The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) will join the global education community in celebrating World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2025 on Sunday, October 5 under the theme ‘Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession’. Chief Executive Officer of the JTC,...

After nearly four decades of unwavering dedication to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), District Constable Jean Smith-Braham is be recognised with one of Jamaica’s distinguished awards. Her long and faithful service will be formally recognised...

Jamaica must accelerate its digital transformation to meet the ambitious goals of Vision 2030, and that means prioritising affordability, accessibility, and digital literacy for all citizens. That was the urgent call from Stephen Price, vice...

WESTERN BUREAU: Instead of just focussing on justice, educator Floyd V. Hitchman, the new president of the St James chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has outlined a bold agenda, which will include focussing on mental...

The St Catherine North Traffic Department is investigating the death of a 34-year-old man following a crash along the Spanish Town Bypass on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Rashawn Jones of Woodpecker Drive, Kingston 11....

Residents of Westmoreland are being urged to take precautionary measures in the aftermath of a period of heavy rainfall, particularly during instances of flooding. This advisory comes from the Health Promotion Unit of the Westmoreland Public...

The Jamaican Bar Association has expressed concern about the circulation of sensitive details regarding the death of Trelawny Parish Court Judge Ruth Lawrence, arguing that it violates her dignity and data protection rights. “While we mourn the...

The trial against bauxite company UC Rusal for alleged environmental breaches failed to continue in the St Catherine Parish Court today and has been pushed back to November 26. The matter could not proceed due to the absence of an interpreter....

A truck driver was arrested on Wednesday night after his vehicle was intercepted and found with a large quantity of ganja in Morant Bay, St Thomas. This is the latest in a series of recent ganja busts in the parish by the police. The police...

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck has remembered Trelawny Parish Court Judge Ruth Lawrence as a distinguished member of the Bench whose service has left an indelible mark on the justice system. Chuck, in a statement on...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department will increase staffing at certain United States embassies and consulates to accommodate an expected major jump in visa applications from football fans wanting to attend World Cup matches in the United States...

Reverend Karl John’s historic appointment to the helm of the Baptist World Alliance is being recognised today at Phillippo Baptist Church, the church he leads in Spanish Town, Jamaica’s first capital, with a service of celebration beginning at 4:...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says its School Mental Health Literacy Programme will resume this month as part of efforts to build awareness and provide support to students and wider communities. The programme, with guidance counsellors as...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is developing a special student card equipped with a built-in security alert feature, designed for use on rural school buses. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris...

A St Catherine man who crashed into two vehicles and fled the scene was fined a total of $280,000 or 14 days' imprisonment in the parish court on Wednesday. Donovan Benson, of a Spanish Town address, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, no driver...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have detained 11 police officers following the killing of five suspected criminals during a police operation last month. The arrests, made on Tuesday, are unusual in a...

As the Ministry of Health and Wellness ramps up measures to prevent and manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs), psychiatrist at the Bellevue Hospital, Dr Brian Kazaara, is highlighting the connection between chronic diseases and the...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Conservator of Forests at the Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry, was in the midst of a team-building exercise when he received the unexpected call informing him of his selection for the Order of Distinction (...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has facilitated the opening of two new child-friendly spaces at its parish offices in St Ann and St James. The additions, located at 8 Park Avenue, St Ann’s Bay and 4 Kerr Crescent, Montego...

Western Bureau: When a group of former Ulster Spring Primary and Infant School students met up at the funeral of their former schoolmate, Dr Paul Robinson, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montego Bay, St James, it turned out to be more than...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Janet Richards Foundation, renowned for its charitable work in western Jamaica, on Wednesday launched its annual breast cancer education and screening programme for women at the Hospiten medical facility in Montego Bay, St James...

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North police division have charged a 45-year-old man with larceny after he allegedly sold a motor vehicle which had been rented to him. He is Marlon Chang, unemployed, of Spanish Town, St Catherine....

JPS Senior Vice-President of Shared Services, Ricardo Case, is assured the island’s next generation of engineers will shine bright. “I have a lot of confidence in the youth. It’s very important to inject energy in them and belief, but more...

WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Carlton Wilson, the pastor of the Savanna-la-Mar Circuit of Baptist Churches in Westmoreland, is urging Christians to stand up for God at a time when chaos is reigning over Jamaica and across the world as he highlighted...

A CCTV technician testified on Monday that Constable Noel Maitland had asked to review surveillance footage from his Chelsea Manor apartment in Kingston to determine whether a woman was seen leaving the premises between 11:00 a.m. and midday on...

“O N SUNDAY, August 31, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange officially opened the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Exhibition Gallery, by way of a ribbon-cutting exercise. Construction had started in 2009,...

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm formed Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean far from land, forecasters said. Tropical Storm Octave was well off the coast of Mexico, centred about 930 miles (1,500 kilometres) south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja...

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force are in mourning as a policeman who was hospitalised after crashing his motorcycle last Friday in St Elizabeth has succumbed to his injuries. He is 27-year-old Constable Ezroy Boothe, who was attached to...

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is criticising the Government for what it describes as a failure to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian people during key moments at the United Nations General Assembly. Senator Donna Scott-...

Healthcare workers and well-wishers of the sector have been urged to wear black tomorrow October 1, in support of Dr Aujae Dixon, a junior resident at May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, who was interdicted by the Southern Regional Health Authority for...

The Credit Unions of Jamaica are set to celebrate National Credit Union Week from October 12 to 18, 2025, under the unifying theme, ‘Co-operation for a Prosperous World.’ The week of islandwide observances will highlight the movement’s commitment...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has appointed neuropsychologist Dr Marlon Simpson as its new director of therapeutic services and psychosocial support. CPFSA CEO Laurette Adams-Thomas said Simpson’s leadership and training...

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A 16-year-old boy in the Bahamas was charged on Monday with the deaths of two men and injury to five other people during a mass shooting in August. The teenager appeared before Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley on two...

By March 2026, all Justices of the Peace (JPs) are expected to be in possession of the newly designed seal, which features the word ‘Jamaica’ in place of individual parish names. This was disclosed by Director of Public Law, Restorative and...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday as it approached the tiny British territory, with newly formed Hurricane Imelda following closely behind. A hurricane watch was in effect for the island...