Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Audrey Marks, has accepted an invitation to participate in the 60th inauguration ceremonies, marking Donald J. Trump’s return to the presidency alongside his running mate Senator J.D. Vance. The ambassador’s...

The community of Mount Salem in Montego Bay is set to become the epicentre of a youth-driven social change initiative, powered by a timely micro grant funding from the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS). The micro grants represent a...

TORONTO: The chairperson of the board of Canada’s largest public transportation system says its 2025 operating and capital budget is a massive step in the right direction for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Jamaal Myers, who was elected the...

The pair of Roje Stona and Shanieka Ricketts were crowned winners of the 2024 RJRGleaner National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year this evening at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The 25-year-old Stona had a stellar year which saw him kick-...

A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade. The patients sued Dr. Derrick Todd, who has been accused of performing unnecessary...

The Government has taken a significant step towards youth mental health services in Western Jamaica with the official opening of the St James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre. The facility is located at the renovated Corinaldi Avenue Primary...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police at a Georgia airport arrested an airline pilot on a DUI charge as he was making pre-flight checks aboard a Southwest Airlines flight with bloodshot eyes and reeking of what smelled like alcohol, according to a police...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is questioning the motives behind an auditor general finding that his flagship housing programme for poor Jamaicans is offering duplicated services. Holness called the finding baseless and unfair. The New Social...

The woman who was on Wednesday night hit by a car while crossing the Mandela Highway in Central Village, St Catherine has succumbed to her injuries in hospital. Kemisha Thompson, 27, a cosmologist of Washington Drive in Windsor Heights in Central...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, police said Friday. Police said Rhymes, whose legal name is Trevor Smith, was issued a desk appearance ticket for third-degree assault, a...

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...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will be moving to expand its social housing programme to assist Jamaicans who are in need to repair or partially rebuilt their homes as it seeks to improve their circumstances. The Government’s...

The police in St James on Thursday seized a mini AR15 rifle with a magazine containing nineteen 5.56 cartridges at a premises on Ducketts Road in Cambridge. Reports from the Cambridge police are that about 6:30 a.m., a team of lawmen were on...

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...

HARTFORD, Jan 17, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has arrested two Jamaican nationals convicted of criminal offences in the US, including one wanted in Jamaica. ICE said they had arrested Sanjay...

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...