The Ministry of Health and Wellness has commended refinery giant Jamalco and Clarendon-based construction and civil engineering company, Construction Services Limited, for their partnership in delivering a $6.5-million upgrade to the Accident and...

The Ananda Marga organisation in Jamaica, through their service arm, AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team), has shifted its focus from education to emergency response by providing relief, both in kind and emotional support to those affected by...

Justices of the Peace (JPs) in St Mary will be adopting a community in Westmoreland to provide long-term support to the residents. Westmoreland is among the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, which impacted the island on October 28. The...

This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol. Declining chlorine levels and warmer stratospheric temperatures helped...

Recently, in a continued effort to support public health and safety, ANSA Chemicals Jamaica announced a donation of 69,800 litres of bleach to assist with ongoing sanitisation efforts in communities across the island that were severely impacted by...

The Ministry of Finance and Public Service has agreed to remove the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on seeds for the next three months to support farmers. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, in making the announcement, said...

The St Andrew North police are urging business operators and other stakeholders to enhance their security measures and collaborate more closely with law enforcement to ensure safety during the busy Christmas season. The division, in...

A Kingston 6 man has been charged by the police for allegedly breaking into a warehouse along Water Lane in downtown Kingston and stealing several pieces of furniture valued at $14 million. He is 48-year-old barber Marlon Walker, who has been...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video to social media on Sunday explaining immigrants’ right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, days after federal agents...

The St Mary police are reporting that a detainee was killed on Saturday during a fight with others in custody at a lock-up. He has been identified as 34-year-old Eraldo Francis, otherwise called 'Nagram', a contractor of Tremolesworth in...

Member of Parliament for St Mary South Eastern, Christopher Brown, says he’s deeply concerned about the death of a man in custody at the Annotto Bay Police Station lock-up. The police reported that 34-year-old Eraldo Francis, otherwise called '...

The police have imposed a curfew in sections of the March Pen in Spanish Town in St Catherine amid another fatal shooting. A man and a woman were injured on Friday in a gun attack. The man died on the same day, while the woman passed away in...

The St Catherine North police have listed six men from March Pen and surrounding communities in Spanish Town as persons of interest, as investigators believe they may be able to assist with ongoing investigations in the division. Being sought...

“175 years seems like a good long time for this church building to have been in existence. But when you consider that worship has been taking place in this place for 300 years (give or take a few years), then you realise that the 175 is just a...

“Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear that they would take his bones with them when God led them out of Egypt - AS HE WAS SURE GOD WOULD.” Exodus 13:19. IMMUTABILITY IS the right word to use when...

THE PLANNING of the annual human rights service held at Christ Church Vineyard Town met with challenges in the aftermath of the extreme monster Hurricane Melissa. We realised very soon that the usual support and commitments for this service would...

WE WILL all never forget where we stood when Hurricane Melissa hit us on Tuesday, October 28. This storm will be remembered for generations,, not only for the damage it caused, but for how it changed us. In just a few hours, homes, farms, and...

HAVE YOU ever heard the phrase “the blood of Jesus is against you?” Whether you’ve heard it shouted in warfare prayer or jokingly said in a conversation, did you understand what it truly means? Last week, we spoke about the benefit of Jesus’ blood...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 12 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 and 16....

Two men were fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in York Town, Clarendon early this morning. The police say an M16 rifle and an AK-47 rifle were seized. According to the police, around 12:35 a.m., a team was conducting...

The charred remains of a man were found following a fire at his home in Lime Tree Grove, St Catherine this morning. Residents reported seeing smoke coming from the dwelling around 10:45 a.m. and called the fire brigade. Firefighters and police...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not...

The woman who was one of two people wounded in a gun attack in the community of March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine last night has since succumbed to her injuries. She has been identified as 33-year-old Customer Service representative...

A man has died from injuries sustained after being hit by a car while crossing the Spanish Town Bypass in St Catherine on Friday. He has been identified as 35-year-old Odaine Vincent of Windsor Road, Kingston 2. Reports are that Vincent was...

A man was fatally shot and a woman was injured in a gun attack in the community of March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine last night. The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old labourer Damon Duncan, a resident of the community. No...

A law office and a residential premises located on a three-storey building in Spanish Town, St Catherine have been destroyed by a fire. A furniture store on the ground floor of the property, which is located at the corner of Williams Street and...

A quantity of cocaine has been seized and several persons, including two Canadians, have been arrested in a major operation now under way in St Elizabeth, sources have disclosed. The amount of cocaine seized and the total number of persons taken...

TORONTO: Dr OmiSoore Dryden, a full professor at the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been awarded a prestigious research professorship – Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Black Health...

DAVIE, FL: The Davie Community Worship Centre (DCWC), under the leadership of Bishop Dr Fedlyn Beason, has donated US$6,000 to assist Jamaican churches devastated by Hurricane Melissa. The funds will go to the New Testament Church of God in...

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), is urging residents to remain patient as the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) works to restore electricity across the parish. Vernon...

Western Bureau With Hurricane Melissa leaving severe damage to Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, a collaborative effort between hospital staff, Project HOPE and the SAMU corporation has established a functioning field hospital to help meet...

TORONTO: Yasmine Brown had dreams of becoming a basketball player, but eventually pivoted to focus on her mental health. That’s when she realised that she had all this time and energy to create things: she started drawing, learned how to paint,...

The Jamaica Customs Agency has announced a temporary waiver of import permits for a wide range of medical and personal care items, a measure designed to accelerate hurricane relief operations and significantly reduce clearance times at the ports....

The University of Technology, Jamaica Press last month launched a book examining the country’s technical vocational education and training (TVET) system, tracing its evolution and impact on the economy. The publication, Technical Vocational...

UK Minister for the Caribbean Chris Elmore ended a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday, pledging Britain’s support for the island’s long-term recovery, reconstruction and climate resilience after Hurricane Melissa. The visit comes after the UK provided £...