A motorcyclist died from injuries sustained in a crash in Exton, near Junction, St Elizabeth on Tuesday night. He is yet to be identified. Reports are that about 9 o’clock, the man was riding along a roadway when he lost control of his bike,...

The Port Authority of Jamaica is reporting that the removal of benches and planter pots from Water Square in Falmouth, Trelawny, was done to facilitate refurbishment, as they were in a serious state of disrepair. Some residents had raised...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says it has, as a matter of policy, decided to introduce a comprehensive set of measures to prohibit the use of cell phones within polling stations for the September 1 general and...

A 31-year-old St Catherine man was on Tuesday charged for allegedly breaking into a woman's house while she slept and attempting to sexually assault her. Richard Taylor, otherwise known as ‘Richie,’ of Newtown district in Harkers Hall in...

Detectives assigned to the Major Investigations Division (MID) have charged two persons in connection with the deadly gun attack on a policeman and his family in St James. They are 38-year-old businesswoman Trafficia Malcolm-Demontagnac,...

Three more of the men who escaped from the Constant Spring lock-up in St Andrew on Tuesday have been recaptured. Back in custody are 31-year-old Junior Anthony Barnes, 25-year-old Kamal Kelly, and 27-year-old Brandon Ennis, who were apprehended...

Education Minister Dr Dana Morris-Dixon has announced that a meeting is scheduled for Thursday morning at the Office of the Prime Minister to clarify and settle salary negotiations for several of Jamaica’s unions, including the Jamaica Teachers’...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into US and Israeli officials for alleged war crimes. The State Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on...

Ahead of today's closing session of the Jamaica Teachers' Association's (JTA) 61st Annual Conference, Education Minister Dr Dana Morris-Dixon is seeking to assure teachers that she will support them and advocate for their well-being. In a brief...

PORT-OF-SPAIN (PAHO): In collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago, recently hosted the Region of the Americas’ first Tailoring Antimicrobial Resistance...

On any given day in Jamaica, especially in rural towns and bustling urban centres, motorcyclists thread effortlessly through traffic, dodging potholes, overtaking slow-moving vehicles, and gliding past gridlocked cars. It’s a familiar sight:...

The annual Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) continues to play a pivotal role in guiding national policy and improving the lives of citizens, particularly the most vulnerable. The survey, conducted since 1988 by the Planning Institute of...

Dr Garfield James is hoping that a slew of upcoming projects, including the Negril International Airport proposed to be constructed beside the Little London High School, where he serves as principal, will woo voters to elect him as the next member...

Hugh Reid, managing director, JN Life Insurance, says life insurance should be used as a part of financial planning to address risks such as illnesses and a form of income replacement in the event of death. Reid explained that life insurance...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) has unveiled three toolkits as part of efforts to further promote and facilitate productivity improvements in the country. The toolkits, which are tailored for students, government services and businesses to...

A group of 15 high school students from across the island got a rare opportunity to explore the world of investing during a field trip to the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), organised by the JN Foundation as part of its recently concluded Financial...

WESTERN BUREAU: A wall of orange engulfed Dr Andre Haughton on Nomination Day, shutting out even his father, Textron Haughton, who could only stand on the margins, tears streaming down his cheeks. The elder Haughton wept openly as jubilant...

WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland Central is heating up with a four-way face-off set to unfold on September 3. Leading the charge with a message rather than a manifesto is Don Foote, a former attorney-at-law now at the helm of the Jamaica Abolitionist...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions of tons of plastic water bottles, food...

Forty-two high-school students from across Jamaica have each received $175,000 to help with back-to-school expenses, as WATA awarded more than J$7 million in grants during ceremonies held in Kingston and Montego Bay, St James last week. The support...

More than 100 young people from under-represented and at-risk communities across St Elizabeth spent last week gaining new skills, building friendships, and embracing positive values at the St Elizabeth Police Division’s Non-Residential Youth Camp,...

Transforming the streets of various communities and towns into vibrant exhibits, with street lights donned in brightly coloured fabrics, accentuated by poster boards advertising member of parliament (MP) aspirants, remains a powerful tool in the...

Chairman of the People’s National Party (PNP) Dr Angela Brown Burke is warning that the Opposition is prepared to take the Government to court if it fails to walk back its announcement of a by-election in Seivwright Gardens and follow the law....

The St Catherine South police have arrested a 19-year-old male suspect in connection with the murder of a man at a vigil in Portmore on Thursday. The suspect, held on Thursday, is a mechanic of a Gregory Park, Portmore address. The deceased has...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, has strengthened mechanisation support for farmers in St Elizabeth with the provision of a new tractor to the National Irrigation Commission’s (NIC) Hounslow office in Watchwell. Portfolio...

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...