GOD CAN become silent on you because of your disobedience, mistakes or failing to follow divine instructions or directions. I have personally experienced this. And that was exactly David’s case when he was asking those emotional questions. Yes,...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP): The Malian military government on Monday started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were spirited out of their fabled northern city when it was occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants more than a decade ago...

Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson, has told Jamaican teachers they «deserve better than zero per cent,» a day after their union walked out of a wage negotiation with the Ministry of Finance. Robinson was speaking at a People's...

Hello mi neighbour! And special greetings to my very young neighbours. Some of you are just entering or leaving college. Some of you are about to go job hunting, become a part of the family business or become your own boss. Wherever you are along...

NEW YORK (RNS): On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of churches, the muffled sounds of choir singers, handclaps and Hammond organs can be heard from the sidewalks. The borough still has a church on nearly every block, but over...

People's National Party representative Joseph 'Bunny' Witter has promised increased educational and entrepreneurial opportunities if he wins the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) stronghold of Kingston Western. He also said he hopes to help build...

Investigators assigned to the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) seized over 1,800 pounds of compressed ganja worth about $5.6 million during an operation on Spanish Town Road, Kingston 11, on Friday. Three men were arrested in...

A Clarendon woman has been charged after she allegedly tried to blackmail her common-law spouse with threats to expose his sexually explicit videos and alleged dealings with politicians. She has been identified as Sophia Brown, an ex-convict, of...

Nathan Williams, one of the men charged in connection with the murder of St Catherine contractor Humphrey Brown, who was reported missing and later found buried in a shallow grave, was granted $1 million bail on Friday in the St Catherine Parish...

Paul Buchanan, the People's National Party (PNP) representative who will be challenging Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for the St Andrew West Central seat, has urged constituents to deliver a blow to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader in the...

A din of chants, party tunes, vuvuzelas and the rev of engines, motorbike and motorcar alike, bombarded Cross Roads, St Andrew, as supporters poured into the People's National Party's Kingston and St Andrew parish meeting on Saturday evening....

MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ), the operators of the Sangster International Airport, is advising passengers that two Air Canada flights scheduled for today have been cancelled as more than 10,000 of the airline's flight attendants went on strike early...

The Bog Walk police in St Catherine are investigating the tragic death of a motorist who was hit by a falling boulder on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Linton Davis, a 61-year-old labourer, of Greater Portmore, St Catherine....

The Jamaica Labour Party's representative for Manchester North Eastern, Audrey Marks, is seeking to refute reports that a man was killed at a party meeting in the constituency, stating that he was fatally stabbed during a dispute with another man...

On August 1 and August 6, Jamaica observed Emancipation Day and Independence Day, respectively. Slavery was abolished on August 1, 1838, and, on August 6, 1962, the country became a politically independent nation. But, long before those dates, the...

WASHINGTON, DC: The historic Community Baptist Church of Englewood radiated with black, green, and gold on August 10, as Mayor Michael Wildes officially proclaimed the day “Jamaica’s 63rd Anniversary of Independence Thanksgiving Day” honouring the...

Chairman of Marathon Insurance Brokers, Richard Burgher, is urging Jamaica to take immediate action to address the fact that fewer boys are making it through the formal school system. Addressing the annual Scholarship Programme Awards Ceremony,...

The official narrative of the ill-defined Windrush generation, their reasons for coming to Britain and their interface with, and experience of British society and economy tells one story. Essentially, it is a story of patriotic citizens of Britain...

WASHINGTON (AP): The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal...

A 100-member delegation is set to represent Jamaica at the 15th staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in Barbados from August 22 to 31 under the theme ‘Caribbean Roots; Global Excellence’. Hosted biennially by member states of the...

Fishers from St Elizabeth and Westmoreland have received boats and engines from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, under its new Fisheries Incentive Programme, aimed at supporting the next generation of fishers and strengthening...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will commence full renovation works on the Black River Fish Market in St Elizabeth this week, to improve facilities for vendors and enhance the overall market environment. Minister Floyd Green, in...

LONDON: A memorial service was held last month in Forest Gate, east London one year after the passing of Wentworth Newland known affectionately as ‘Wenty’, entrepreneur and founder of Wenty’s Tropical Foods. Wenty Newland continues to be fondly...

Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr. believes that Jamaica has the potential not just to catch up but to lead the region in productivity – if the nation adopts a productivity-focused mindset and embraces cultural change. Speaking...

LONDON: The Jamaican Rugby Football Union has vowed to commemorate the death of one its rising talents, brutally murdered during a stabbing in Central London last month. Brendan McMillan, 27 years of age, was killed along with his father Terry...

Lillie Johnson, a nurse, educator, public health advocate, and community stalwart died at the age of 103 years old on August 10. In her memoir, My Dream, she writes: “If I had to do anything over again in my life, what would I do differently?...

The Integrity Commission is reporting that the Supreme Court has granted its application for contempt of court against a woman it has taken to court over alleged defamatory remarks made on her social media pages. The commission says Julie Malcolm...

TORONTO: When Paul A. Smith, Commanding officer of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) York became the first black officer to lead a Royal Canadian warship, he did so with the support of those around him who saw his leadership potential. As the...

Caribbean Cement Company Limited (Carib Cement) recorded its highest-ever clinker and cement production in July, signalling a strong return on its $6.7 billion investment in plant expansion and efficiency upgrades. Just one month after completing...

For many self-employed people who informally ply their trade, whether as streetside vendors or ‘day’s workers’ (domestic workers), owning a home is a lofty idea. Many believe this may never come to fruition except by diligently building, over time...

Although doctors didn’t expect him to live beyond last Christmas, Javier Forbes was among the 642 students who graduated from Northern Caribbean University (NCU) at the 102nd commencement held on Sunday at the main campus in Mandeville, Manchester...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Knockalva Polytechnic College in Hanover, which is now steeped in preparation for its October 24 Founder’s Day celebration, is expressing gratitude to the stakeholders who assisted in its recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane...