Opposition Leader Mark Golding has declared that the People’s National Party’s (PNP) growing female representation is a victory for inclusion, as he unveiled 22 women among the party’s 63 candidates expected to contest the upcoming general...

The police have charged two men in relation to the seizure of cocaine valued at $4 million during a traffic stop along the North-South Highway. Forty-eight-year-old John Todd and 49-year-old farmer Errol White, both of St Andrew addresses, were...

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says his administration is on course to deliver on its promise of 70,000 new housing solutions, while outlining plans to address Jamaica’s estimated shortage of 150,000 homes. Speaking Sunday night to a large...

Dr Patricia Duncan Sutherland, President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Women’s Movement, says more support needs to be provided to victims of domestic abuse and abusers must take responsibility as part of the healing journey. Addressing a...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that its crackdown on persons attempting to use courier services to traffic drugs continues to bear fruit, with the arrest of a man in St Catherine. In a targeted operation against the use of...

The Black River police in St Elizabeth have launched an investigation into the death of a woman whose body was found in a spring in Parottee on Sunday. She has been identified as 37-year-old Latoya Pilarchie, a labourer of Hill Top in Parottee....

The spouse of Neisha Williams, the woman fatally stabbed by her male cousin in Rae Town, Kingston, on Sunday, says he has been left devastated by the loss of the woman with whom he had shared his life for nearly five years. Rocky, her grieving...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday suspended the country’s police minister and announced an investigation into allegations he has been colluding with criminal syndicates. Ramaphosa’s actions follow allegations...

Western Bureau: The Hanover Police Division, which is on a mission to reclaim safest parish status, is now enjoying a major reduction in murders and crime overall, based on Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) crime statistics up to July 10. “As it...

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy is calling for the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to immediately release funds from its Parochial Revenue Fund (PRF) to address concerns which have left several communities...

With the 2025 hurricane now under way, the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) has launched a new public education campaign urging Jamaican property owners, both locally and abroad, to urgently reassess their insurance coverage before disaster...

The 20th Session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), held last week in Montego Bay, St James, marked the largest-attended biennial session in nearly a decade as it brought together more than 120 participants, including 26...

As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future generations of people in those regions. More generally, interest in the idea of transgenerational trauma has recently surged...

LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner insisted early on at Wimbledon that he put an excruciating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in their epic French Open final behind him. Sinner was sure that one defeat wouldn’t haunt him, wouldn’t prevent a quick recalibration...

A man was killed in a gun attack along the Spanish Town Bypass in St Catherine on Saturday night. He is yet to be identified. The incident occurred in the vicinity of the examination depot. It is reported that around 11 o'clock, gunshots were...

A man was killed and three others injured in a crash in Linstead, St Catherine, on Saturday. The deceased is yet to be identified. The crash occurred around 3:00 p.m. along the main road in Charlemont. The injured persons were taken to Linstead...

A St Catherine-based rideshare driver accused of the alleged rape of a female passenger was denied bail and further remanded when he appeared before the parish court on Friday. The man, who is charged with rape and other sexual offences, was...

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says his ministry is the importer of 110 used school buses for the rural transportation programme and not Elhydro Limited. However, the minister has not acknowledged that the Trade Board wrote to him saying it...

A man was shot and killed in an area known as Little Haiti in Negril, Westmoreland, last night. Dead is Kemar Evans Williams, otherwise called 'Emperor', a mason of Nompriel Road in Negril. Reports are that around 11 o'clock, Williams went to a...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting...

Some 200 small farmers, who occupy lands in south St Elizabeth are now proud property owners. The beneficiaries were presented with titles during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in the parish on...

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has defended the process used to import the buses for the Government's rural school bus programme. Vaz, in a statement Sunday, rejected a suggestion that ElHydro Limited was permitted to import 110 buses into Jamaica...

ALL THESE obstacles you are seeing on your way will melt away. Yes, they will. They must! It will happen suddenly, totally, swiftly. You will look for them after reading this message and you will see them no more. Nothing can block your blessings...

WASHINGTON (AP): A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organisation’s tax-exempt status is drawing praise from conservatives and even some progressive religious groups...

Renaldo C. McKenzie Contributor WHEN MOST people think of Jesus, they picture Him as the founder of Christianity — a teacher sent to save sinners from hell and to establish a new religion. But this might be a misreading of both His mission and His...

Let us pray, and let us start ahead of the wind and rain! Strong winds and heavy rains usually cause destruction to life and property; hills may invade the valleys, rivers may overflow their banks, livestock, people and houses, et cetera. maybe...

You may be seeing elaborate shower cleansing routines on social media: daily exfoliation, double cleansing, antibacterial soap, loads of scented body scrubs and shower oils. “I’m kind of appalled by the shower routines,” said Dr Olga Bunimovich, a...

The United Kingdom Government has announced the launch of the Office of the Windrush Commissioner, to be hosted by Caroline Woodley, mayor of Hackney, and Cllr Carole Williams, Cabinet lead for Windrush, at Hackney Town Hall, on July 16. I have...

In a strategic move to strengthen support for Jamaica’s overseas workers, JN Money Services, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Jamaica Liaison Service (JLS), has launched the Fields of Opportunity Scholarship...

The JN Foundation is inviting students and guardians to apply for its 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarships. Students who achieved a placement score of 320 or higher in this year’s Grade 6 PEP exams are encouraged to apply for one of 17 five...

Seventy-four children with developmental disabilities have successfully transitioned from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), celebrating a significant achievement in their educational journey. This year...

“Imagine a Jamaica where every craft item, every flavour, and every handmade treasure fuel national prosperity. That is the Jamaica we are building, a nation where tourism is not just an economic driver, but a force of transformation, inclusion,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon wants businesses, schools, and homes in St James to have their own rodent-control programmes instead of waiting for the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) to launch initiatives to control the...

The Kingston deliveryman hired by Constable Noel Maitland to remove a sofa from his apartment will continue his testimony on Monday after the trial was adjourned yesterday. The witness was released early on Thursday and given Friday off to carry...

WESTERN BUREAU: HAVING SERVED as a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), and an Independent representative at the municipal level, businessman Paul Patmore, who will be representing Trelawny South on the People’s National Party (PNP) ticket in the impending...