PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Minister Wayne Sturge has ordered that the itinerary of Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel be cut, citing his past legal troubles. According to a report in the Trinidad Guardian,...

The defence team for Constable Noel Maitland this morning sought to establish that a taxi driver or a stalker may have been behind the disappearance of his girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson. Maitland is on trial in the Home Circuit Court for murder...

Water supply disruptions that have plagued several communities in St James for the past three weeks reached a new level of urgency on Thursday as Green Pond High School was forced to dismiss classes early due to the absence of the commodity. The...

The police are reporting that a third man who was involved with last week’s abduction of a teacher in Pell River, Hanover was fatally shot by cops during an alleged confrontation in the parish yesterday. The deceased has been identified as 38-...

The police are reminding the public that impeding operations can pose a risk to residents and personnel on duty, as the constabulary force today indicated that an investigation has been launched into an incident where a woman was shot amid a clash...

A man was fatally shot by the police in Watermount, Point Hill, St Catherine this morning during an alleged shoot-out. According to the police, a shotgun was seized from the deceased, who is yet to be identified. Reports are that about 5:00 a.m...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received 1,000 mobile electronic traffic ticketing machines, 1,500 mobile printers and 600 data-enabled mobile police radios to enhance patrol divisions, traffic enforcement teams, and front-line officers...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad’s Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher was on Wednesday sent on 66 days leave, 48 hours after she returned to her desk following the decision by Director of Public Prosecution Roger Gaspard SC that...

WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Delano Seiveright, state minister in the ministry of tourism, says the government is laying the groundwork for meaningful reform in Jamaica’s tourism ground transport sector. Seiveright was speaking following a high-level...

The sound of dhol drums and the swirl of colourful saris filled the air last Friday evening as Jamaica and India officially kicked off a three-day celebration to mark the 180th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in Jamaica. The festivities...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica needs a commercial ecosystem that promotes long-term investment in the agricultural sector to significantly boost national outputs and fully sustain the island’s visitors. He said with more than four...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is partnering with the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) to conduct a national census to gain accurate data on the population and location of persons with disabilities.Portfolio Minister Pearnel...

The Bellefield Health Centre in Manchester will be temporarily closed for upgrade and repairs, effective Monday, May 19. The Southern Regional Health Authority says the closure will be for a period of six weeks. It says services can be accessed...

Two people have been detained following the seizure of approximately 663 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $40 million from a vessel intercepted off the Westmoreland coast on Wednesday. The seizure was made by the Maritime Air and...

MBJ Airports Limited the operators of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James,, says it is implementing new parking arrangements at the facility, designed to improve traffic flow, enhance accessibility and provide a more...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to meet at the White House next week following allegations by Trump — and denied by South Africa — that «genocide» is being committed...

Trevor Whyte, the British man who allegedly entered Jamaica with over US$130,000, the equivalent of J$20 million, hidden in bottles labelled "Head...

Public servant and educator, Robert Gregory, who held top positions at several public entities, such as the HEART/NSTA Trust, the former Jamaica Trade and Invest and the Jamaica Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), has died. A statement to the...

Minister with responsibility for works, Robert Nesta Morgan, has called for the police to increase enforcement action against truck drivers whose vehicles spill cement, concrete mix and other construction materials on the roadways. Section 97...

In expressing alarm at the disappearance of 20-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Anisa Dilworth, the People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is calling for the Government to reinstate and modernise its Stay Alert App as...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) in Guyana Wednesday condemned what it termed “blasphemous and deeply offensive” a song titled ‘Good Like Jesus’ by Jamaican dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel, saying it “is profoundly...

Sophia Lugg, the mother of Donna-Lee Donaldson, this morning testified that it was her daughter’s boyfriend, Constable Noel Maitland, who had urged her to report her missing to the police when she became concerned about her disappearance. "Mum...

Two firearms and several rounds of ammunition were seized along Tarrant Drive and Molynes Road in St Andrew on Tuesday. Reports from the Half-Way-Tree police are that at about 2:33 p.m. and 3:46 p.m., during an operation, a search of a premises...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge Tuesday on charges she helped a man in the country illegally evade United States immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared before her in a local domestic abuse...

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A 42-year-old man in the Bahamas faces a potential maximum sentence of eight years in prison after a majority nine-member jury found him guilty of indecently assaulting the then five-year-old son of his friend in November...

Spokesperson for child advocacy group Hear The Children’s Cry, Priscillia Duhaney, is renewing calls for lawmakers to impose stricter penalties for individuals who commit sexual offences against children. Her comments follow a disclosure by...

Opposition Spokesperson on Water, Ian Hayles, says the Government should move to get the National Water Commission (NWC) to reverse its decision to stop sharing water quality data with the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC),...

A total of US$22 million has, to date, been invested in Jamaica’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to foster growth and innovation in the sector. Programme Manager for the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Boosting Innovation Growth and Entrepreneurship...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has launched its Connect initiative,which is aimed at bringing RADA and other necessary services directly to the island’s farmers. These services include technical support, advisory services, and...

Building a strong and competitive economy is critical to building resilience against economic shocks, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams. “Resilience, so far, has meant ensuring that we have buffers against natural...

In a major boost to Jamaica’s efforts to reduce road traffic injuries and fatalities, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in partnership with the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), recently handed over 52...

Western Bureau: With the 2025 hurricane season just weeks away, Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels says the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) is in an advanced state of readiness as through the collaborative efforts of the parish’s fire department,...

It was many years ago since I drove to Portland via Newcastle, traversing Holywell National Park, remote forests in the Blue and John Crow Mountains, quaint welcoming communities, dramatically eye-popping vistas, rippling highland streams and...

TOKYO (AP) — Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told...

The Old Harbour police in St Catherine have charged a 30-year-old woman for allegedly stealing over $3 million from the house of her then-boyfriend over a period of time after he gave her a key to his dwelling. Janalee Nesbeth, of Vineyard Estate...