AS THE Government pushes to create an enabling environment for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), access to finance still stands as a hurdle on the entrepreneur’s journey. While acknowledging an increase in available financing...

The Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine is celebrating being crowned champion, for the second consecutive year, in the annual band competition. Principal Anthony Garwood hailed the unique April 11 achievement during a past students...

RECOGNISING THAT weak family structures was one of the most pressing issues facing residents, Project STAR partnered with the Youth For Development Network (YFDN) to equip parents with leadership skills for crime prevention through its Rose Gardens...

THIS WEEKEND, Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, the Jamaica Horticultural Society (JHS) hosts its Annual Flower Show under the theme, ‘70 Years...

The St Andrew South police are investigating a case of death by misadventure after a man fell from a roof and died on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old mason, Tremaine Johnson, of Norbrook Road, St Andrew. About 4:20 p.m. a...

A Nigerian medical doctor who was killed in a vehicular crash along the Golden Valley main road in Castleton, St Mary, on Monday has been identified as 36-year-old Ubung Etti, of Annotto Bay in the parish. The Castleton police...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at the death of Pope Francis, saying he «has influenced and touched the lives of millions in every corner of the world». Noting that Pope Francis was the first pontiff from Latin...

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South police have launched an investigation in the death of an unidentified man who was found with his arms severed following a gun attack in Portmore on Sunday. A 23-year-old man of a Kingston...

The police are searching for the driver of a motor car which was involved in a fatal hit and run along Municipal  Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine, on Sunday night. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Gavin Blake, of...

The People's National Party (PNP) has paid tribute to Pope Francis, saying «his life was a testament to spiritual devotion, moral clarity, and a tireless, progressive commitment to unity and human dignity.» “To the Catholic...

VATICAN CITY ( AP ) The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the...

JERUSALEM (AP): On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles, they pack into the sprawling 12th century...

With a view to support actions to address the alarming rate of road crashes in Jamaica, Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd has joined forces with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and the National Works Agency (NWA) to pilot Project Reflect and Protect...

Continuing its mission to bridge the gap between academia and the manufacturing and distribution industry, the Seprod Group has launched the Seprod Innovation Scholarship, aimed at developing the next generation of business leaders while equipping...

The administration of the Caribbean Christian School for the Deaf (CCCD) is celebrating a big win in its efforts to improve the water supply system for the Knockpatrick campus and the more than 100 deaf children, teens and young adults served there...

Professor and film producer at Montemorelos University in Mexico, Dr Lizbeth Elejade, will be the main presenter at the inaugural Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (JAMU) Film Festival. The event will take place on May 10 at the...

LOVE AND life do not belong in a tomb. That is why resurrection defies the ugliness and pain and loss caused by the power-mongers of the world. Any stone that is placed between life and darkness must be removed. Love causes us to seek help in...

THE CRUCIFIXION and the resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the foundation story of Christianity. Jesus Christ, the physical representation of God, the Messiah, sent by God to redeem the world, was betrayed and crucified on a cross on top...

PARIS (AP): Four months after its long-awaited reopening, Notre Dame Cathedral welcomed worshippers and tourists alike on Friday for an emotional Easter ceremony centred on the Crown of Thorns, a circular band of branches encased in a golden tube...

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Michigan officials confirmed a new measles outbreak last Thursday near Grand Rapids, bringing the US to eight states with active outbreaks of the vaccine-preventable disease. Earlier last week, Pennsylvania declared an outbreak in Erie County as...

This week, Jamaica joined 67 other nations in participating in the 2025 Foreign Exchange Reserve Portfolio Management Conference in New York City. The four-day in-person programme was organised jointly by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and...

ONE OF the first-time exhibitors at the recent Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Expo Jamaica 2025 event, was Matthews...

PATRONS AT the recent Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Expo Jamaica 2025 might have seen some youngsters around a steering wheel manoeuvring a vehicle on a screen in front of them. And, they were having fun indeed with the...

In Lyssons, St Thomas, Tishauna Mullings is changing the way people think about education and opportunity. As the founder of NexxStepp Lifelong Educational Services, she’s built a space that puts community first –earning her recognition as one of...

Jerlicia Williams, the 2024 winner of the six to eight age group in the Jamaica Library Service’s (JLS) National Reading Competition, is setting her sights on the top prize in the nine to 11 category later this year. On Tuesday, during the launch...

A US$13,463 grant from American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) will enable the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to digitise and expand support to educators to effectively teach English in Creole-speaking communities, using a linguistics-based...

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal police shooting of a man during an alleged confrontation early Friday morning on Smith Avenue in Old Harbour, St Catherine. The deceased has been identified as Oshane...

A 40-year-old man on a bicycle succumbed to injuries sustained in a traffic collision in St Thomas last night. He has been identified as Robert Turner, a merchandiser from the Pondside district in the parish. Reports are that around 9:45 p.m.,...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than half of Haiti’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June, and another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve, according to a new report released this week....

MIAMI (AP) — A United States citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Power was restored to 98.8% of customers early Friday after an islandwide blackout hit Puerto earlier this week, authorities said. More than 1.45 million customers had electricity less than 48 hours after the outage...

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, is reminding event promoters and organisers to apply early for fire-safety permits. Speaking with JIS News recently, Beckford noted that this is to ensure that all necessary inspections...

Lawmen assigned to the Clarendon division on Thursday seized a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in an open lot in Coates Pen, May Pen. Reports from the May Pen police are that about 1:45 p.m., the police, acting on information, searched...

HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – The Government of Cuba says starting July 1, all international travellers will need to obtain an electronic visa as part of updated immigration procedures aimed at digitising and streamlining entry processes. According to the...