The Jamaica Constabulary Force has launched an intensive search for 19 individuals wanted for a range of serious and violent crimes, including murder, assault and robbery. The individuals are being urged to turn themselves in immediately. The...

NEW YORK (AP) — Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at New York City’s troubled Riker’s Island, jail officials said. Officers found inmate Ardit Billa unresponsive in his cell at around 12:25 a.m. on...

A 20-year-old St Elizabeth man, who the police say is a suspect in a murder, has been charged with lottery scamming after lead sheets with the information of people living overseas were allegedly found on his cell phone. Charged with possession...

The St Elizabeth police have charged a man for the wounding of another in a market on Brigade Street, Black River, in the parish on Wednesday. Charged with unlawful wounding and assault occasioning bodily harm is Davion Ledgister, otherwise known...

Several charges have been laid against a brother and sister in relation to an alleged attack on a teenager on Old Port Henderson Road, St Catherine, on August 22. Eighteen-year-old Tamera Thomas of Garbally drive, Spanish Town, has been charged...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that all tax offices islandwide will be closed at noon on election day. It says the closure is in keeping with the Government's commitment to ensuring that all eligible citizens, including...

PANAMA CITY, CMC – A new report by two United Nations agencies warns that climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean into poverty by 2030 unless governments act now. “Even...

Mayor of Portmore Leon Thomas has hailed the commissioning of new traffic lights at the busy intersection of George Lee Boulevard and Augusta Drive as a life-saving development for motorists and pedestrians who traverse the corridor daily. The...

The Independent Commission of Investigations has launched a probe into the shooting and injury of a woman by her partner, who is a policeman. The incident allegedly occurred Wednesday night in Morant Bay, St Thomas. Reports are that about 8:30...

The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) says it is restricted by law from considering or evaluating “any alternative policies” other than those proposed or implemented by the Government. The IFC is Jamaica’s non-partisan fiscal oversight body...

Touching lives, inspiring others, and showing up with heart every single day is what defines Kimya Beedle Fisher, assistant clerk of the court at the St James Parish Court. And on the very day she marked four years of service in the Jamaican court...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Liberty Caribbean, the operators of Flow, Liberty Business and BTC, has reinforced its commitment to the Caribbean’s cultural and creative industries by providing over $125,000 in connectivity support to CARIFESTA XV, the...

Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) and the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) have signed a second-phase memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their nationally recognised tourism recycling initiative. This strategic...

The Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) and Red Stripe officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday, August 25 to collaborate on the development of the Port Royal Saloon Waters Tour. The initiative is a cultural...

A man was gunned down at his home in the community of Board Villa in Marlie Mount, Old Harbour, St Catherine last night. He is 45-year-old mason Marlon Mitchell. Reports are that around 10:30 p.m., Mitchell was at home when explosions were heard...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it is horrified by the brutal murders of two young brothers in Swamp district in Moneague, St Ann. The children, three-year-old Shamir Henry and one-year-old Amir Saunders, are...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica and Jamaicans have been left deeply shaken and heartbroken by the tragic deaths of two children in Moneague, St Ann. The children, one-year-old Ameir Saunders and three-year-old Shamair Henry, were...

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), which oversees the National Identification System (NIDS), is reporting that there has been no evidence of a breach or compromise of the national identification system. This comes...

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) election campaign director Dr Christopher Tufton on Wednesday accused the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) of embarking on what he dubbed an “angry and desperate campaign”, warning that the JLP is prepared to...

A St Catherine woman employed as an accountant officer has been charged for allegedly using her company-issued credit card for unauthorised purchases. She is 42-year-old Camay Beckford of Old Harbour, who is charged with unauthorised access to...

The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) is advising the public that two sign language interpreters will be providing interpretation at tomorrow’s leadership debate between Jamaica Labour Party leader and Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, and People’...

Charges are expected to be laid against the father of one of the two children who were missing after their bodies were discovered on Wednesday in Swamp district, Moneague, St Ann. The children, one-year-old Ameir Saunders and three-year-old...

A sign which was erected on Tuesday with the words 'Coming soon, Port Antonio Bypass', at Dolphin Bay in Portland was damaged early Wednesday morning in what appears to be a case of vandalism. The incident has triggered outrage among supporters...

The police in Manchester have arrested a man on suspicion of murder following the death of another man he allegedly hit on the head with a stone. The deceased has been identified as 61-year-old Johnathan Palmer of Fairfield Mountain, Manchester...

Personnel from the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) enforcement, pollution prevention, and air quality management teams were among over 70 technical industry professionals trained as Visual Emission Observers recently. The...

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is calling for both major political parties to publish detailed implementation plans for their income tax promises. The People's National Party (PNP) has proposed raising the personal income-tax...

Thirty-two-year-old Junior Young, otherwise called ‘Tentroy’, of New Road, Flankers, St James, was charged on Monday with the murder of a man who was shot in the head at a party in the area. Killed was 32-year-old labourer Junior Golding,...

The police are now leading the search for two young children who were reported missing in Moneague, St Ann, on Tuesday night, a high-ranking official has revealed. The police official acknowledged, however, that “there is a probability that...

The personal income tax breaks proposed by the country’s two main political parties triggered fireworks at the second political debate on Tuesday. The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has promised to reduce income tax to 15 per cent from 25...

NEW YORK (AP) — Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs. An...

The Jamaica Defence Force was on Tuesday called in to assist the police in assessing a device found at an auto parts store in Osborne Store, Clarendon, following a shooting incident. The police told The Gleaner that a licensed firearm holder shot...

Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland will be placing increased emphasis on literacy, particularly for new students, to begin the 2025-26 academic year. Principal Emily Lawrence-Ricketts told JIS News in an interview that the school is...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the full rollout of Jamaica’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), branded JAM-DEX, will alleviate many of the problems people experience at automated teller machines (ATMs). JAM-DEX was first...

Jamaica’s postal service has stopped accepting packages for shipment to the United States from members of the public, effective today, following a policy shift linked to tariffs by the United States, The Gleaner understands. Outbound mail remains...