Hanukkah – also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew – is Judaism's «festival of lights». On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah...

Thirty-three additional persons from 12 countries have been granted Jamaican citizenship by the Government. They were presented with documents formalising their status by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) today during a...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat said today that certain of its “online applications” have been breached. In a brief statement, it said “in these circumstances, our website...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world this year pumped 1.1 per cent more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported. The increase was...

Jamaica is the latest country among 24 nominees to have been elected to the council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a Category 'C' member for a period of two years. This comes on the heels of the island's successful...

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says utility providers scored an average of 54 per cent in the delivery of customer service, based on the findings of its 2023 Mystery Shopping Research. The OUR said the top performer was FLOW at 65...

Additional criminal charges have been laid against former member of the Ski Mask gang, Travis Tummings, otherwise called 'Chi Chi', who was last week charged with the murders of two schoolboys and a man in Salt Spring, St James....

“We went out there to win…to create history,” said an ecstatic Kyle Gordon, captain of Glenmuir High School's football team following their historic victory in the 2023 ISSA Champions Cup final. The Clarendon-based...

The National Water Commission (NWC) says it is working to fix a damaged pump on Water Lane in Kingston which is causing an overflow of sewage and subsequent traffic pile-up on Marcus Garvey Drive.  Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager at...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is currently in Washington DC in the United States for a working visit, which is scheduled to continue until December 7. The Office of the Prime Minister gave the update in a brief statement on Monday. It did not...

Firebrand politician Damion Crawford on Sunday night launched a scathing attack on the husband and wife team of Daryl and Ann-Marie Vaz, while vowing he will have «revenge» for his defeat in the 2019 by-election in East Portland....

President of the People's National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, on Sunday presented the party's standard bearers for Portland going into the next local and general elections. Golding, who was guest speaker at a PNP political meeting held at...

Following a security meeting on Sunday, the police in Westmoreland have taken steps to increase their presence in Negril and other areas of the parish in a bid to stem the widespread robberies taking place there. Acting head of the...

The Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA) and collaborators in the processing/distribution sector are casting for a huge jump in the domestic consumption of pork. At the launch of the JPFA’s ‘Pork Jamaica’ campaign, on the grounds of the Ministry...

Courts Ready Cash is continuing the rollout of its islandwide black tank initiative, started last July at Duckenfield Primary School in St Thomas, to select schools across the island. The initiative, which promised to deliver 12 polyethylene water...

WESTERN BUREAU: Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has called for the St James business community to play a more substantial role in the delivery of justice by helping to provide suitable and affordable lands on which the government can build a proper...

Parents and guardians are being urged by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jacqueline Dillon, who heads the nation’s domestic violence intervention centres (DVIC), to have open discussions with their teenage children about gender-based violence...

The Poor Relief Department of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation on Saturday honoured a number of students who are beneficiaries of its educational programme. During a ceremony held at Emancipation Square in Spanish Town, the recipients were...

An investigation has been launched into the death of the young nephew of a policewoman who died after reportedly accidentally shooting himself with his aunt's service weapon. The incident happened in Point Hill, St Catherine on Saturday...

The police in Manchester have charged a 28-year-old construction worker for an early morning gun attack that left two men injured. Charged with shooting with intent, aggravated assault, wounding with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon, and...

St James resident 55-year-old Ansel Reid, otherwise called 'Rocky', of Hampton district was charged on Saturday over the stabbing of a man during an argument. Reid is charged with wounding with intent. His court date has not been finalised...

An investigation has been launched into the death of the young son of a policewoman who died after reportedly accidentally shooting himself with his mother's service weapon. The incident happened at the home in Point Hill, St Catherine on...

Local cattle farmers are being encouraged to tag all their animals under the National Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) in order to access key export markets. Praedial Larceny Prevention Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has appealed for a new state of the court complex to be built in St James. Sykes called for business interests, especially those in real estate, to come forward and help. He argued that the St James Parish Court has not...

The Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce is calling for the Government to impose a State of Emergency (SOE) in the parish to help combat a surge in robberies and murders. There have been a number of robbery sprees in the commercial spaces of Negril,...

The main road from Four Paths to Whitney Turn in Clarendon has been closed by the National Works Agency to replace a defective culvert pipe. The roadway, which is part of the major corridor linking May Pen to Mandeville, has been closed for seven...

FROM THURSDAY, December 7 to Friday, December 15, Jews around the world will observe Chanukah, one of the most important religious holidays in Judaism. It is inspired by the ‘miracle of the Maccabees’ and the ‘miracle of the oil’, collectively...

BALTIMORE (AP): As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from diabetes, certain childhood memories haunted him even more. The Catholic priest appeared vividly in his mind’s eye — the one who promised him a spot on a...

ON THURSDAY, November 23, I had the privilege of sharing with students in a philosophy class at The University of the West Indies. Our topic was the meaning of life and existence from a Christian perspective. Now, this is a course in which...

Contributor DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Ask most people what the annual United Nations climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?” The negotiations, called...

DUBAI, (CMC) – A new action group announced in Dubai yesterday will help Commonwealth countries, including Caribbean states, rapidly cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as part of wider efforts to keep rising global temperatures...

A 20-year-old St Catherine man charged in connection with stolen copper wires was on Friday offered $200,000 bail in the parish court. In granting bail, Senior Parish Court judge Desiree Alleyne ordered Kemar McLean, who is charged...

A vendor was shot dead in the head by a gunman on a motorcycle while unloading his fruits at the Savanna-La-Mar Market in Westmoreland this morning. He has been identified as 55-year-old Owen James of Mafoota district in St James.  The police...

Jamaica has moved to get the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to inscribe revival music on its intangible cultural heritage of humanity list. The designation would mean that the music would be...

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it has collaborated with the US Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to facilitate removal flights, including single...