AS JAMAICA’S housing market continues to evolve, with increasing demand and diverse needs, JN Bank is taking steps to drive home ownership through the reintroduction of its ‘Billion Dollar Club Promotion’. The incentive programme targets realtors...

AS THE awareness for eco-conscious living increases, businesses are rising to the challenge of meeting the demand for sustainable products. Among those championing the cause is Kerry-Ann Willis, co-founder of Eco Smart, providers of innovative and...

IN A heartwarming demonstration of community spirit and innovation, the Sagicor Foundation, through its Sigma Run brand, hosted a fundraising event, Market on the Terrace. It successfully combined philanthropy, sustainability, and economic...

SENIOR MANAGER of Sales at JN Life Insurance Company, Othneil Blagrove, is urging Jamaicans who contribute to an individual retirement scheme or superannuation fund to take the ‘leap of faith’ and increase their contributions to the maximum of 20...

THE EFFORTS to exonerate Marcus Garvey did not die after his death, however, as over the years, many people and groups have been pressing the US government to clear his name, but they were mainly unsuccessful. In 1987, under Congressman John...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the death of Professor Sir Fitzroy 'Roy' Augier is a major loss to the academic, historical, literary, Jamaican and Caribbean communities.   A renowned historian and educator, Professor Sir Roy...

The police in Westmoreland have charged two persons over the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition during an operation in Lennox,  Darliston on Sunday. Charged is 38-year-old Phillip Warren, otherwise called 'Max,...

The Jamaica Defence Force soldier who was killed in an attack along Molynes Road in St Andrew early this morning has been identified. He is 26-year-old Private Fernado Dixon. The identities of his attackers, who were travelling on a motorcycle, are...

Upset residents have mounted fiery roadblocks along sections of Mountain View in St Andrew. They are reportedly upset over a fatal police shooting in the community on Monday morning. The police have since issued an advisory urging motorists to...

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has announced the appointment of Tanya Lee Perkins as an Ambassador, marking a pivotal step in strengthening the team’s connections with stakeholders and sponsors. The JFF says Lee Perkins, a trailblazer in...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 18 people died and 10 others were injured in southern Nigeria after a gasolene tanker exploded, officials said. The accident happened along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in the southeastern state of Enugu after the...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the US on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on...

The St Andrew South police seized an AAC Honey Badger assault rifle with a magazine containing nineteen 5.56 rounds of ammunition during an operation on Crescent Road on Saturday. Reports are that at about 12:50 p.m., lawmen were in the area...

Three men are reportedly dead following an early morning attack along Molynes Road near the Olympia Crown Hotel in St Andrew. The roadway is currently blocked as police process the scene. According to police reports, around 4:40 a.m., an Audi...

Shadow minister on citizen security and productivity, Senator Peter Bunting has blasted the Dr Andrew Holness Government over its handling of the economy, saying the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration has been “operating a plantation-style...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the government of Canada, last Thursday launched the Gender-responsive Climate-smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean (GCAF) project at the S...

The Jah-Jah Foundation, in association with Witfield ‘Witty’ Henry, a dancehall promoter, will be hosting what is being touted as a massive health fair at Fletchers Land in Kingston this morning to provide medical check-ups for residents in and...

The reckoning with racism in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in the United States in May 2020, was also felt in Toronto, Canada. It resulted, a month later, in the establishment of ‘No Silence on Race’, a non-profit organisation...

The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) hosted another impactful “Conversations With Boys” (CWB) workshop on January 15, 2025, at Talk of the Town, Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The event provided a safe and interactive space for Grade 6...

Fiscal Advisory Committee Chairman Keith Duncan has warned against «lofty and impractical» promises, including raising the income tax threshold or slowing debt repayment, as Jamaica heads toward a general election due by September. "As election...

A 26-year-old truck driver was shot and killed in his community of York Street district in Linstead, St Catherine, on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Tyrone Harvey, also known as 'Nya. According to police reports, around 4:40 p.m...

Detectives have charged 29-year-old Daniel Dwyer of Waterworks, Westmoreland, with multiple offences under the Firearms Act after an incident at a gave-digging in Log Wood, in the parish earlier this month. Dwyer was charged with assault at...

A St Elizabeth man was shot dead while driving in Kingston early Saturday, causing his car to crash into a utility pole and catch fire. The deceased has been identified as Jarome King of Appleton Heights from Balaclava District, St Elizabeth. It'...

Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake has admitted to «gross negligence» in the force's mishandling of sensitive records belonging to the law enforcement body that investigates sexual and child abuse. In a statement on Friday, the Jamaica...

A 28-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his younger brother during a fight in May Pen, Clarendon on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Kemroy Brown, otherwise called 'Blacks,' a labourer of Hazard Drive in the parish....

AFTER WE have prayed, written and planned the new things we will do in this new year, we need to launch out. “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,” Philippians 3:13. Forgetting the former failures, hindrances, setbacks, and...

WHEN YOU have a good relationship with God, He exempts, protects, extracts you from troubles, destruction and the general experience – things that destroy others will not touch you. When others are dying you will be coming alive. When others are...

IT WAS an “if I perish, I perish” moment! The Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde, delivering the homily at the inauguration service for President Donald Trump, spoke a profoundly prophetic word. She never shouted. She never raised her voice. She was never...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): NOVAK DJOKOVIC posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media yesterday, more than 24 hours after being booed at the Australian Open when he quit playing one set into his semifinal because of what he said at...

AP: LIVERPOOL KEPT up their charge towards the Premier League title by thrashing Ipswich 4-1 and staying six points clear at the top yesterday. Mohamed Salah scored his 100th league goal at Anfield and his 23rd overall this season. The win was “...

As Jamaica experiences an increase in seismic activity, Flow is taking proactive measures to ensure its safety monitors are well-prepared. In observance of Earthquake Awareness Month, the company hosted a comprehensive safety seminar under the...

The Comfort Hall Primary and Infant School in Clarendon kicked off the new year with a vibrant transformation, courtesy of Jamalco through its Jamalcoans in Action (J-Action) voluntary initiative. A team of Jamalco volunteers, alongside teachers...

Newly commissioned justices of the peace (JPs) for Manchester are being implored to carry out their duties with integrity, and promote and protect the rights of individuals. President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, made the...

The St Ann Homecoming and Heritage Foundation has welcomed the presidential pardon granted to the Rt Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The foundation’s Chairman Lance Neita has said that the foundation has long advocated for the pardon and now looks...

WHILE MARCUS GARVEY’S popularity and influence were growing in the USA, so was the suspicion with which he was held by US government officials. They had never seen the likes of him, and the fact that he was not an American made the suspicion even...