The Ministry of Education said its trauma and grief counselling teams will remain engaged with Jessie Ripoll Primary School as the school community navigates the tragic loss of its principal O'Neil Stevens and his wife. Stevens and his...
Emergency responders were today called to the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew after a man climbed atop the structure. The area was cordoned off. There were claims that the man threatened to harm himself. The incident was captured live...
A man who absconded after being tried and sentenced to prison in his absence was today captured by the police in St Mary after being on the run since 2021. Ojay Miles, a labourer of Long Road district in the parish, was apprehended during an...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team from the Specialised Operations Branch seized two firearms and ammunition during separate incidents on Sunday. The police say in one incident, about 10:45 a.m.,...
The Police in Highgate, St Mary, are probing the discovery of a body in Esher in the parish on Sunday evening. Preliminary reports indicate that the deceased is 60-year-old Garfield Stewart, a resident of Esher, who was last spoke with...
Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council, Dr Lucien Jones, has voiced concern over what he says is the alarming number of fatalities on the roads since the beginning of the year. Five people have lost their lives in road accidents in the...
The St Mary police are seeking the public's help to identify a pregnant woman who was found dead in Devon Pen in the parish on Sunday. Police sources say that approximately 4 p.m. residents reported the presence of a body wrapped in a blue...
A man, reportedly of unsound mind, was fatally shot by police on Monday morning after they responded to a domestic dispute in which he had allegedly injured his father at their home in Mandeville. Deputy Superintendent Dennis Simmonds, Crime...
British High Commissioner to Jamaica Judith Slater has applauded Jamaica’s 2025 Rhodes Scholar, Aundrene Cameron, for her outstanding achievement and commitment to creating safer spaces for women in Jamaica. Cameron, described as a passionate law...
The MDLink family proudly hosted its Fifth Annual Christmas Charity Luncheon on December 12 at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre. The event catered to approximately 70 disabled patients and the dedicated healthcare staff who tirelessly...
The Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest) says significant progress has been made in its mission to strengthen the agricultural sector and address the challenges posed by climate change. Through a series of strategic partnerships and...
The Universal Service Fund (USF) has announced the appointment of Charlton McFarlane as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective today, more than seven months after the death of previous CEO, Dr Daniel Dawes. Dawes was found unresponsive...
NCB Foundation sought to bring the spirit of giving to life at its 2024 Grant a Wish Reveal Ceremony, held last month in Kingston. During the ceremony, 28 men, women, and children from across Jamaica had their wishes granted through this year’s...
The police in St James today seized 57 rounds of ammunition. According to reports from the Montego Bay police, about 7:15 a.m., lawmen were conducting an operation when an abandoned premises was searched. During the search, forty-three 5.55mm...
Former head of the Registrar General Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The appointment is effective Monday, January 6. His appointment follows the passing of the previous...
The Manchester police seized a magazine containing 14 rounds of ammunition during an operation on the Sea Air main road in Alligator Pond on Saturday. Reports from the Alligator Pond police are that about 8:00 a.m., lawmen were in the area when a...
A St Catherine man accused of threatening the mother of his two children with a gun at their home was on Friday granted $500,000 bail in the parish court. Romario Marsh, who is a mason, is charged with using a firearm to ...
A total of 14,434 Jamaicans were placed in jobs abroad last year under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's Overseas Employment Programme. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dione Jennings, in making the disclosure, said that...
Lawmen assigned to the Kingston Central Police Division have charged a man with being armed with an offensive weapon and assaulting the police following an incident in downtown, Kingston on Saturday. Charged is 30-year-old Aswald Clarke, a mason of...
Rise and take your victory now! This is your year of victory! Now, you will pass over to that side of victory. Your victory has come. This is marking the end of your weeping, gnashing of teeth, agonising, tormenting from the enemy. This is marking...
Bee farmers in Jamaica are growing increasingly concerned about the impact of the invasive Cuban tree frog on their hives. Scientifically known as Osteopilus septentrionalis, the Cuban tree frog is native to Cuba, The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands...
If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank. There was a “shift from putting out models to actually building products”, said Arvind...
Hospitals are continually faced with a shortage of blood and are always appealing for more. With Jamaica’s high rate of motor vehicle accidents and other issues that lead to a reliance on blood donation in the healthcare system, it is imperative...
The education sector is reeling over the passing of beloved primary school principal O’Neil Stevens, whose death the education ministry says is a «profound loss» to the nation.
Costa Rican national, Roy Compos, who entered the «wrong house» in the Caribbean Estate gated community in St Catherine after having too much to drink in December, has been fined $300,000 or three months’ imprisonment for house breaking.
The Trelawny police are investigating the death of an 83-year-old farmer whose body whose body was discovered at his residence in First Hill in Jackson Town in the parish on Friday.
A 54-year-old janitor from Brown’s Town in St Ann has been charged with theft involving approximately $290,000 from a business in the parish last year.
Erling Haaland and English Premier League football club Manchester City might just be turning the corner after the team's worst run of results under Pep Guardiola.
(AP) — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka...
The Jessie Ripoll Primary School is mourning the loss of its principal, O’neil Stevens, and his wife, Camesha Lindsay-Stevens, who died in a motor vehicle crash on a highway in the United States on Friday.
Residents of St. James Southern have been empowered to contribute to the parish’s tourism product. Member of Parliament (MP) Homer Davissaid 26 young people earned certification after successfully completing training programmes offered by the...
Jamaica’s commitment to climate justice and social equity has been given a boost by the International Labour Organization (ILO) through its Just Transition Project. The project is aimed at fostering a sustainable and equitable future for everyone...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has announced a change in the criteria for the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen competition. Traditionally, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) organises the Festival...
With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on to that. “Drinking less is...
The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data. “A lot of flu out there,” said the Centers for Disease Control and...
