The National Housing Trust (NHT) has a court order to seize and sell property belonging to private developer Dexim Holdings Limited to recover $10 million owed under a settlement over a failed $2.5-billion housing deal. That seizure order was...

They carry a heavy burden. But, tethered to sworn oaths, familial bonds, and even fear, some officers within police forces across the world opt for secrecy and inaction when members of their squads openly act outside of policy. God forbid those...

WESTERN BUREAU: Robert George*, a former high school athlete with big hopes of owning a record label, was devastated when diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 19. A decade later, George continues to fight to get his life “back on track” as...

Mahoe Gaming Enterprises Limited (MGEL), which burst onto the lottery scene almost five years ago, is moving to suspend four of its games because of financial challenges that are impacting its operations. Mahoe Gaming, in a February 5, 2025 letter...

A hotel executive and her mother were in stunned disbelief after they found out last Wednesday that sensitive personal information from a transaction with Access Financial Services (AFS) was openly accessible on the Internet. They found out through...

A Portmore man who allegedly presented a fake driver's licence to the police during a traffic stop is set to reappear in the St Catherine Parish Court on April 25. Thirty-eight-year-old Mariano Oliver of Gregory Park, Portmore,...

The police are advising persons that messages circulating on social media detailing an alleged case of kidnapping in Liguanea, St Andrew, are false. The Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force says the Force's...

Police have arrested and charged an Irish citizen who reportedly attempted to smuggle cocaine out of Jamaica through the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston on Thursday. Forty-one-year-old construction worker, Martin McConolgue,...

A 17-year-old boy who is charged with the attempted murder of his sister was on Friday granted bail in the sum of $100,000 and is to appear in the Children's Court on April 3. He is answering to charges of attempted murder and assault...

Some 1,200 residents of Mason Hall, a hilly community in western St Mary, now have access to piped water following the completion of phase one of a new multimillion-dollar water supply system installed by the Government. The new system was...

The St Catherine police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in the parish on Friday.  The police revealed that the body, believed to be that of a man known as Andre Whyte, was found in the...

THE NATIONAL Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is seeking to promote civic pride across the country with the launch of its ‘Pass the Broom’ public education initiative, aimed at encouraging community involvement in keeping public spaces...

LONDON: Dr Neville Lawrence, father of Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered in a racist attack in April 1993, has called for David Norris, one of two men jailed for his murder to name the others involved. This comes after a Parole Board report...

LONDON: After almost 12 months serving as chairwoman of Watford Borough Council in south west Hertfordshire, Councillor Dawn Allen-Williamson, who is of Jamaican descent, is proud of her role as leader of government business for a major British...

Kwame McPherson, the first Jamaican to win (in 2023) the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, has been invited to represent the Caribbean by The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the 34th edition of the Abu Dhabi...

Today, the communities of Rock River and Moores in Clarendon will come together to celebrate the remarkable 100th birthday of Miss Doris Miller, a beloved figure whose life has been a testament to dedication, generosity, and community spirit. Born...

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) and the Government are claiming 'victory' after the Supreme Court lifted an injunction blocking the enforcement of the Portmore parish law. The ruling follows the Government's «unequivocal undertaking»...

The Court of Appeal has reinstated a lawsuit filed by principal of Jamaica College Wayne Robinson against former president of the school’s Old Boys Association, Major Basil Jarrett, a year after it was thrown out by a judge of the Supreme Court...

The Government says it never intended to enforce the Portmore parish law until constituency boundaries are settled, pushing back against Opposition claims of potential constitutional breaches. The assertion is contained in documents filed on...

There is growing public trust in the Domestic Violence Intervention Centres that are located on police compounds in eight parishes across the island, the police have asserted. The country currently has 10 centres operating on police compounds in...

A 29-year-old man who was found guilty of shooting at a police party six years ago was sentenced to 15 years and five months' imprisonment when he appeared in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday. He is Romario Small, also known as 'Tommy...

A 40-year-old Westmoreland woman who allegedly used a machete to chop her neighbour multiple times during a dispute over a water pipe on March 19, has been charged. The accused, Kerry-Ann Clarke of Bastard Cedar Walk in Petersfield, has been...

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed. Footage shared on social media from...

WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent Othneil Dobson, the divisional commander for the Westmoreland police, has unveiled a strategic plan to enhance the law enforcement capabilities of the police in the western parish, which he hopes will result in...

President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr Mark Smith, implored students of Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St Catherine, to use technology wisely, emphasising its importance in the modern working environment. “I urge you to be...

In an ambitious move to combat mother-to-child transmission of diseases like HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and chagas disease, 15 Caribbean nations are coming together under a project funded by the India-United Nations Development Partnership Fund...

A new wave of feminist activism is taking shape with the initiative Groundings With My Sisters, an intersectional feminist collective dedicated to promoting gender equity, inclusion, and creative expression. By harnessing the power of art and...

Not a single smartphone or tablet was in sight as students from Constant Spring Primary and Infant School, some dressed as their favourite literary characters, participated in a literacy fair held at the institution’s campus in St Andrew recently....

(AP) — King Charles III was briefly hospitalised for observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects’’ related to a scheduled cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. Charles is Jamaica's head of state. His...

Two men were arrested and charged after police operations in St Mary on Thursday allegedly uncovered illegal firearms and evidence linked to lottery scamming activities. Delroy Simmonds, 26, and Chadrick Higgins, 22, were taken into custody...

(AP) — The woman convicted of killing music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has been denied parole and will continue serving a life sentence for fatally shooting the rising young singer at a US motel in 1995, the state’s parole board announced...

Jamaica College’s Joseph Salmon picked up back-to-back discus gold medals at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Thursday after winning the Class One title with a throw of 62.14 metres. It is his first year in the...

The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Manchester businessman Jason Neil ended in an open verdict Thursday, with the jury unable to determine whether his death was a suicide or murder. King's Counsel KD Knight, who represented Neil’s family,...

WESTERN BUREAU: At age 83, Beverley Manley Duncan still stood tall as she soaked up the admiration of family and friends beneath the chandeliers at Hilton Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St James, where she was honoured by the People’s National Party (...

A building contractor was one of two men arrested by the St Andrew South police Thursday morning following an operation at a bar in the division. The men have been held on suspicion of possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession...