A 17-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man, both from Clarks Hill district, St Andrew, have been charged after allegedly attacking a man they accused of harbouring a stranger in the community. Jerome Dixon, a mason, has been charged with breaches of...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two United States border inspectors in Southern California have been charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to allow people to enter the country through the nation’s busiest port of entry without showing documents,...

A police constable was attacked and stabbed in the head by a prisoner at the Montego Bay lock-up in St James on Saturday. The constable, who is assigned to the police’s Detention and Courts Division, was taken to the Cornwall Regional Hospital...

Sprint hurdler Danielle Williams became the first Jamaican to win a Grand Slam title when she topped the standings in the women’s short hurdles race group with 20 points earlier today at the National Stadium. Williams raced to 11.54 seconds to...

Four firearms and three rounds of ammunition were today seized at a house in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine and a male occupant was arrested as a police-military team visited the area following last night’s gun attack that left three...

A 47-year-old vendor was shot and killed in St Ann last night and his motor vehicle stolen. Dead is Conroy Hills, ‘otherwise called ‘Bigga’, of Roaring River in Steer Town. Reports are that about 12:20, Hills was shot along a roadway. The...

The Kingston East police have charged a man after he was allegedly held with a gun in a bag at a party on Mountain View Avenue early this morning. Charged with being in possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition...

Three people were shot in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine last night. They were taken to the nearby Spanish Town Hospital, where they are currently receiving treatment. No motive has yet been established for the gun attack. Reports are...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Saturday said an “angry mob” prevented its officials from seizing several high-end vehicles, including a Ferrari, a Rolls Royce and Lamborghini Roadster, from the home of businessman,...

A mother has been charged by the St Catherine police for failing to report her 17-year-old son after he allegedly committed a crime against a minor. She is 40-year-old Sanya Simms, a higgler of Water Lane, Junction, and Toms River, St Mary who is...

ON THIS fifth Sunday in Lent, Prophet Isaiah is clearly using literary strategy in his preaching in Chapter 43. He refers to the significant event of the exodus from Egypt; and then has the nerve to say, “Do not remember the former things, or...

GOD WILL bypass procedures, natural laws and known processes to establish his will in your life. He will do things that will defy all human logic, and things that will make people know that you are truly serving a living God – a God that with him...

Big question: How can we be at peace with someone who doesn’t seem to want to be at peace with us? Tough one, eenh? … Let’s tackle this one together. It may be a spouse, a neighbour, a co-worker, or a friend-now-turned-enemy etc. An easy way out...

WASHINGTON (AP): There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to American presidents and civil rights icons...

THE MANCHESTER Co-operative Credit Union (1977) Limited (MCCU) recently hosted its 2025 Blast Off event at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville under the theme ‘Grow, Transform and Thrive’. The MCCU team was joined by its affiliate entities, whose...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang, who is also the member of parliament for Northwest St James, has promised party leader and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to deliver the parish’s five parliamentary...

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Wait-A-Bit in Trelawny were in a militant mood yesterday as they staged a protest in front of the community’s police station and blocked the main thoroughfare to express their outrage over what they claim was the...

NEW YORK (AP): Rihanna is no stranger to defying convention. The nine-time Grammy winner has turned a string of hits, including Umbrella and Work, into a business empire valued at $1.4 billion, earning her a spot on last year’s Forbes list of the...

As a mother of two autistic sons, Sydia Allen has learned that putting others before herself is essential, and should be the guiding principle of her life. In recognition of Autism Awareness Month in April, Allen – a nurse with 20 years’ of...

Director of Investigations at the Integrity Commission Kevon Stephenson has asked 12 public bodies to submit to the anti-corruption body particulars of land and asset divestment, public-private partnerships, and acquisition activities. The public...

A leading civil society body is calling on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to deliver on his 2023 commitment to establish job descriptions for members of Parliament. Jeanette Calder, executive director of the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (...

BLACK RIVER Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth is the latest recipient of a state-of-the-art Digicel Smart Room. The school is the 20th institution on the island to receive the infrastructure from the Digicel Foundation. Senior Education...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) family bade farewell to former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Enthrose Campbell, who retired on December 31, 2024. Team members gathered at the agency’s head office on Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston recently,...

THE SEASIDE community of Treasure Beach in south St Elizabeth is known the world over for its laid back charm and rustic allure, not to mention the Calabash Literary Festival. It is also home to many artisans and artists, and from Saturday, April...

A correctional officer who was reportedly held with an illegal weapon during a traffic stop in Kingston in February was today offered $1.5 million bail. The 35-year-old defendant, Richard Newton, was offered bail in the Gun Court by Justice Lisa...

Fifty-five-year-old Robert Chin, who was caught attempting to smuggle 26.5 pounds of cocaine to the United States in his luggage, was spared prison time after he was fined $813,000 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Chin, who is...

A 52-year-old man who is said to be of unsound mind was fatally shot by police after he allegedly attacked a mental health worker in Mandeville, Manchester, on Wednesday. He is Dwayne Clarke, of Mike Town district, Manchester. Reports are that...

The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) will launch its Budget Breakdown 2025 report on Thursday, delving into the government’s recently announced budget. The launch is open to the public and will take place at The UWI Regional Headquarters...

The new permanent representative of Haiti to the Organization of American States (OAS), Myrtha Désulmé, recently presented her credentials to the secretary general of the OAS, Luis Almagro, during a ceremony that took place at the organisation’s...

Former Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, assumed office as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth on Tuesday, April 1, pledging to advance the values of the Commonwealth Charter at a time of...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to screen for colorectal cancer, as it continues to be an increasing cause of death on the island. The call comes from Radiation Oncologist and Head of the Radiotherapy Department for the National Cancer Treatment...

Curtis Nathaniel McInnis, a remarkable centenarian, recently celebrated his extraordinary life journey, offering a powerful testament to perseverance, hard work, and unwavering integrity. Born on March 17, 1924, in Bennett, a small community near...

Child rights advocacy group, Hear The Children’s Cry, has asserted that the recent reports of a sexual assault incident at a primary school in Kingston is another glaring example of the fact that Jamaica is morally on a slippery slope, with...

The US Embassy has moved to address what it says are inaccuracies circulating online regarding the submission of documents during the visa application process. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, the embassy stated that...

Police have charged 27-year-old security guard, Akeim Lawson, otherwise called ‘Fire Biggs’, alleging that he was among a group of persons who stole a motor car from a man with whom they were purportedly meeting to purchase the vehicle. The Red...