WASHINGTON, DC: Two outstanding Jamaican philanthropists are to receive special recognition at this year’s David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship’s red carpet gala, set for Saturday, March 8. The Washington, DC-based scholarship foundation will recognise...

CEMEX, A leading sustainable construction materials and solutions company with innovation and sustainability at its core, has recognised the outstanding efforts of two of its Jamaican employees for their unrelenting efforts in restoring the...

Jamar and Natassia Wright, founders of Mind Food International, a Kingston-based company that offers leadership training and human resources services in Jamaica and the diaspora, said investing in the growth and empowerment of individuals within a...

The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) has launched a public education campaign titled ‘Big Man Ting’. This media initiative aims to promote positive masculinity by engaging men and boys as allies in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV)...

KINGSTON-BORN Isaac Edmestone Barnes, a trained surveyor and fruit exporter, established his own church, the Kingston Christadelphian Assembly, at 26½ Mark Lane. To escape racism in Jamaica he travelled to Britain, and then as a missionary to...

A man has been arrested over the seizure of a firearm on Maxfield Avenue in St Andrew on Friday morning. The Taurus 9mm pistol was affixed with an empty magazine, a police statement said. The Hunts Bay police said the gun was found during the...

Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has rejected Jamaicans for Justice’s (JFJ) criticisms over the high rate of fatal police shootings, arguing that the rights group is misguided and seeking relevance. In a video statement released on Friday,...

Ground has been broken for a $124-million cold storage facility at the greenhouse cluster in Content, Kirkvine, Manchester, which is expected to benefit more than 1,500 farmers and producers. The initiative is being implemented by the Government...

MIAMI (AP) — A jury in Miami has convicted the founder of an orphanage in Haiti of sexually abusing boys at the facility in Port-au-Prince. Court records show 73-year-old Michael Geilenfeld was found guilty Thursday night of six counts of...

A 19-year-old labourer from Huntley district, Manchester, who was found hiding under a bed after allegedly breaking into a house in his community, has been charged. Shane Powell was charged Wednesday with house breaking and larceny over the...

Over 4,000 Jamaicans have yet to collect their $20,000 disbursement from the Government under the Reverse Income Tax Credit initiative. Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says the funds were disturbed to remittance agencies. TAJ says these 4,171...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first US inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7. On Friday, he became...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons to adopt a simple yet life-saving habit of closing their bedroom doors while sleeping. Commissioner, JFB, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that this practice can increase survival chances and reduce...

There was an increased security presence at the St Catherine Parish Court today as dancehall artiste Kiprich, whose given name is Marlon Plunkett, made his first court appearance on allegations of promoting gang violence. Kiprich was charged by...

The police are mourning the death of a policewoman who reportedly died by suicide this morning in St Ann. Constable Alsiania Flynch of St Ann allegedly shot herself in the head. Reports are that she visited the office of the Firearm Licensing...

Hundreds of residents of Thompson Town and surrounding communities in Clarendon are now receiving improved services at the renovated health centre, done at a cost of $25 million. The project was carried out under the Government’s Operation...

Business operators and residents in Westmoreland and from nearby parishes are invited to participate in the National Housing Trust (NHT) Compliance 365 Expo today. This event, which will take place at the Savanna-la-Mar Methodist Church, forms...

Proper nutrition is the foundation of a child’s growth, shaping both their physical and cognitive development. This fundamental belief guided the life’s work of Patricia Thompson, registered nutritionist and founder and executive director of the...

Wes Hall, chairman and CEO of Kingsdale Advisors, a shareholder advisory firm, has been included in the newly launched 19-member Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-United States (US) Relations announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the...

I Persist is Dr Patricia Smith’s latest book, capturing her odyssey through life-sapping abandonment by her mother into the arms of a cruel grand aunt who subjected her to daily trauma and abuse. Adding to her trauma was exploitation through...

On the heels of an announcement that global tech giant Meta intends to make significant investments into artificial intelligence (AI)-powered humanoid robots, one local information technology (IT) professional is adding his voice to the call for...

Member of Parliament for St Catherine East Central Alando Terrelonge has issued a strong condemnation of statements made by Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas regarding the contentious community meeting on Portmore's proposed parish status....

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed legislation that will allow the Minister of Finance and the Public Service to directly appoint the private sector members of the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) board. The Bill, an Act to Amend the...

The Government is equipping stakeholders in the local craft sector to claim a greater share of the lucrative global handicraft market. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, said the international market was valued at US...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed legislation to allow for the exemption of locally recruited employees of the World Bank from the payment of income tax. The legislation, Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Act, was piloted by...

Excelsior Community College recognised Robert Hill, Chief Executive Officer and Town Clerk of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, as a distinguished past student during its annual graduation ceremony (Class of 2024) held at the...

The Rotary Club of St Andrew recognised two exemplary professionals at the annual Orville Walker Vocational Service Awards, held on Tuesday at The Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. This prestigious award celebrates individuals who embody Rotary’s...

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has dismissed concerns about extrajudicial police killings, asserting that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is now a more intelligence-driven organisation that knows the criminals and "will find them...

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 $0.25 to sell for 154.17 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will also go up by $0.25 to sell for 162.19....

Former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, was today remanded for trial on January 12 next year in relation to the murder of his wife, Melissa. The 52-year-old businessman was arrested and charged on...

Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas has strongly condemned what he described as the «disorderly and disruptive actions» of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters at Tuesday evening’s community consultation on the Government’s proposal to grant Portmore...

Firefighters are battling a massive warehouse fire on Great George Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. There are no reports of casualties. Just after 6 p.m., Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Danree Delancy, said the fire was still «raging» but was...

A midair collision involving two small planes in the US state of Arizona killed at least two people Wednesday morning, authorities said. Federal air-safety investigators said two people were on board each plane as they collided near Marana...

A taxi operator was on Tuesday night shot in Spanish Town, St Catherine by gunmen posing as passengers. It is reported that about 8:45 p.m. the taxi operator was travelling along Fairfield Road when he was stopped by two men requesting...

Approximately $139.3 billion is owed to the Government through outstanding taxes and the associated penalties, interests and surcharges, the Ministry of Finance has disclosed. Forty-two per cent of the arrears are older than seven years, Finance...