As cultural and religious diversity flourishes in Jamaica, the need for workplaces to adapt and support the rights of all employees has never been more crucial, noted Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr. Beginning with a...

Recovery grants and inputs are now restoring the livelihoods of 54 women business owners across three parishes, months after their operations were destroyed by Hurricane Beryl. The 54, which include women with disabilities, also received training...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Monday that El Salvador’s president has offered to accept deportees from the US of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United...

Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know how to view my United Kingdom immigration status online. – HH Dear HH, Persons can get access to their online immigration status by reviewing their eVisa. An eVisa is an online record of someone’s...

“It’s great,” said Sylvester Crawford, a poultry farmer from Treadlight district in Clarendon, as he expressed gratitude for receiving 50 birds and feeding supplies to support his livelihood. Crawford was among 30 farmers in May Pen who benefited...

TWENTY-FOUR FEMALE farmers from Manchester are celebrating a major milestone as the first graduates of 2025 from the Subsistence to Success (STS) programme; a transformative nine-week journey led by Kenyan missionaries Joseph and Alice Mulaa in...

Eligible entities are being encouraged to utilise the third window of the National Housing Trust (NHT) Employer Arrears Amnesty Programme to clear up outstanding contributions and become compliant. This phase of the programme runs up to March 31...

A curfew has been imposed in sections of Portland Cottage and Hayes in Clarendon. It began at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3 and will remain in effect until Wednesday, February 5. The boundaries in Portland Cottage are: North: From the Portland...

The decomposing body of a woman was today found in a barrel in a gully along Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, in the vicinity of Industrial Terrace. It is reported that before midday someone stumbled upon the barrel and raised an alarm. The body...

People’s National Party president Mark Golding on Sunday criticised the country's economic state, charging that a PNP government will improve the lives of Jamaicans. Golding, speaking at the presentation of the party’s candidate for North West St...

Amid a protest today, the National Water Commission (NWC) says it is not responsible for the sewage overflow along Waltham Park Road and East Road in St Andrew. The commission, in a media released, stated that it does not operate a wastewater...

Two days after non-profit groups sued the federal government over a stop-work order targeting programmes that provide information and guidance to people facing deportation, the US Justice Department reversed course and ordered that funding to the...

The police have imposed a curfew in sections of Ellerslie Pen and Tawes Meadows in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, February 5. The...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The state-owned Paria Fuel Trading Company Limited (Paria) says it has entered into an agreement with Petrojam Limited in Jamaica as it seeks to expand its bunkering services. In addition, Paria said it...

Taxi operators and residents on Monday mounted roadblocks along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew to protest the condition of the road surface and presence of wastewater along the roadway. The placard-bearing protestors gathered at the intersection...

The Child Diversion Branch (CDB) in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice is calling on upstanding Jamaicans to volunteer as mentors in its Child Diversion Programme. The programme targets children aged 12 to 17, who come into...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump held off Monday on his tariff threats against Mexico for one month of further negotiations after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 members of her country’s national guard to the...

Jamaica’s homicide figures since the start of the year show that the country is below its 2024 weekly average as the murder toll now stands at 73, according to the latest statistics published today by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This is...

A 23-year-old man is in police custody after he allegedly robbed a patron at a nightclub in Ewarton, St Catherine, and used an illegal gun to hit his victim during the incident on Sunday night. The accused is being held on suspicion of...

WESTERN BUREAU: Fidel Ferguson, one of five inmates who escaped from the lock-up at the Barnett Street Police Station in Montego Bay, St James, on December 14 last year, has been sentenced to a one-year imprisonment at hard labour for larceny of a...

The High Commission of India in Kingston celebrated the 76th Republic Day of India on January 26 at India House with the ceremonial flag unfurling in the morning. The celebrations continued in the evening in with the formal reception, where Kamina...

The auditorium at Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St Catherine, was abuzz with activity as grade-10 students gathered for an interactive road safety presentation, spearheaded by the National Helmet Wearing Coalition (NHWC), a project...

Fifteen tertiary students have been selected to get a year of hands-on experience across the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) under its now under way JPS Internship Programme. The annual programme sees an intake of final year students and...

Sagicor Sigma Run 2025 has welcomed Food For The Poor as a partner to help rake in United States (US) and Canadian donations for this year’s run. This is just one of the multiple channels the Sagicor Foundation is using to reach its ambitious...

Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake was on Sunday involved in a motor vehicle accident in St Ann. It is reported that shortly before midday the driver of a Toyota Fielder motor car overtook a line of traffic and collided with the vehicle carrying...

Slain veteran journalist Barbara Gayle was today remembered as a loving, jovial, and supportive person who impacted many lives. Gayle's thanksgiving was held today at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Andrew. The service was filled...

In 2024, the political temperature in Jamaica saw a dramatic shift, particularly surrounding the announcement of the long-overdue local government elections (LGE) scheduled for February 26. This event sparked a whirlwind of debates and heightened...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging motorists to exercise greater caution on the nation’s roadways. This follows revelation of a slight increase in the number of motor-vehicle crashes to which the JFB responded last year, when compared to 2023...

In June 2024, during an interview on The All-In Podcast, President Donald Trump outlined a bold vision for the more than one million international students in the US, promising green cards upon graduation. However, many fear this could be little...

MORE THAN 7,000 customers have responded to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Amnesty Programme, with many successfully formalising their contracts and reconnecting to the NWC’s network. Since the launch of the initiative on January 2,...

THE CHILD Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received a $10-million donation from businesswomen Dr Patricia Smith, who is a former ward of the State. The presentation was made during the agency’s 2024 Educational Achievement Awards...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), on Thursday, honoured 52 students for their outstanding academic performance in external examinations. They were awarded during the CPFSA’s 2024 Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony at the...

The case against Rushawn Patterson, who is accused of the October 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneka 'Slickianna' Townsend, was delayed in the St James Circuit Court today because the file is incomplete. The court was told that an...

A man was shot and killed by the police in Fort Stewart, St Mary during an alleged confrontation on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Joseph Williamson, otherwise called “Rider,” of the community. The...

The highly-anticipated Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGA-J) ended in chaos this morning after a dispute over the meeting's agenda escalated into a physical confrontation. Chairman...