WASHINGTON, CMC – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke says she has introduced the Marcus Garvey Legacy Package in the United States House of Representatives that comprises two pieces of legislation that honour “one of...

A St Catherine woman who was allegedly found in the company of her boyfriend who escaped from the Constant Spring police lock-up has been charged with harbouring a fugitive. The accused has been identified as 21-year-old Shamara Holmes,...

Former senator and Cabinet minister KD Knight has followed through on his threat to file a lawsuit against Health Minister and Jamaica Labour Party campaign chairman, Dr Christopher Tufton, for allegedly defaming him during a JLP mass rally held...

Head of the St Elizabeth police, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, has confirmed that a man seen in a video making threats regarding the outcome of the September 3 general elections has been arrested and charged. He is Giovannie Skeen, also...

Each year, the GraceKennedy (GK)Birthright interns set off on a remarkable journey, one that immerses them in the vibrant culture of Jamaica. Through our music, our food, and the breathtaking beauty of our island, they have learnt more about the...

WESTERN BUREAU: The 1092 Palms residential complex, which had its groundbreaking ceremony near the Whitter Village in Ironshore, St James, last Friday, is expected to enhance the physical appearance of the community, as well as boost property...

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay danced, sang, and marched for three days in honour of Extoll ‘Ticka’ Earle, the sound system icon whose name was woven into the fabric of the city’s culture. The celebration of life began on Thursday night at Pier One,...

A man who eluded the police for over a year after fleeing a traffic stop and abandoning a car allegedly containing cocaine in Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth was today granted $1 million bail with strict reporting conditions to the police. George...

Another of the Constant Spring police lock-up escapees has been recaptured. Apprehended is 25-year-old Donque Douglas of Upper Oxford Street in Kingston. Douglas was in custody on charges of wounding with intent, shooting with intent, and...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala on Wednesday granted temporary humanitarian status to 161 Mexicans who fled their country last week seeking refuge from organised crime, even as Mexican officials denied that anyone had been displaced. The...

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,...

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...

The police have recaptured another of the nine inmates who escaped from the Constant Spring police lock-up on Tuesday. He has been identified as 19-year-old, Richard Bishop, of an Olympic Way address in St Andrew. He is charged with burglary and...

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....