The honour and the glory of being selected head boy or head girl at any Jamaican high school is an enviable mark of distinction. Typically, one has to rise above hundreds of peers to demonstrate an aptitude and a track record for leadership, with...

MINISTER OF Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the investment being made by the Loshusan family in the construction of a supermarket in New Kingston is a signal of confidence in the Jamaican economy. “We are receiving...

FOR THE second consecutive year, the St Mary Literary Festival will read out, inside the Port Maria Anglican Church Hall in St Mary, today, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. And Kwame McPherson, the 2023 winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize is...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health service delivery will facilitate health predictability. Artificial intelligence is the process of using technology-driven data to assess,...

WESTERN BUREAU: More than just a food event, the 16th annual MoBay Jerk...

ONE HUNDRED and six new exhibitors will be showcased at the 11th staging of the Christmas in July tradeshow, to be held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston from July 10 to 11, beginning at 10 am each day. Director of Tourism Linkages...

HUMANITARIAN AND community stalwart Elaine Allen-Bradley says she is humbled by the renaming of the paediatric orthotic clinic she founded in Negril, Westmoreland, in her honour. The rebranded Elaine Allen-Bradley Paediatric Orthotic Foundation...

AT THE 2024 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence, held at the lawns of Jamaica House in May, Nathaniel Bailey arrived onstage in his wheelchair rocking and beaming to collect his trophy for ‘Excellence in Sports’, yes, sports,...

Human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says it “respectfully disagrees” with the decision of a court to impose suspended sentences on two of the three cops convicted for the beating death of Mario Deane. However, JFJ said it...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties. The decision comes after the court’s...

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is pushing back against mounting criticism of the proposed Jamaica Tourist Board Bill 2025. He insists the legislation does not impose new taxes or unfairly target Airbnb and other short-term rental operators. In...

A 76-year-old night watchman has been charged for allegedly breaking into a restaurant in St Andrew and stealing alcohol and two fans. He has been identified as Leopold Bromley, a resident of Havendale Mews, Kingston 19, St Andrew. He was...

In 2024, Crime Stop Jamaica received 867 tips, resulting in $7.5 million in rewards – $6.3 million of which was paid under the Rewards for Guns Campaign. This is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) 2024 Economic and Social...

The parliamentary opposition has charged that it is now “unmistakeably clear” that the appointment of chartered accountant Dennis Chung to lead the Financial Investigations Division (FID) was “carefully engineered to accommodate a hand-picked...

Twenty-four-year-old Nicholas Bhalai, otherwise called ‘Coolie-Bap,’ was on Wednesday charged in connection with the shooting death and robbery of a man he met for the sale of the man's motorcycle along the Mandela Highway. Bhalai, a labourer of...

A powerful reminder of war’s lasting scars will arrive in Montego Bay this Saturday, July 5. Peace Boat Voyage 120 will dock at the Montego Freeport Cruise Ship Port with over 1,700 passengers, including three survivors of the Hiroshima and...

The National Children’s Registry (NCR) last year received 13,918 reports related to 25,005 incidents of child abuse and other care and protection needs, the latest Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ) has revealed. Some 14,794 incidents...

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Cutter Northland on Wednesday offloaded approximately 2,220 pounds of cocaine and 3,320 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated US$20.1 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The...

The police have confirmed that the suspect in Wednesday's murder of 14-year-old Tianna Sutherland in St Thomas has died. The man was shot on Wednesday by a police team that responded to the murder of the teenager. The Morant Bay Criminal...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – Nationals from Jamaica and the Philippines top the list of those holding active work permits in the British Virgin Islands. This is based on figures released by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley during a recent...

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, in Westmoreland, is to undergo the most significant expansion in its history. The announcement comes amid calls from civic leaders...

WESTERN BUREAU: A bold new plan by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett will use the growing Tourism Workers Pension Scheme (TWPS) to unlock affordable housing for thousands of Jamaicans in the sector, marking a major step toward economic inclusion....

The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), in its role as political ombudsman, says it is currently investigating complaints involving allegations of intimidation, inflammatory political speech, and public disorder. It is also looking into reports...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced its sponsorship of groundbreaking pilot artificial intelligence (AI) hubs designed to transform Africa and the Caribbean into competitive forces in the global technology landscape. The...

The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) is set to install two internationally renowned visionaries at its 2025 Commencement Ceremony, set for July 20 at the National Arena in Kingston. They are University of Sunderland’s Pro-Vice-...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding lucrative...

LONDON: Felicia Kwaku OBE, was announced as the new chair of the Mary Seacole Trust during a special event on June 26 to mark the ninth anniversary of the unveiling of a statue of Mary Seacole on the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital in London,...

LONDON: Well-known defence barrister, Dr Courtenay Griffiths KC, who made a name for himself by taking on a number of high profile cases in representation of the black community in the UK, passed away last week at 69 years old. ‘Legendary’ is how...

Twelve-year-old Morganne Brown was filled with bittersweet emotions as she tried her best to balance melancholy with joy during her graduation yesterday. “I feel sad but I’m also elated because I’m moving on to my next step in my life, which is...

AGAINST THE background of a blazing and crackling ‘bunfire’, Gloria ‘Mama G’ Simms stood, like a spectre of Nanny of the Maroons, as a beaming MC Daveai Ellis handed her a lifetime achievement trophy given to her by the Charles Town Maroons of...

The parliamentary Opposition has cautioned the Government to ensure that its negotiations on a new Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) licence result in fairer terms, real competition, and lower energy costs. At the same time, the People’s...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says resources are being mobilised to ensure minimal disruption to health services islandwide amid sickouts by some health workers. The Ministry, in a media release Tuesday, says that nurses and midwives...

Detectives assigned to the Kingston East police division have charged a woman with murder for allegedly stabbing another woman to death during a dispute along Mountain View Avenue in Kingston on Saturday. The accused is 55-year-old Sharon Young...

The Westmoreland Circuit Court today heard the victim impact statement given by Mercia Fraser, the mother of Mario Deane, as the sentencing hearing for the three police personnel convicted for his 2014 death got under way. Fraser was not...

The Government has stated for the first time that there is no documentation explaining why the law enforcement requirement was dropped from the job criteria for the top post at the Financial Investigations Division (FID). Information Minister Dr...