Kitson Town, St Catherine businessman Garfield Johnson has been charged with fraud for allegedly pocketing almost $3.5 million from a woman who paid him to purchase vehicles. Johnson was charged on Monday with fraudulent conversion. Reports from...
The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) says it rejects claims that politics played a role in the absence of sign language services at the first election debate last Saturday. Hours ahead of tonight’s second debate, the commission, in a media...
A 27-year-old bus driver perished in a vehicular crash along the main road in Llandovery in St Ann on Monday. Dead is Estashie Grant of Mile End district in Ocho Rios in the parish. Reports are that about 5:15 p.m., Grant was driving a 2014...
A man who stabbed another in his abdomen during an argument at a party in Lacovia, St Elizabeth was on Monday charged. Twenty-three-year-old Kenneth Morris, otherwise called ‘Scheme Boss,’ a musician of New Town district in the parish, is charged...
Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response capacity has been strengthened with the handover of drones under the Natural Resources Canada – Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) Project. The drones, presented to representatives of the Ministry...
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is to discuss, at a meeting scheduled for this afternoon, a formal complaint lodged by People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Catherine South Central, Kurt Matthews, regarding the relocation of the...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Tuesday denied that a 19-year-old patient died at the Lima Regional Hospital as a result of an “absence of oxygen”. In a statement, the Ministry of Health quoted the management of the hospital as...
Preparations are on in earnest for the smooth reopening of schools for the new academic year. According to Director of Regional Services in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson, they have also done...
The People’s National Party (PNP) has pushed back at critics of its proposal to raise the personal income tax threshold, saying economic data now available to the opposition is better than it was decades ago. PNP President Mark Golding says...
The St Catherine woman who was allegedly held in the company of Talik Chambers who had escaped from the Constant Spring police lock-up was remanded until September 2 when she appeared in the parish court today. When Jay-Ann 'Shamara' Holmes...
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is warning against the dangerous practice of political party supporters protruding bodies or body parts from motor vehicles while using public roadways. Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager at...
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has cautioned the public to ignore a statement by a senior People’s National Party (PNP) official that PNP election day workers will be issued with integrity lamps to verify the identity of voters. Jamaicans are...
As people across the Caribbean live longer and healthier lives, the traditional mantra of ‘learn, earn, retire’ is proving increasingly outdated and insufficient. With life expectancy on the rise and regional governments expressing concern about...
For many entrepreneurs launching a new venture or looking to expand an existing one, accessing credit has proven to be a game changer, enabling them to build successful business operations. According to Tabra-Kay Lindsay, sales relationship...
For top pan chicken vendor Adrian Walker, the journey in this year’s staging of the CB Pan Chicken Championship hasn’t been only about the quest for money and a trophy, but the knowledge he has gained about money itself, and how to manage it. ‘I’m...
The Jamaican Economy Panel (JEP) recently published its 25th survey discussion: “Unlocking the Potential of Jamaica’s Creative Economy: Advancing the SDGs through Visual Arts, Film, and Music.”Jamaica’s creative economy, particularly its globally...
It wasn’t just a day of painting classrooms. For Red Stripe’s summer interns, the D...
Culture Minister Olivia Grange is reporting that she today received the Certificate of Inscription classifying Port Royal as a World Heritage Site. The Certificate of Inscription was presented to Grange by the Regional Director and...
Southwest Airlines will soon require travellers who can’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new rule goes into effect January 27, the same day...
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Juliette formed Monday in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as Tropical Storm Fernand churned in the Atlantic Ocean. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect for either...
The Croft Hill police in Clarendon are investigating the suspected drowning of a man in a river on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Ashman Adams, a driver of Ballads Valley, Junction, St Elizabeth. The police report that...
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says its proposal to raise the personal income tax threshold to $3.5 million can be funded through “organic revenue growth” and existing pockets in the budget. At the same time, Opposition spokesman...
The police have released the identity of the man who was fatally shot by a licensed firearm holder during a foiled robbery at a Western Union in Hope Bay, Portland, early Monday morning. He has been identified as 23-year-old Orlando Beverly of...
A 71-year-old Bellas Gate, Old Harbour in St Catherine man has been charged by the police in Portmore after allegedly being held with a quantity of ganja. Austin McCalla, otherwise called ‘Bigga Man’, is charged with possession of ganja and...
Justices of the Peace (JPs) are being reminded to adhere to the law, which requires them to submit annual reports to the Custos of the parish in which they have been commissioned. According to Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, the Justices of the...
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has taken the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) to task over a statement made by its representative Damion Crawford on Saturday night that his party will not continue the rural school bus programme, as proposed...
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has died from injuries he sustained in a road crash along the Linstead Bypass on Sunday. He has been identified as 25-year-old Private Omari Genus, who resided in Riversdale district, St Catherine....
One man is dead, while eight other persons believed to be part of a criminal network are in police custody, following an attempted robbery at a Western Union outlet in Hope Bay, Portland, which was foiled by a licensed firearm holder. It is...
People’s National Party (PNP) general secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has sent a message to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) that the party will sweep all eight seats in St Elizabeth, and the four in Manchester, a statement he made before...
WESTERN BUREAU: National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says technology is key to building safer communities, while noting that online safety is now directly tied to the country’s overall security. Chang made the pronouncement while speaking at...
Western Bureau: With Jamaica in the middle of the hurricane season and dengue cases on the rise, public health inspectors (PHIs) in Westmoreland used National Mosquito Day, on August 20, to remind Jamaicans that no weapon thrashes mosquito-borne...
Conceptualised out of a desire to care for those in need of a homely environment, especially the elderly and infirm, the the SP Home Away From Home for the Elderly came into operation on September 1, 2023. Recently, the operators of the home for 21...
My grandfather, Peter Bernard Thomas (1878-1952) and his wife, Emerline Adina Thomas (1881-1969), lived in Hannah Town for most of their lives through its cycles of ups and downs. My father, Samuel Thomas (1904-1977), grew up there. From all...
“I said to myself, ‘No man, he has to do something cultural today’.” And, with that in mind, Gabrielle Andrade-Bell coaxed her six-year old son, Phiago, into attending the annual Mona Heights Flag Raising Ceremony on August 6. Phiago didn’t regret...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange teachings on the appropriate way to live. The rare...
