Two women who reportedly assaulted another woman at a St James-based nightclub in March were freed on Wednesday after their case was settled through mediation. Isheka Thomas and Vanessa Ewers were before the St James Parish Court on the charge...

A St James man who reportedly injured his female neighbour during a brawl over a fire that he lit in his yard has been bound over to return to the St James Parish Court on May 21, following his first court appearance on Wednesday, April 16....

A St James resident who was reportedly held with several rounds of ammunition during a police operation in Montego Bay was offered bail in the sum of $400,000 when he appeared before the St James Parish Court on Wednesday. Twenty-four-year-old...

MILAN (AP) — A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed to the ground Thursday after a cable snapped, killing at least four people and critically injuring one, officials said. The snapped cable brought both the upward and downward-...

Two women who reportedly assaulted another woman at a St James-based nightclub in March were freed on Wednesday after their case was settled through mediation. Isheka Thomas and Vanessa Ewers were before the St James Parish Court on the charge...

The Clarendon husband accused of stabbing his wife to death, then setting their home on fire, told the police after he was cautioned: “me kill me wife”, a prosecutor disclosed on Thursday. The disclosure was made during Anray Williams’ first...

The Clarendon police seized a firearm during an operation in Palmers Cross in the parish on Wednesday. The May Pen police say between 11:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., police conducted a raid at a residence in the area. During a search of the premises...

Today’s continuation of the case against bauxite mining company Windalco, which is before the St Catherine Parish Court regarding a 2019 fish kill in the Rio Cobre, was postponed due to the unavailability of an attorney in the case. When the...

President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) Egerton Newman says the issue of taxi operators increasing fares at this time is not widespread. His assertion follows concerns by Transport Minister Daryl Vaz that...

The Clarendon husband accused of stabbing his wife to death, then setting their home on fire, told the police after he was cautioned: “me kill me wife”, a prosecutor disclosed on Thursday. The disclosure was made during Anray Williams’ first...

Dr Ana Touza is the new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize. The FAO says the rural sociologist and gender specialist brings more than two decades of experience in...

Surging United States tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to projections to be released next week by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, said Thursday...

Cops from the Kingston Western Division on Wednesday seized a Hi-Point nine millimetre rifle in an unfinished building on Ramsey Road, Kingston 13. Reports from the Denham Town police are that about 4:25 p.m., a team conducted a targeted...

WPM Waste Management Limited is stepping up efforts to rid major roadways in western Jamaica of derelict vehicles as part of ongoing efforts to improve the region’s cleanliness. Regional Operations Manager, Edward Muir, indicated that the entity...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A passenger who landed at the Piarco International Airport in Trinidad was shot and killed early Thursday shortly after his arrival and another person was wounded when gunmen opened fire on a car parked near the...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago. Macron also announced the creation...

April 15 marked a pivotal moment in Jamaica’s cannabis journey – 10 years since the enactment of the Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act (DDAA) of 2015, a landmark law that decriminalised small amounts of ganja and laid the groundwork for a regulated...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Francine Phillips-Kelly, medical officer of health for St James, says the parish remains vigilant in detecting mosquito-borne diseases such as yellow fever, even as Jamaica continues to battle a dengue outbreak. Addressing the...

In schools across Jamaica, there is a silent crisis brewing. Students who perceive, behave or process differently are often misunderstood, misdiagnosed or simply overlooked. In a country still grappling to fully incorporate special education into...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed and will be introducing a new qualification called the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC). The pilot for the new certification programme will be rolled out come September 2025,...

Western Bureau: Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven, the chief executive officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, says infirmed residents in St Elizabeth and Portland will now benefit from swift and secure transportation to...

In a thrilling climax to the 2024-2025 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica Robotics Championship, the Crimson Crocs from Campion College snagged the prestigious Inspire Award – a testament to the team’s embodiment of the spirit of STEM education and...

The St Thomas police have launched a murder investigation into the shooting death of a barber in the parish yesterday. The deceased is 37-year-old Damane Bryan, of Font Hill district, Trinityville, St Thomas. It is reported that about 4:00 a.m...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for US customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump's attempts to correct the trade imbalance between the world's...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has elevated its threat level following the police fatal shooting of Shacqol Pounal, otherwise called ‘Track Star’, who law enforcers say is a high-ranking member of the 7’s gang. "The 7’s gang, which...

The Government says the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project in St James is now about 60 per cent complete, with approximately $24.41 billion already invested as at March 31. The final cost is estimated to be $55.6 billion. The project is being...

A Portland resident has been charged after allegedly hitting a police constable in the face on Tuesday. He is 25-year-old labourer, Sanjay Hamilton, of Land Settlement, Port Antonio, Portland. He is charged with assaulting a constable. The...

A St Catherine man who pleaded guilty to using the seal of a justice of the peace (JP) to illegally certify several documents was ordered to pay a fine of $350,000 or spend 21 months in prison on Tuesday in the St Catherine Parish Court. The...

Jamaican fugitive Orville Pernell, who escaped from the Kingston Central police lock-up in December 2021, is in custody after being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Savannah, Georgia. The 32-year-old escaped...

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the Scottish government...

LONDON (AP) — Five years after COVID-19 triggered national lockdowns, economic uncertainty and killed millions, the World Health Organization’s member countries agreed on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines for how the international...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of George Griffiths, otherwise called 'Cookie', by the police during an alleged confrontation on Tuesday in Cambridge, St Elizabeth. The police report that about...

A smart bus stop is to be established in the community of Mount Salem, St James in short order. This was announced by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, during a press briefing at the St James Municipal Corporation on Monday. “We...

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Exporters at China’s largest trade fair spoke on Wednesday of stalled shipments and lower sales forecasts due to the ongoing trade war with the United States. Zhang Haiyun, overseas sales director for Airdog, an air...

Cops attached to the Kingston Western Division have seized an illegal gun in Denham Town. No arrest was made in connection with the seizure. Reports from the Denham Town police are that about 4:20 p.m., cops, acting on information, carried out a...