NEW YORK (AP): The first thing Alison C. Jones does when she wakes up is to name three things she’s grateful for. It can be as simple as the breeze from a fan or as meaningful as the way a friend showed up for her emotionally. Jones, an...

It turns out, our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy. Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts sleep. But many would say it’s worth it. And researchers don’t necessarily disagree. Melissa...

The New Testament Church of God (NTCOG) – Jamaica last Wednesday launched its Centennial 5K Walk/Run, an event designed to commemorate its 100th anniversary and raise funds to award 100 scholarships to students across various levels of education....

WASHINGTON (CMC): Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia are...

St James and Corporate Area residents can look forward to exciting displays of innovation and community engagement, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) hosting the second staging of its ‘Transformations – People, Quality, and Technology Expo...

Wayne Isaacs, an entrepreneur known for building businesses in developing economies across over 25 countries, does not usually sing his own praises but on June 19 many will know about his work and philanthropy when he receives an honorary doctor of...

WESTERN BUREAU: The ongoing trial of 16 members of the controversial Qahal Yahweh religious organisation, for breaches of the Child Care and Protection Act and the Education Act, has been put off for continuation on July 29 because of the absence...

MONEAGUE COLLEGE in St Ann was the venue of choice on Tuesday as young people, educators, and agricultural stakeholders gathered for a Youth in Agriculture Symposium, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. With a focus on...

CARICOM youth ambassadors for Jamaica, Odane Brooks and Christal Parris-Campbell, led the visibility launch and contract signing for the development and installation of an aquaponics and food garden project at Clan Carthy High School. The launch of...

Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby should provide Jamaicans with answers regarding the use of public resources by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) instead of threatening action against...

The St Thomas office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) says it is on a drive to improve the production of Irish potato in the Eastern parish. Providing details on Thursday, during the monthly meeting of the St Thomas...

Singer Jamaica will turn down the volume on its retail footprint, closing two stores this month as it fine-tunes its operations. The affected outlets are located at 21 Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, known as the mega store, and at 18–20...

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment, and ordered to serve 25 years before being eligible for parole, for possession of three firearms and ammunition. Nicholas Hibbert, also known as 'Dun Dun' and 'Blacks' pleaded guilty to gun-related...

A wave of grief swept through Central High School in Clarendon on Friday following the sudden death of a grade nine student who reportedly collapsed on the school compound. The student has been identified as Daylan Findlay. Information reaching...

A call has come from councillor for the Treadways division in St Catherine, Sydney Rose, for the operators of trucks which transport sugar cane along public roads to stop overloading the units following a crash on Thursday. Rose, who heads the...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that a section of Frazers Boulevard, the road that leads to Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine, will be closed for two months starting Monday, June 16, to facilitate the construction of a box...

A driver who was involved in a crash along Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine in 2021 pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in the circuit court on Thursday. Twenty-five-year-old Akeel Gordon is to be sentenced by...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has undertaken a thorough review of its internal processes and quality management systems after a man was mistakenly listed as wanted for murder and subsequently detained by the police. The innocent...

Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby, has rejected claims made by Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley that the municipality's efforts to recover outstanding advertising fees from media entities could be perceived as an attempt to influence their...

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Bertland Graham of Bog Walk in the parish. Reports are that about 6:40 p.m., Graham was driving a motorbike...

The Old Harbour police in St Catherine are searching for the attackers responsible for the killing of a vendor outside a high school in the parish on Thursday. Dead is 49-year-old Orville Bloomfield, otherwise called ‘Bloodstain’, of Longville...

Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says the Government will be looking into the rise in the number of amputations locally due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and motorbike crashes. He was responding to concerns raised by Chief Executive...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A Nigerian man in Guyana has been sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction for orchestrating a series of romance and package delivery scams that defrauded several Guyanese of millions of dollars in 2022...

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson is facing the threat of legal action from First Rock Real Estate Investments Limited, which has accused him of defamation over a June 4 social media post. However, Robinson insists he has...

MIAMI (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that it has begun notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the United States has been...

The Slipe Pen Road Comprehensive Health Centre in Kingston is set to receive several upgrades and a facelift as the Government continues its efforts to improve the nation’s primary healthcare facilities. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr...

The Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has secured a new partner for the 2025–2026 season: Mr. Breakfast, a local company known for its fusion of continental breakfasts and Jamaican flavours. The partnership includes pre-game breakfast support,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy has pushed back against “unfair” criticism from Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie regarding delays in the Negril Fruits and Vegetable Market project. “It is unfair to blame us for what we...

WASHINGTON, DC (PAHO): Ahead of World Blood Donor Day, observed on June 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has released new data showing progress in voluntary blood donation across the Americas. However, key challenges remain to...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advancing efforts to align Jamaica’s waste export practices with recent global amendments, under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here, and it’s transforming industries from the ground up. With technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics advancing at an unprecedented pace, manufacturing now stands at the threshold of a...

THE GOVERNMENT has successfully achieved its target of planting 3,000 trees along Lady Musgrave Road, East King’s House Road and Arthur Wint Drive in St Andrew. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation,...

Hope Gardens in St Andrew is now home to the fourth Jam-Iconic Experience, an initiative of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo). The Jam-Iconic Experience sign was unveiled by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday. The space...

WESTERN BUREAU: Fifty-six-year-old Corporal Michael James has earned a reputation within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for bridging the gap between the police and the public, not through force, but through empathy. In an environment often...

The Transport Authority says progress has been made in resolving tensions between long-standing contract carriage operators and the newly formed Jamaica Tourism Ground Transportation Association (JTGTA), following a high-level meeting in Kingston...