Jamaica’s poverty prevalence for 2023 was estimated at 8.2 per cent, a decline from 16.7 per cent in 2021. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr Wayne Henry, disclosed that it was “the lowest figure ever recorded since poverty...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood during foggy weather early Thursday, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles, and forcing evacuations along several blocks, authorities said. “We have jet fuel all...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines on Thursday morning said its Boeing 737 jet services are currently experiencing delays due to a regional outage of the SITA satellite communication system, which supports critical...

Air traffic communications entity SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques) is dismissing reports of an outage impacting airlines. The company says all is well with its systems. “We can confirm that our systems have been...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) projects that the initial impact of rising US tariffs on prices in Jamaica will be minimal. “In assessing the near-term outlook, the Monetary Policy Committee contemplated the implications...

A 61-year-old St Thomas resident died from injuries he suffered after being hit by a motor vehicle while walking along a roadway in the parish last night. He is Assaro Stewart, a handcart operator of Bamboo River in Morant Bay. Reports are that...

The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) has officially unveiled the nominees for the 40th Annual JCC Awards as it honours trailblazers, innovators, and changemakers shaping Jamaica’s economic future. Announced during a recent media launch, the list...

Several residents of Grants Pen, St Andrew, say they do not want to return to the days when bloodshed and hostility were the norm in the community and citizens resented the police. The call for cooperation with the security forces comes on the...

The police are urging two men they say are creating «mayhem» in the Grants Pen area of St Andrew to turn themselves in to the Constant Spring police by 6 p.m. following this morning's fiery protest of the fatal shooting of a man during an alleged...

Medical Technologies Limited is threatening legal action against opposition spokesman on health, Dr Alfred Dawes, following claims he made regarding the procurement of a neurosurgical drill for the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St Andrew....

A one-handed St Andrew man was freed of gun-related charges in the Western Regional Gun Court in St James on Wednesday. Jabari Campbell, a 28-year-old music producer, was found not guilty of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition by High...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be undertaking several clean-up and beautification projects across the island on Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23. Executive Director of the agency, Audley Gordon, told JIS...

The Government will be spending approximately $832 million on critical mitigation work across the island, ahead of what is projected to be an active 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This includes a $172-million allocation to be distributed among...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says two police officers seen in a video at a house were responding to a distress call concerning children and were not engaged in any improper conduct. The video has been circulating online, prompting...

A one-handed St Andrew man was freed of gun-related charges in the Western Regional Gun Court in St James on Wednesday. Jabari Campbell, a 28-year-old music producer, was found not guilty of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition by High...

NASSAU, Bahamas - A court in the Bahamas has sentenced a 37-year-old man to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to repeatedly raping his pre-teen stepdaughter resulting in her getting pregnant. The court has also ordered that the man be...

High Court judge Justice Courtney Daye today instructed the seven-member jury in the Mario Deane trial to carefully consider whether to accept the testimony of an inmate who reportedly witnessed Deane being mistreated by the police officers being...

A 54-year-old St Catherine man was shot during a robbery at his home along Jones Avenue, Spanish Town early this morning. He has been hospitalised in serious condition with a gunshot wound to his head. Reports are that about 3:30, the man was...

Petrojam’s project to convert heavy fuel oil (HFO) into asphalt is progressing and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of the 2025/26 fiscal year. This initiative involves installing new facilities to process HFO and produce asphalt...

Ride-hailing company inDrive has expressed sadness at the disappearance of university student Anisa Dilworth but says there is no record of her using its service recently. Dilworth, 20, a student of the University of Technology, Jamaica, was...

Businessman Robert Bell, who is charged for allegedly assaulting a nurse during what is believed to be a case of road rage, was denied bail when he made his first appearance in the Gun Court this morning. Bell is charged with assault occasioning...

Residents of Grants Pen in St Andrew today mounted fiery roadblocks to protest the fatal shooting of a man by the police during an alleged confrontation in the community this morning. They have accused the police of wrongdoing. The shooting is...

LONDON (AP) — A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on 5 million-pound (US$6.7 million) bail on Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in...

In celebration of Labour Day 2025, Volunteers Incorporated (VI) will lead a major volunteer-driven renovation project at the Oasis Children’s Home, located in Yallahs, St Thomas. Taking place on Friday, the exercise forms part of VI’s commitment to...

Three outstanding students from The University of the West Indies (UWI) have been selected for the inaugural CariSurg Surgical Robotics Summer Research Programme at the University of Leeds in England. Samiya Allen, from the Cave Hill Campus;...

Workers’ Week 2025 is being celebrated May 18 to 23, under the theme ‘Transforming Jamaica’s Workforce for Greater Resilience and Sustainable Development’. This annual celebration recognises the dedication, resilience, and contributions of Jamaican...

Centre Manager and Counsellor at St Thomas Teen Hub, Chantal Williams, is urging youngsters in the parish to take advantage of a new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) chatbot to better educate themselves about the virus and the vaccine. The chatbot was...

The Second Component of the Hot Pepper Value Chain Project has focused on gaps in local food-safety efforts for agricultural stakeholders in five parishes. Facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), one key...

LONDON: An exhibition featuring the unique work of a Jamaica-born photographer has been launched, in the north of England. Frontline 1984/1985 is the début exhibition of Victor Wedderburn, highlighting over 100 colour images. The display documents...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has highlighted the achievements of the Ministry’s Adopt-A-Clinic Programme, reiterating its vital role in strengthening primary healthcare across Jamaica. During a community event at the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Traditional hotels in Kingston and across the Caribbean are sounding the alarm over the unregulated expansion of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, which they say are siphoning off as much as 30 per cent of business from small...