The Portmore police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a worker at a stud farm in Clifton, whose body was found on the compound with gunshot wounds. Dead is 30-year-old labourer Renaldo Coates, a resident of Clifton. It is reported...

The police in St Thomas on Saturday night seized over 4,000 pounds of ganja in knitted bags in an unoccupied building at Cerlean Bay, Prospect in Morant Bay. A 70-year-old man who was found at the premises was taken into custody. The police say...

Jamaica’s murder toll surpassed 300 homicides on the weekend, according to the latest serious crime statistics published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). As of June 14, the murder count stood at 303. This means that 14 people were...

A woman was killed and four others injured, including three minors, in St Mary early this morning when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a concrete column. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Alldine McLeggon of Grant’s...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that approximately 50,000 or about seven per cent of its customers have so far been affected by outages caused by a squall line that affected the island on Monday afternoon. The weather...

Residents of Hampstead Park in St Andrew Eastern are set to benefit from safe, legal, and reliable electricity under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Rural Electrification Project. The grant-funded initiative, being jointly undertaken...

The Linstead Criminal Investigation Branch in St Catherine is probing the shooting death of a man along a roadway in Barnett district in Above Rocks. Dead is 27-year-old farmer Chanderpaul Creary, who lived in the area. No motive has been...

A man who was positively identified by a police constable as the shooter in the execution-style killing of a man three years ago has been acquitted of murder and gun charges. Tyrick Phillips, otherwise called ‘Juss Buss’, of Adelaide Street in...

For Danielle Grizzle, a third-year construction management student at the University of Technology (UTech), the dream of becoming a site supervisor and project manager once seemed on the brink of collapse. “I would cry,” Grizzle shared, reflecting...

Jamaica College (JC) is celebrating its seventh consecutive year topping the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) virtual High School Stock Market Game. The team, coached by Mr Oliver Irons and comprising Justin Phinn, Jocade Hudson, Kyle Brown, Dhruv...

Sandy Bay Primary School in Hanover has emerged as the winner of the Trees for Peace Competition, an initiative of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. The...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Multi-Country Office in Jamaica says it is ready to partner with Jamaica and The Bahamas on securing scaled up disaster resilience and recovery financing, including provision of technical assistance...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has cleared WH Car Service, the popular Chinese-operated auto repair shop, to reopen following investigations into labour law compliance. The garage, located at Ferry Pen, near the St Catherine–St...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness argued Sunday that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters are the administration's most «constructive critics» unlike some followers of the Opposition People's National Party, whom he suggested are not informed...

A People’s National Party (PNP) government will make it easier for police officers to access licensed firearms, Kingston Central representative Steve McGregor has declared. McGregor, a retired senior police officer, was addressing party...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy Leader Desmond McKenzie has declared that the party will not back down in the face of what he described as political attacks from the People’s National Party (PNP), vowing that Labourites will stand firm behind...

Member of Parliament Rhoda Moy Crawford declared Sunday that Jamaica is at a crossroads and voters should support the Jamaica Labour Party, 'the builder', and reject the People’s National Party, which she labelled the bulldozers. “Every single...

The People’s National Party (PNP) says it will ensure that every Jamaican child becomes literate by the end of its first term in office. Opposition Spokesman on Finance and Member of Parliament for South East St Andrew, Julian Robinson, made the...

The Denham Town police in Kingston have charged a 20-year-old barber with multiple firearm-related offences following an incident in the community on May 9. He is Jaheim Bailey, otherwise called ‘Puddie,’ from Rodney Street in Jones Town. He has...

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump vetoed a plan presented by Israel to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has cleared WH Car Service, the popular Chinese-operated auto repair shop, to reopen following investigations into labour law compliance. The garage, located at Ferry Pen, near the St Catherine–St...

Central High School in Clarendon is considering postponing its end-of-year examinations following the sudden death of grade nine student Daylan Findlay on Friday. “We are at the stage now where end-of-term exams should be administered. I spoke...

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the abduction of party worker Lorna Robertson in St Andrew on May 30, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced....

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....

A large majority of Jamaicans remain strongly in favour of term limits for politicians at all levels of elected office, according to a new public opinion poll that spotlights the Holness administration’s failure to act on its own nine-year-old...

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...