Earl Jarrett, chief executive officer of The Jamaica National Group, has lauded Expo Jamaica 2025, held at the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre from April 3 to 6, for its strong showing and its organisers for again providing a...

WITH REPORTS consistently highlighting challenges regarding debt management, particularly credit card debt in Jamaica, to include poor usage and limited knowledge and understanding of how credit cards work, Rose Miller, financial education...

MICHAEL MARAGH, chief financial officer at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, urged JN Life Insurance employees to celebrate small wins while running their own race in life, encouraging them not to focus on others if they want to achieve their...

Rooted in the rich soil of Rastafari culture and reggae tradition, Karbon is an artiste whose music radiates authenticity, soul, and deep respect for the culture he represents. With a voice that carries warmth and conviction, Karbon has quickly...

Tributes and gifts rained on members of the winning 2025 TVJ Schools’ Challenge Quiz winner, Titchfield High School, along with their coaches, during a hyped-up ceremony on Monday at the Portland-located institution. It was Daryl Vaz, minister with...

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is considered the most widely observed of any Jewish holiday,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism landscape is now entering a new era, as LCH Developments is partnering with global lifestyle hospitality group Ennismore, which is a part of the Accor Group, to launch the island’s first luxury branded residences...

WESTERN BUREAU: Pastor Ted Wilson, the president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), has commended Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for the Jamaican government’s stance on upholding the country’s reputation for religious...

It has become the norm for alumni of Jamaica’s high schools to contribute financially to the improvement of their school’s physical plant. And Radcliffe Kerlew, managing director of MO7 Maintenance and Construction Company Limited, is the...

Camperdown High School in east Kingston is one of two schools chosen to participate in an essay competition in which the student with the best essay wins $1 million. Fifty students from Camperdown will participate in the competition. Jamaica’s...

A 27-year-old truck driver and sales representative has been charged with a murder committed in 2021 during a dispute. He is Joel Needham of Golden Grove district, St Catherine. He's accused of the murder of 22-year-old Joel Walker, a farmer of...

Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, Dr Andrew Holness, has urged party members in Westmoreland Western to be on their best behaviour during Sunday's internal election to select the party's representative in the constituency, while emphasising the...

Voting has started in the Jamaica Labour Party's internal selection in which approximately 600 delegates are choosing between two candidates to represent the party in the Westmoreland Western constituency in the upcoming general election....

A St Catherine man who was accused of collecting money from persons seeking to travel overseas for work was freed in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday after making restitution to the complainants. Kirk Letford, 30, was charged with three...

Several charges have been laid against a 26-year-old Trelawny man after he allegedly forcibly abducted and raped a woman with whom he had gone to a party on April 10. Brandon Haughton, otherwise called ‘KJ’, of Greenvale district, is charged...

Thirty-two-year-old labourer Ricardo Kerr, of Strathbogie district in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition following a stop and search in his community on...

“HAVE YOU ever received the heart-wrenching diagnosis of a special-need for your child? Do you find yourself in tears, overwhelmed by the complexities of navigating the world of special-needs parenting?” Vanesia Bowden asks in a blurb at the back...

FOR THE past few weeks, we’ve been discussing the New Covenant that all believers join when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour. This is a covenant built on grace, not on the Law of Moses, and this sets us free from sin instead of...

CHRISTIANS SHOULD use Holy Week to return to the way of Christ. Too many have strayed from the ways of love and service. Nationalism, selfish ambitions, xenophobia and inhospitable approaches have replaced the Christ consciousness of diversity,...

AP: Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America — but not in Nicaragua. They’ve been largely banned for a second year, one of many concerns for the faithful in a country that human rights...

, Would you consider yourself a liar? What if you often minimise the truth to avoid hurting someone’s feelings? After all, you are not like those who practise malicious lies with the intention of hurting others. Persons who practise ‘grey lies’ do...

The Maritime Air and Cyber Command of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on Friday rescued two Jamaican fishermen who were stranded at sea. The fishermen were rescued approximately 15 miles south of Rocky Point, Clarendon. Their fishing vessel '...

Three men have been arrested in connection with several crimes, including the kidnapping and aggravated robbery of two women in Harbour View, St Andrew, on Tuesday. The two women were reportedly taken against their will after entering a taxi...

St Catherine motorist Maurice Baker, who pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, was ordered to pay a fine of $400,000 or spend 12 months in prison in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday. Baker was charged...

Swift action by the St Catherine South police on Friday night led to the arrest of two men who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint of cash and other possessions. The police say they seized a homemade shotgun and a motor car from the...

Twenty-year-old Richard Salkie, otherwise called 'Prince' of Constitution Hill, St Andrew, has been charged with larceny of motor vehicle in relation to theft of a motorcycle. The motorcycle was stolen along Cedar Valley Road, Kingston...

The police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in Dempshire Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old labourer Jahoy McDermott of a Spanish Town, St Catherine, address....

TORONTO: Jamaican-Canadian Dr. Mary Anne Chambers has been re-elected as chancellor of the University of Guelph. She was named the university’s 10th chancellor in 2022. Dr. Rene Van Acker, interim president and vice-chancellor commended Dr....

WASHINGTON, DC: She’s a trailblazer, whose exceptional contribution to diplomacy, service to the Jamaican diaspora, and dedication to nation-building have earned Senator Audrey P. Marks – until recently the Ambassador to the United States – the...

“Even a mug is very important in the country area to store water, so imagine a water drum.” These words from Vincent Rhoden, a farmer from Coffee Piece, St Mary, encapsulate the daily struggle of rural farmers in Jamaica who face persistent water...

The Jamaican Youth Assistance Programme (JYAP) is committed to empowering primary school students by providing essential school supplies, uniform assistance, and access to enrichment opportunities. According to JYAP’s founder, Dennis Sutherland,...

AT NINE years old, Jada Wright astonished her parents by declaring, “I’m going to be one of the best motivational speakers in the world.” In the succeeding years, that astonishment has become a common occurrence, as young Wright has not only racked...

WHERE DESPAIR once held him captive, Chrishawn Cornwall now walks with renewed purpose – a testament to the life-altering impact of a well-timed government intervention that gave him a second chance. In 2020, Cornwall’s world came tumbling down....

THE DIGICEL Foundation’s Safer Internet Together (SIT) Programme has already impacted over 5,000 students across Jamaica, equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly. Launched on Safer Internet Day in...

PARADE GARDENS is not one of the glorified communities in Kingston for a plethora of reasons. Many of its residents, especially the young men, are underserved and undergoing various challenges. But there is hope, as there is an initiative,...