Some persons started the year on a happy note and are looking forward to a prosperous 2025. May their dreams come true! Contrariwise, and sadly so, some family members started the year with a “BANG!!!” and are now grieving. As the smell of the...

NEWTON’S LAW of Inertia states that an object will stay still or keep moving at the same speed, and in a straight line, unless some external force acts upon it. Negative inertia can destroy us. Many of us know we need to come to Jesus or make a...

A ST James man who was recently sentenced for beating his neighbour’s dog to death brought the topic of animal cruelty into the public eye. Across many parts of the world, animals are neglected, abused, abandoned and treated like they are not...

IN CHRISTENDOM, the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is celebrated on December 25, Christmas Day, which is an important holiday for devout and non-devout Christians, and some people who are not even religious. Yet, in the east African country of...

The Manchester police are investigating the death of an unidentified man after his severed head was discovered in bushes in Manningsfield in the parish on Saturday. 

The education ministry has expressed deep concern about a shooting incident near Tacius Golding High School in St Catherine on Friday afternoon, which later spilled over onto the school’s campus.

A worker and a security guard are among four persons charged in connection with the alleged theft of goods valued at over $384,000 from a hardware store on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. 

Law enforcement officials in St James and St Andrew carried out successful operations over the last 24 hours, recovering a firearm and ammunition. 

Emerson Genard Barrett, the former Mayor of Kingston who famously presented the keys to the city to Brazilian football legend Pelé, died earlier this week.  In a statement Saturday, the Opposition People's National Party (PNP...

The Golden Grove police in St Thomas on Friday took three Haitians, including an eight-year-old boy, into custody on suspicion of being in Jamaica illegally. They were found at a house around 5:30 p.m. A 41-year-old Arcadia, Lyssons man was also...

Detectives from the St Catherine North Police Division are searching for a group of gunmen who indiscriminately fired on a motor car, injuring three people along Brown's Hall main road on Friday. The vehicle they were travelling in caught fire...

The St Andrew Central police have launched an investigation into the injury of a Brazilian diplomat who was attacked by dogs on Millisborough Crescent on Friday afternoon. According to reports, the 57-year-old woman was mauled by a German...

A St Catherine-based educator who is charged with the alleged sexual molestation of a 12-year-old student is to stand trial in the Circuit Court on February 7. The matter was transferred on Friday from the St Catherine Parish Court after it was...

MBJ Airports Limited, the operator of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, is reporting that some flight operations have been cancelled or delayed due to the winter storm affecting some areas in the Unites States. Delta...

The People's National Party (PNP) has announced that Lawrence Rowe has been withdrawn as its parliamentary candidate for Central Kingston. “We thank Comrade Rowe for his service to the party and his efforts in representing the people of...

“AUTISM SPECTRUM disorder is a condition related to brain development that impacts how a person perceives and socialises with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication. The disorder also includes limited and repetitive...

THE PUBLIC is invited to join the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) at the official opening ceremony of their Exercise Event Horizon 2025, on Monday, January 13, at 9 a.m. A key feature of the opening ceremony will be a Sail and Fly Past of maritime and...

LOS ANGELES (AP): Fires raging in the Los Angeles area reduced some 10,000 structures to ash and rubble, killed at least 10, displaced thousands of others and spread over an area larger than the size of San Francisco. The blazes started Tuesday,...

As she celebrated her 85th birthday on Wednesday, stalwart entrepreneur M. Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe credited her good eating habits for sustaining her life to this moonstone year. While in her 50s and before returning to her homeland Jamaica,...

MINISTER OF Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, is encouraging local farmers to return to sugarcane production amid positive growth signals in the sector. The developments include a US$1-million investment by Pan Caribbean Sugar Company...

Kerron 'Piggy' Mason, who was wanted in connection with a series of larcenies and burglaries in St Andrew, was taken into custody today by the police after the motor car he was driving crashed and overturned along Slipe Pen Road. The police...

The National Works Agency (NWA), through contractors, will this weekend ramp up its activities to have roads in the Corporate Area, Clarendon, and Portmore, St Catherine addressed through the Government's $2-billion patching programme that...

Two foreign nationals were among four persons arrested and charged on Wednesday in relation to the seizure of a loaded gun during a traffic stop on Princess Street in downtown Kingston. Charged with breaches of the Firearms Act are 22-year-old...

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is reporting that it has enhanced security measures across healthcare facilities, including at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, arising from incidents of abuse and threats directed at healthcare...

Opposition Spokesperson on Health, Dr Alfred Dawes, has voiced his dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Health's lack of response to allegations of negligence at Bustamante Hospital following the death of Alexandrianna Jones. He is calling for...

The permit breaches at the residential development by Estatebridge Holdings Limited and the commercial property developed by a company for which Councillor for the Maxfield Division, Dennis Gordon, is a principal, have been...

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is assuring Jamaicans that multipurpose cleaners available locally under the Fabuloso brand are safe to use. Inspector with Oversight of the Import and Domestic Commodities Inspectorate,...

Toll road operator TransJamaican Highway Limited is warning the public against a scam targeting customers. In a notice, the company says it is aware that some customers have received text messages encouraging them to click on a link to...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged residents of St Mary to take increased personal responsibility in fostering the peaceful resolution of domestic disputes. Holness noted that while there has been a welcomed 40 per cent reduction in murders...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, is encouraging ministries which have not yet signed up to the Government’s MyHR+ platform, to do so. “This is to ensure that all employees are on an essential system, so that payrolls can...

The United States Embassy in Kingston is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Global US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grants programme. This opportunity, funded by the US Department of State, provides grants for the...

A 50-year-old man was found bludgeoned to death at his home in Bog Walk, St Catherine, on Thursday night. The deceased is Orville Williams, a  labourer of Swamp Lane, Bog Walk. About 8:45 p.m., the Bog Walk police received information...

Firefighters are hoping for a break Friday from the fierce winds that have fuelled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighbourhoods and setting the nation's second-largest city on edge. On Thursday...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Patrick Prendergast, director of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), has emphasised the need for a strategic initiative to ensure that all Jamaicans are aware of and appreciate the events that led to the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents and environmentalists are increasingly concerned about the destruction of the once vibrant mangroves along the roadway from Martha Brae to Market Street in Falmouth, Trelawny, to facilitate the expansion of the resort...