On January 22, Mary Seacole Hall at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus became the site of a groundbreaking step towards menstrual equity in Jamaica. The Period Panty Passion Project: Panty Pilot marked one of the first menstrual...

A breakfast programme initiated by the JN Circle Linstead Chapter is reported to be having a measurable impact on student attendance and well-being at Victoria Primary School, a rural institution located just outside the town of Linstead. The...

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness on Friday, January 30, officially opened the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. The 36-bed facility, constructed at a cost of over $140 million, will accommodate parents...

The Jamaica Customs Agency has announced plans to expand its non-intrusive inspection capacity at the nation’s airports, with the aim of ensuring that arriving passenger bags are scanned before reaching the baggage claim area, further strengthening...

Marlon Marlondo Myers was born into church. Not the casual, once-a-week kind, but the deep, lived-in kind where faith shapes your mornings, your evenings, and your sense of who you are. He grew up in Ewarton, St Catherine, the only son among four...

A woman was gunned down in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town, St Catherine, early this morning. She has been identified by the police as 42-year-old hairdresser Camille Kerr of Jones Pen in Beacon Hill, Spanish Town. The police reported that about 1:00...

An investigation is under way into the suspected drowning of a 14-year-old boy in the Rio Cobre in his community of Gordon Pen, St Catherine on Saturday. The teen has been identified by the police as Raheim Greenfield. Reports are that about 2:30...

The Ammar’s department store in downtown Kingston has been gutted by a fire. The losses are believed to be in the millions. The fire department indicated that a call reporting a blaze at the establishment was received minutes after 8:00 a.m. A...

The Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project is on track, and is slated for completion by May of 2027, says Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda. The Minister who, along with officials from the Ministry, the National...

A 30-year-old Manchester man who was accused of breaking into an establishment and stealing items in 2024 was on Friday freed in the parish court after the judge upheld a no-case submission. Garnet Graham was answering charges of shop breaking...

Today we start a new series on one of the most important issues we will face in this life – money. It is astounding when we consider the effect that money has on our lives. Problems surrounding finances have been repeatedly cited as the leading...

One of the most powerful and most dramatic deliverances in the bible and in human history is the miraculous, commando-style rescue of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. The Israelites were in a total mess – enslaved, dehumanised,...

This week’s Torah reading brings us to one of the most dramatic and revealing moments in the entire Biblical narrative. The Jewish people just left Egypt after centuries of slavery. They’re getting their first taste of freedom, yet they’re not...

WASHINGTON (AP): Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night – when most of the population is winding down or already asleep – have poorer overall heart...

With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That’s not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when...

A man has been charged after allegedly entering the rooms of guests at a resort in Tower Isle, St Mary, and stealing cash and personal items, including designer bags. Charged with burglary and larceny is 43-year-old Aneiph Burton, a construction...

Responding to public discourse about the safety of Bath in St Thomas and the popular Bath Fountain attraction, the police in the division are assuring the public that the area is safe. Inspector Donald Burke, speaking to residents at a community...

A man has been charged after allegedly entering the rooms of guests at a resort in Tower Isle, St Mary, and stealing cash and personal items, including designer bags. Charged with burglary and larceny is 43-year-old Aneiph Burton, a construction...

The passenger bags and cargo of Jamaicans arriving home as well as visitors are set to undergo greater scrutiny as the Jamaica Customs Agency moves to crack down on illicit goods. Jamaica Customs has indicated that arriving passengers’ bags and...

St James football coach, 56-year-old Hector Wright, and his wife, 42-year-old Jodi-Ann Coke-Wright, have been charged following the alleged seizure of a quantity of cocaine at their home in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay. Wright, a former national...

A police constable is one of two men arrested on Friday in relation to the seizure of ammunition during a series of operations carried out across several locations in Hanover and Westmoreland. The policeman is attached to the Westmoreland...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting a 29.6 per cent decline in deaths related to fires in 2025, marking another year of progress in its national fire-prevention efforts. The figure reflects continued momentum following last year’s 15 per...

The police in St Thomas have launched a manhunt for a group of gunmen who opened fire on cops following a chase that stemmed from a traffic stop. The police said no member of the police party was injured; however, the service vehicle sustained...

A Portmore, St Catherine woman has been charged with fraud after allegedly collecting money and failing to provide headstones. She is 31-year-old Tash Hylton, who has been charged with fraudulent conversion, non-delivery of goods and services on...

Tiana Dinham, Jamaica’s 2026 Rhodes Scholar, has turned her long-standing focus on water security into a practical intervention: a rainwater-harvesting scheme in rural Hanover that trains residents in safe collection and treatment and equips...

In the weeks following Hurricane Melissa’s passage across Jamaica late last year, a troubling contradiction became visible across the island. While shortages and soaring prices confronted consumers, large volumes of produce lay unsold and rotting...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP): A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change, a sweeping victory for the islanders. The Hague...

High school science teachers Christopher Taylor and Rashaan Smith believe they have found a dependable formula. Each January, their students attend intensive workshops hosted by The University of the West Indies (UWI), which sharpen understanding...

Community-based organisations operating in some of Kingston and St Andrew’s most vulnerable communities are receiving critical support under the Rise...

Jamaican economist Dr Warren Smith, a «giant» of regional development and former president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), died on Friday, the institution has announced. "The Caribbean has lost a giant of the development movement....

A man was shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Sligoville, St Catherine this morning. Reports are that about 5 o’clock, police operatives conducted an operation in the area. During the operation, the team was allegedly challenged...

The Government is set to begin phase one of the implementation of Jamaica’s One Road Authority (ORA), following Cabinet’s approval of the policy framework for the creation of the executive agency, which will regulate road performance and standards...

Classes at Port Antonio High School in Portland were suspended on Friday following a security issue that forced the evacuation of the institution. Police and fire personnel responded to the incident and conducted a search of the school. Traffic...

Medical doctor Chloe Douett, who is accused of being the mastermind behind a scheme that allegedly defrauded several financial institutions of millions of dollars, was today remanded when she appeared before the St Catherine Parish Court. Douett...

Jamaicans are being advised by the Meteorological Service of Jamaica to expect cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and increased rainfall over the next few days due to a strong cold front. The Met Office says the cold front is forecast to enter the...