Manchester car dealer Sandre Swaby, otherwise called 'Budha', was on Monday charged for the May 2024 shooting death of a man at his gate in Lancaster district. Swaby, who is from Bethel Isle in Newport district, is charged with murder...

Minister of Finance Fayval Williams has stated that the contraction in the local economy for the December quarter was less than had been projected by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday,...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it is deeply disturbed by the alleged sexual assault of a six-year-old girl by an 11-year-old boy at the Jessie Ripoll Primary School in St Andrew. CPFSA says its investigations into...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced a two-month extension of its Special Arrears Settlement Programme, which allows taxpayers with outstanding debt for selected tax types to pay the arrears without incurring penalties, interest and...

Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes is asserting that Jamaica is facing a “cancer crisis” due to the lack of properly functioning diagnostic equipment in the island’s hospitals. Speaking at a press conference today, Dawes, who is also...

NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers have been suspended after being charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint about an illegal brothel, prosecutors said Monday. Officers Justin McMillan...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons to refrain from charging electronic devices overnight, to prevent fire hazards. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that devices such as mobile phones, and tablet and laptop computers...

The St Andrew South police are working to identify a human torso found near a gully along Chesterfield Drive last night. Reports are that about 9:30 p.m., passers-by discovered the remains and alerted the police. Upon their arrival, cops found a...

NEW YORK (AP) — United States Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through on the...

A motorcyclist who was injured in a crash in Manchester on Sunday has passed away. He is 26-year-old tiler Brandon Thompson of Inverness district in the parish, who died on Monday. Reports are that about 3:20 a.m. on March 30, Thompson was...

There was a fatal police shooting in Cassia Park, St Andrew this morning. A man was shot dead in an alleged confrontation with police along Reece Road. The identity of the deceased is not known at this time. The area has been cordoned off by the...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), through its Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (BIGEE) Programme, hosted the Boost Her Biz Pitch Sessions...

President of the Kiwanis Club of Kendall in South Dade, Florida, Joy-Ann Humphrey, has donated scientific and technological equipment to the George Cohen Basic School in Eastern Portland to support the growth and development of its students....

University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor, Donna P. Hope, is highlighting the importance of elevating positive female role models in the society. She argued that shining a light on accomplished females creates powerful images for women and...

Custos of Clarendon, Edith Chin, has welcomed the Government’s investment in the renovation of the Frankfield Health Centre in the parish. She noted that the project “underscores a fundamental commitment to community health care that will yield...

Barbara Feinstein, the United States (US) deputy assistant secretary for Caribbean Affairs, Haiti and Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, has lauded former Jamaican Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks for her role in strengthening...

“Crocs are shy. They stay away from noise, and they don’t like crowds. They get stressed easily.” Such were the words of conservationist Lawrence Henriques as he sought to allay fears concerning one of Jamaica’s earliest inhabitants – the...

Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Sunday after five weeks battling pneumonia that nearly killed him. He could barely lift his arms to bless the crowd. His eyes were sunken, face bloated. And he visibly...

Several charges have been laid against a St Ann carpenter following an armed robbery in Spring Valley Heights, Valley Bush, St Mary, on March 23. He is 28-year-old Ranaldo Lee, otherwise called 'Pops', of Middle Street, Ocho Rios...

Chief Executive Officer at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, says an assessment is to be done and a meeting held with vendors following Sunday's fire at the Pearnel Charles Arcade in downtown Kingston....

Former councillor for the Above Rocks division, Neil Powell, has won the selection contest to represent the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in St Catherine North Central. The crucial run-off against businessman Paul Brown was held at the Tulloch Primary...

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...