Yes, May is celebrated as Child Month in various countries. During this month, the importance of children’s rights, their welfare, and development are highlighted. Much emphasis is also placed on the criticality of their physical, spiritual,...

The ancient promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14 — rooted in humility, prayer, repentance, and divine healing — offers a piercing lens through which Jamaica’s Christian community must confront its complicity in the nation’s moral and social decay. While...

It is said that Revivalism, a Jamaican folk religion which is a syncretism of African spiritual practices and European Christian religiosity, started to evolve around 1860 and 1981 through the Great Revival movement. It is practised all over the...

The Court of Appeal has barred Gorstew Limited’s board from appointing a new director – marking a key legal victory for Sandals Executive Chairman Adam Stewart in his ongoing battle to prevent his removal from the helm of the company. Gorstew is a...

A garage operator and another man who were charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle were freed on Thursday after a parish court judge upheld a no-case submission. Alphius Drummonds, a garage operator, and Courtney Smith were charged on...

A body believed to be that of missing University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) student, 20-year-old Anisa Dilworth, has been found. The body was reportedly found this afternoon in Portmore, St Catherine. However, the police have not yet...

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of St John's Primary School student Kelsey Ferrigon has reportedly found that she died by strangulation. The post-mortem, which was postponed due to an administrative hiccup yesterday, was held...

Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr Sharon Lewis, is encouraging residents to get regular blood pressure checks and embrace a healthy lifestyle to prevent and control hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. “Hypertension is...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Defence Minister Wayne Sturge is considering imposing restrictions on the upcoming One Unity Music Festival which Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel is set to headline, including limiting entry to patrons 18...

An unidentified man was fatally shot after he allegedly attacked police personnel with a machete at the Brown's Town Police Station in St Ann on Friday. Reports are that about 3:45 a.m., two men were seen on the station compound and were...

The decomposing body of a senior citizen was found inside her house in the St Andrew Central police division on Friday. The deceased is 83-year-old Jeanette Yvonne Cooke, a retired travel agent, of Hope Boulevard, Kingston 6. It's reported that...

A policeman was shot and killed Saturday morning at his home in Old Harbour, St Catherine. The victim has been identified as Corporal Kamal Mayne. He was assigned to the Kingston Western police division and had been serving in the Jamaica...

The city of Philadelphia is to host the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora Conference from June 12–14, as part of Caribbean American Heritage Month celebrations this year. This ground breaking, three-day event will convene Jamaicans and friends of...

The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Jamaica’s largest and longest-serving umbrella non-governmental organisation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Securys Jamaica Limited. A media release notes that the initiative...

After a two-year hiatus, Relay For Life, the Jamaica Cancer Society’s (JCS) flagship fundraising and awareness event, is making a comeback. The event is to be staged on Saturday, June 7 at the Police Officers’ Club, on Hope Road, under the theme ‘...

On Thursday, May 8, Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) hosted its annual blood drive at the National Blood Transfusion Service on Slipe Road, Kingston. Now a highly anticipated event on the SVL calendar, the drive brought together employees, volunteers...

Strong international interest in Jamaica’s beauty and personal care industry is one of the positive outcomes of the staging of Expo Jamaica 2025. Vice President of Exports, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sonja Linton, said that Jamaica is...

The board and management of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) have condemned the violent assault on one of its nurses following circulation of a video of the incident. "The safety, dignity, and well-being of all our staff members...

Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, is urging Jamaicans to take responsibility for their family’s future by making a will. He said the failure of citizens to prepare wills, resulting in billions in unclaimed assets, systemic overload, family...

A Clarendon woman has been charged with fraudulent conversion after she allegedly fleeced a complainant of $150,000. She is 49-year-old Sherlyn Taylor, otherwise called ‘Sunshine’ of Hollywood Drive, Hayes in Clarendon. The Lionel Town police...

The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of Opposition People's National Party General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell, granting declarations that the multiple states of public emergency (SOEs) declared by the Government between 2018 and 2023...

Residents of Burger Gully in Mountain View, St Andrew, were on Friday evening seeking to dry out their homes and salvage their belongings after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the area in the afternoon. Some persons reportedly had to...

The 2025 staging of the Everyone’s A Winner (EAW) 3K...

Abu Dhabi in Dubai hosted its 2025 international book fair, April 26 to May 5. The region was represented by Jamaica’s Kwame McPherson, the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Competition winner, making him the first Jamaican to win the biggest global...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has commended the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC), on its 10th anniversary, for its contributions to development and reform, support for regional integration, commitment to...

Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr Sharon Lewis, has issued an appeal for persons to adhere to the immunisation schedule to ensure that they receive the most effective protection against a range of serious diseases. Her call is in...

Dr Velma Ricketts Walker, CEO and commissioner of the Jamaica Customs Agency, was officially inducted as an Honorary Member of the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC) during the organisation’s 10th anniversary gala held on Monday at...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is rejecting the findings of a performance audit conducted by the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) that revealed poor oversight in the distribution of fertiliser donated by the Kingdom of...

A 17-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being injured in a gun attack while walking along a roadway in Old Harbour, St Catherine early this morning. The shooting happened along Walkers Road in the community of Succaba Gardens. The incident...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has declared that St Thomas is no longer the so-called forgotten parish following the opening of the $6 billion Morant Bay Urban Centre on Thursday. It came nearly six years after ground was broken on the 25-...

Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, on Wednesday, broke ground for the $1.2 billion Munroe Road to Seaview Avenue Pipeline Project in St Andrew. The project, being implemented by the National Water Commission (NWC), includes upgrades to potable...

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-...