Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green has dismissed a proposal from the Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr Dayton Campbell, to impose taxes on imported foods, describing it as «impractical and outdated».  “Jamaica’s...

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) says no arrests have been made in this morning's operations as they were primarily aimed at executing search warrants. The searches, done in collaboration with the Financial...

People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding is seeking to clarify comments made by Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Dayton Campbell, suggesting that a future PNP government would impose taxes on food imports. Addressing a political...

The St Ann police are investigating a case of death by misadventure after a tree reportedly fell on a resident of the parish on Wednesday.  Dead is 45-year-old farmer, Richard Johnson, of Walkerswood district, St Ann. Police reports state that...

The Major Investigations Division has launched a probe into a triple murder in Central Village, St Catherine, on Wednesday night. It is reported that about 9:45 p.m., gunmen invaded a home in McBride Hill and killed three...

The St Catherine Municipal Corporation (SCMC) is at the centre of a major search operation being conducted by several law enforcement agencies in relation to a multimillion-dollar fraud investigation, sources have revealed. The SCMC is now closed...

The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) will host a symposium on the Maroons of Jamaica at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Regional Headquarters, along Mona Road in St Andrew, under the theme, ‘Maroons of Jamaica: Our Legacies –...

WESTERN BUREAU: Following his urgent plea for help a few days ago, Adrian Laing, now in the United States with his daughter, 15-year-old burn victim Adrianna Laing, undergoing corrective surgeries at Boston’s Shriners Children’s Hospital, says he...

The St Mary police are investigating the murder of a 62-year-old man whose body was found with gunshot wounds near bushes in Enfield. He is George Malcolm, a farmer of Board Villa in Fort Stewart. The discovery was made in an area known as Dry...

Almost 2,000 Jamaicans have applied for amnesty from the National Water Commission (NWC) since it was effected six days ago, Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager at the NWC, Delano Williams has shared.  Williams stated that interest in...

A five-year-old girl this afternoon died in a house that caught fire on White Hall Avenue in St Andrew this afternoon. She has been identified as Kimberly Harrison. Divisional commander for the St Andrew North Police Division, Deputy...

The Trelawny police today conducted a massive operation across the parish. Among the areas targeting are Bounty Hall, Wakefield, Deeside, Dromiky and Bunkers Hill. The operation is targeting wanted men and illegal gun. "The operation consist...

A charity spearheaded by 16-year-old Immaculate Conception High School student Sherinae Brown was able to feed about 100 homeless people in the Corporate on New Year's Day, despite challenges securing sponsors for this year's initiative. Brown...

Investigators in the St Andrew South police division have named several individuals as persons of interest in connection with a number of crimes in the division. They are being asked to report to the police today at 10 a.m. They are: - Alex Madden...

People's National Party (PNP) caretaker for Eastern Hanover Andrea Purkiss is calling for urgent intervention from the central government to address the Woodsville Bridge in the parish, which collapsed on Good Friday 2023. She emphasised that...

The St Mary police have revealed that the pregnant murder victim whose body was discovered on Sunday wrapped in a tarpaulin in Devon Pen in the parish is a teenager. She is 16-year-old Jadene Gayle, also known as 'Big Red', of Sligo...

The St Elizabeth Health Department is urging residents of the parish, and Jamaicans in general, to take extra precautions to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses during the current flu season, which ends in March. Medical Officer of Health...

The Ministry of Tourism is reporting that Jamaica earned US$4.3 billion from the industry in 2024, with some 4.3 million visitors. Portfolio Minister Edmund Bartlett said the sector finished the year strong, despite the slight shortfall in arrival...

Farm worker Victor Lettman has been on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) 24 times. On Friday, he departed Jamaica for his 25th trip to Canada, a country that has provided for his family’s needs for more than two decades. “I...

Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles, has been appointed Chairman/Chancellor of the United Nations University. The appointment, which takes effect May 2025, was a unanimous decision at the sitting of...

DEVON PEN, St Mary: Twelve students from six primary schools in St Mary have been awarded were awarded for their excellence in last year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams by the Tall Tee Sports Foundation and Friends. At a recent awards function...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP): An investigation is under way to determine the identities of two bodies discovered in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft in the United States on Monday night and how the security breach occurred....

A man has been taken into custody as investigators probe the death of the pregnant woman whose body was found wrapped in a tarpaulin in Devon Pen, St Mary on Sunday. An operation was this afternoon conducted at his home located along Sligo Road,...

A curfew has been imposed in the community of Albion Mountain in St Mary. Acting Superintendent for the St Mary division, Anthony Wallace, says the curfew is in response to an upsurge in violent crimes and increasing concerns about gang-...

The family of four-year-old Alexandrianna Jones wants the administration of the Bustamante Hospital for Children to be held accountable for alleged negligence, claiming that the hospital took nearly two weeks to notify them of her death following...

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Hayes community in Clarendon. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Monday and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The boundaries of the curfew are: North: Travelling from point...

The police are advising that sections of Hayes in Clarendon are under a curfew. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 6 and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8. The boundaries of the curfew are: North:...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has declared that Port Royal in East Kingston will become Jamaica's next economic hub, following a significant investment of more than $530 million by the National Water Commission (NWC) to upgrade the...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says no case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been detected in Jamaica. The Ministry notes that the Caribbean Public Health Agency has indicated that the risk to the Caribbean is low but may increase. HMPV is...

The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is now passable. Earlier, a truck got stuck while crossing the Flat Bridge, impacting traffic. Motorists were forced to use alternative routes where possible. The truck has since been moved and the roadway now...

  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, says «there is no immediate basis» on which to conclude that two people found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a South Florida...

The Barbara Gayle murder case is to be transferred to the Home Circuit Court in Kingston, with a hearing likely for later this week. The accused killer's attorneys have also been confirmed to be Donahue Martin and King's Counsel Tom Tavares-Finson. 

The St Catherine South police are investigating the suspected suicide of a 30-year-old man in the division on Tuesday morning. He is Ryan Fearon, a metal fabricator of Old Braeton in Portmore, St Catherine. Police reports state that residents...