Twenty-two-year-old Oneek Henry, otherwise called ‘CJ’, of Top Hill, Mount Carey, St James, has been charged with several offences following a shooting incident in his community on July 5, 2024. He has been charged with three counts of shooting...

People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has confirmed that “discussions” were held with ousted Kingston Central caretaker Lawrence Rowe regarding the “possibility” of him being appointed to the Senate and a state board...

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting 22 per cent progress in the implementation of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. “This is up from the 20 per...

The Independent Commission of Investigations is probing an incident in which a man and a woman were shot and injured at the Ewarton Police Station in St Catherine on Thursday night. About 7:57 p.m., a member of the police team was reportedly...

Thirty-five-year-old Peter Walters was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment for his wife's murder and must serve 18 years and five months behind bars before he becomes eligible to apply for parole. On June 19, 2023, he pleaded guilty to...

WESTERN BUREAU: The traffic accident case involving Hanover Custos Dr David Stair and senior justice of the peace Alvin Jackson, which was expected to be transferred to either the Westmoreland Parish Court or the St James Parish Court due to the...

WESTERN BUREAU: British national Rachael Quayle, who was allegedly caught with cocaine valued at J$45 million stashed in assorted food items at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James, last August, is expected to have a...

WESTERN BUREAU: Christopher Keddo, the Westmoreland-based tour bus operator who was arrested on January 6 after the police allegedly found 17 parcels of cocaine in his vehicle, was offered bail in the sum of $1.5 million when he appeared in the St...

For 2025, the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run is set to raise funds to support three key Jamaican institutions — Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, and the Father Ho Lung...

Western Bureau: The Caribbean, one of the world’s most sought-after vacation destinations, is witnessing a dynamic shift in tourism trends as it rebounds from the global pandemic. Travelers are redefining what they seek in a vacation, with an...

The Benson Ford in St Andrew will be reduced to single lane traffic on Friday and thereafter closed for a week as the National Works Agency (NWA) undertakes repairs to correct defects in the concrete slab. The defects are in relation to the $19.2...

WASHINGTON (AP) —The Supreme Court ‘s decision could come Friday in the case about whether TikTok must shut down in a few days under a federal law that seeks to force its sale by the Chinese company that owns the social media platform used by 170...

Ousted former People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for the Kingston Central constituency Lawrence Rowe says he has resigned from the opposition party amid discontentment with its leadership. Rowe, who was last week removed as the party’s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is growing steadily in the face of war, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates. It just isn’t growing fast enough to bring relief to the world’s poorest, the World Bank said Thursday in its...

A man was gunned down outside his home in Cumberland, Portmore, St Catherine on Thursday. It is reported that Garth Taylor pulled up and parked at his Potterdale Drive premises when men on a motorcycle came up and opened fire. Taylor was shot...

Thirty-nine-year-old Vincent Dunn, who was charged for the death of his ex-girlfriend in a vehicular crash in the Bog Walk Gorge, was freed in the St Catherine Circuit Court, after the Crown conceded it could not mount a successful prosecution....

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green has highlighted significant growth in Jamaica's poultry sector over the past decade, with an annual production increase of 22.4 per cent. Speaking at the opening of CB Group’s $15-billion air-chill...

Mayor of Kingston,Andrew Swaby, says the traffic changes that were implemented in downtown Kingston during the Christmas season will remain in effect. He said that the police have recommended the continuation of the measures, which were put in...

The increasing opportunities within the tourism industry brought about by technology will be explored at the upcoming Global Tourism Resilience Conference, says Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett. The event will be held at the Princess Grand...

The Jamaica National Group was the title sponsor for the Race for Hope 5K and Kids Fun Run, which was held on January 12 at the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens. This year’s event was geared towards raising funds for preserving the botanical gardens,...

Woman Ignite Foundation (WIF) remains steadfast in pursuing its objectives of providing support for young women that have experienced significant challenges including trauma, incarceration, abuse, teenage pregnancy or human trafficking. According...

Lascelles Employees and Partners Co-operative Credit Union, in partnership with Sherwin Williams Ja Ltd, visited Hope’s House on Friday, January 10. Team members from Lascelles Employees and Partners Co-operative Credit Union and Sherwin Williams...

Fontana Pharmacy is delighted to announce the successful completion of its annual Barbican Treat initiative, held on New Year’s Day. This heartfelt effort brought much-needed support and cheer to the Barbican community, reinforcing Fontana’s...

Last year, Jamaica mourned the loss of several remarkable individuals; from musical geniuses, to business stalwarts and exemplary public servants. The contributions of these prominent Jamaicans to nation-building will be remembered for generations...

Reports from the Earthquake Unit (EQU) have indicated that 2024 was a year of significant seismic activity. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank today at the agency’s head office in St Andrrw, Head and Research Fellow at the...

The People’s National Party (PNP) on Wednesday evening officially presented retired Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor as its candidate for Kingston Central in the next general elections, due by September, with mass endorsement from party...

The police in St Mary have imposed curfews in the communities of Enfield in Annotto Bay and Albion Mountain and Free Hill in Port Maria. The security measures began at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, and will run until 6:00 p.m. on Friday,...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of one of its members. Dead is Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Private Lenard McNally who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies...

The Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group today inaugurated its new state-of-the-art air-chill processing plant, representing a significant leap in sustainable poultry production. The plant is located within the group’s 1,000-acre eco-industrial park in...

Motorists will pay more for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $1.60 to sell for $155.29 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $0.71 to sell for $163.29....

Patrick Casserly, a transformative figure in Jamaica’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, has passed away at the age of 58. He died today at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James after a prolonged battle with cancer. Renowned for his...

The late principal of Jessie Ripoll Primary School, O'Neil Stevens, and his wife, Camesha Lindsay-Stevens, were remembered today at a memorial service in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, following their tragic deaths in a car crash. “He was a...

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, the United States and Qatar said Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies...

Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon says the right balance is needed to address the grooming issues in schools which surfaced again recently at the McGrath High School in Treadways, St Catherine, after a male student was allegedly barred from...

Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, says repairing of cables that connect the cameras under the JamaicaEye programme is under way. Speaking in the House of Representatives on, Chang explained that maintenance of the system was a...