of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, to determine its next steps....

Dental assistant Kayodi Satchell, who admitted to slashing the throat of eight-year-old schoolgirl Danielle Rowe last year June last year, was this morning sentenced to life in prison. The 32-year-old child killer, who murdered Rowe after allegedly...

The Government has welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal which affirmed that Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn can remain in office. This morning, the court ruled that the lower court was wrong to rule that one of...

With Christmas just days away, Jamaicans in the United States Diaspora are gearing up for the holiday, holding on to some cherished Jamaican traditions while others are either lost or diluted. The festive meals of Christmas remain a stronghold in...

A search is under way for the driver of a motor car which hit and injured a policeman during a traffic stop in St Andrew on Thursday. Police reports state that about 4:30 p.m., the police constable was on duty in Half-Way Tree when he signalled...

Opposition spokesman on science and technology, Dr Andre Haughton, is calling for urgent action from the government to assess and repair the JamaicaEye network amid a revelation from National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang that many cameras in...

A 25-year-old man, who was allegedly among a group that attempted to steal a car in Hellshire in Portmore, St Catherine, on Thursday, has been hospitalised after being shot and injured by licensed firearm holders. It is reported that, about 4:...

The Court of Appeal has overturned a Constitutional Court's decision, clearing the way for Paula Llewellyn to resume duties as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The court ruled in favour of the Government on Friday, stating that the lower...

Progress has been made in tackling praedial larceny, with notable increases in arrests and seizures. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, said that up to November this year, 86 persons had been arrested for praedial larceny,...

As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting neighbouring communities, Jamaica Broilers Group brought the hope of the season to over 1,000 elderly, indigents and children in McCook’s Pen and Spring Village in St Catherine. Valued at over $2...

A nine-millimetre Ruger pistol was recovered on Thursday during a joint police-military operation in the community of Trinity Land, Port Maria in St Mary. Commanding officer for the St Mary police division, Acting Superintendent Anthony...

The St Andrew North police have released the names of seven men wanted for various offences including murder. Among the wanted men is Curtis Lewis, 42, unemployed, of 100 Red Hills Road. The police say he is of brown complexion five feet...

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) says the current congestion at the port of Kingston is the result of a drastic increase of cargo volumes as well as disruptions in mainliner service schedules. On Wednesday businessman Richard...

The St Andrew Central police are probing a deadly shooting and vehicular crash in the Molynes Road area this afternoon. A section of Molynes Road is now cordoned off following the incident. An unidentified male driver of a Kia SUV was reportedly...

King's House has disclosed that Governor General Sir Patrick Allen is now recovering following a successful spinal surgery. It had announced on Monday that Sir Patrick would undergo the surgery aimed at alleviating the "debilitating and...

Approximately 2,000 residents in the Harmons Valley area of Manchester are set to benefit from a multimillion-dollar water project, which will supply 60,000 gallons of the commodity daily. The initiative is a partnership involving the Ministry of...

More than 2,819 hectares of crops that were damaged by Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Rafael have been restored. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, said approximately $182 million was spent procuring 27,579 units of...

Police carrying out operations in the St Catherine South division have seized several motor vehicles, including a Jaguar motor car. The operation was being carried out along Palmetto West in Passagefort, Portmore, on Thursday. One of the...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging consumers to be reasonable in their expectations for timely delivery of goods and services during the busy yuletide season. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Director...

Police in St Catherine are probing the suspected suicide of a marketer, Sasha Daye, who was found hanging from a staircase at her home in Bridge View in Portmore on Wednesday. The police were reportedly alerted about the matter about 11:20 p.m. The...

Metry Seaga, CEO of JFP Limited, was yesterday re-elected as president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) during a council meeting held at the organisation’s offices on Hope Road in St Andrew. This marks Seaga’s final year in his...

Robin Russell, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), says the Government’s plan to remove taxes on tips for hospitality workers does not guarantee any notable widespread increase in salaries, as only about half of tourism...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging banks to step up their efforts to ensure reliable automated teller machine (ATM) services during the busy Christmas holiday season. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) '...