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St Thomas taxi operator dies after crashing into trees
A taxi operator died in St Thomas this morning after his car ran off the road and...
Holiday traffic changes for Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth to...
Effective Monday, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be making changes to traffic...
Delayed Portmore municipal building opens for first council...
The unique night meetings held monthly by the Portmore Municipal Corporation may...
UDC denies low vax levels at Dunn’s River turned off cruise...
Acting general manager at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lisa Golding,...
Holness says becoming a republic should not be empty symbolism
Amid calls for Jamaica to become a republic, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says...
St Elizabeth farm store robber nabbed
The police in St Elizabeth on Thursday arrested a man who held up and robbed workers...
Amoya Mitchell – Longing to reunite with siblings
AS THE Yuletide season approaches, 23-year-old Amoya Mitchell has one wish, and...
Melrose Yam Park to reopen by weekend
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: After a four-month closure, vendors and bar operators at...
The Bridge connects the diaspora
In what is being described as the most transformative power play in diaspora radio,...
New Hanover street lights go missing
WESTERN BUREAU: Eight of the 10 street lights which were recently installed along...
Glengoffe cops detained by termites, rats
As the struggle with termite and rodent infestation continues, police officers in...
Early-childhood education to get more Governmental focus,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Nesta Morgan, the state minister in the Ministry of Education,...
Big ganja haul in Hellshire, St Catherine
The St Catherine South Police are probing the discovery of ganja weighing 1,950 ...
Jamalco disputes CCA review showing US$100 million unaccounted...
Jamalco has taken issue with a Sunday Gleaner report quoting a CCA Capital Partners...
Man confesses to murder of 6-y-o girl, charged
A fifty-five-year-old Kingston man has been charged with the murder of a six-year-old...
Businessman ‘Beachy Stout', co-accused further remanded
Businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald, who is charged for the deaths of his...
Two shot by elderly licensed firearm holder in Liguanea
Two persons, including a taxi driver, are nursing injuries after being shot by a...
Man charged for shooting death of 6-year-old girl
Fifty-five-year-old James Smith has been charged for the death of six-year-old T'Mora...
Scheduled international flights to begin soon at Ian Fleming...
The Ian Fleming International Airport in St Mary will soon begin weekly scheduled...
January 28 committal hearing for Patrick Roberts, co-accused...
A committal hearing in the fraud case brought against People's National Party Councillor...
Kari Douglas assault trial to continue on January 13 next...
Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Trafalgar Division in St Andrew, Kari Douglas,...
23 more COVID-19 cases, one new death
One more COVID-19 death has been recorded in Jamaica, pushing the tally to 2,416....
Why Jamaican students in Cuba are yet to get promised COVID...
The promised COVID care packages for Jamaican medical students in Cuba are yet to...
Taxi operator killed in fiery Manchester crash
A man died in Manchester this morning after his car crashed into a utility pole...
Agriculture Ministry now able to investigate and diagnose...
The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that it now has the capacity, through its...
Passage of board appointment regulations important for...
Anti-corruption watchdog group the National Integrity Action (NIA) says the passage...
Jamaica can capitalise on growing ecotourism sector – Charles...
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles...
Dalrymple Philibert, co-accused’s dumping case set for...
The illegal dumping case against House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple Philibert and her...
Investigator said he accompanied colleague to foil shooting...
One of the investigators in the Clansman-One Don Gang case testified on Wednesday...
Earth Today | Adaptation Fund: Increasing resilience of...
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE employs most of the workforce in Uganda and provides livelihoods...
MPs to get $1 million for resilience building
The Government has allocated $1 million to each Member of Parliament to support...
Upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St James reopened
The upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St James was been officially reopened. The...
Jamaica Fire Brigade plans to increase staff
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has announced plans to increase its staff complement...
Man awaiting extradition again escapes custody
The police are reporting that 27-year-old Portland man Orville Purnell, who was...
Social protection key in reducing HIV risk
The social protection provided by the Government is key in reducing the disadvantages...
KSAMC to commemorate World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day 2021, will, for the very first time, be recognised as a commemorative...
RADA distributing seeds and pesticides to farmers impacted...
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has commenced the distribution...
National Prayer Vigil to promote healing, unity in families
The 29th National Prayer Vigil is to be held at the Fellowship Tabernacle Church...
Technology-based learning here to stay, says Williams
Education Minister Fayval Williams has reasserted her support for blended classroom...
COVID-19 impacts HIV/AIDS patient care
THE MEDICAL care of patients infected with HIV is a problem involving a complex,...
Golding backs yanking muzzle from corruption watchdog
One of the chief architects of the gag clause in the Integrity Commission Act has...
Minor among three arrested in Portmore following robbery
The police are reporting that three males including a minor were arrested in Portmore,...
Businessman frustrated by long wait for Court of Appeal...
Businessman Kaon Northover is expressing frustration and disappointment that he...
Reputed gangster convicted for brazen Westmoreland attack
A reputed gangster who opened gunfire at a Westmoreland resident before torching...
Montego Bay to welcome first vessel since cruise resumption
The city of Montego Bay in St James will on Wednesday welcome the Carnival Glory,...
Kingston & St Andrew declared safe space for persons living...
The Jamaica Network of Seropositives (JN+) has certified the Kingston and St Andrew...
27 more COVID-19 cases, one additional fatality
Jamaica has recorded one more COVID-19 fatality, increasing the tally to 2,392....
Police seize illegal gun in St James, two arrested
The police are reporting the seizure of a .38 revolver with six 9mm cartridges in...
Some 5,000 teachers to receive e-vouchers to buy laptops
Some 5,000 public school educators could commence receiving electronic vouchers...
St Andrew man charged with murder
Fifty-year-old Oral Hamilton has been charged for the murder of 51-year old Wayne...
Rihanna declared national hero of Barbados
International hit singer Rihanna, 33, has been declared a National Hero of Barbados. ...
Growth & Jobs | Construction industry continues to growth
THE CONSTRUCTION industry continues to figure in Jamaica’s gradual recovery from...
Immigration Corner | Foreign nationals who are required...
Dear Miss Powell, My work permit expired last month, but I applied for permanent...
Immigration Corner | How to apply for ILR after the death...
Dear Mr Bassie, Recently, you explained to a widow the conditions for applying for...
Join the fight to eliminate HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination...
THE JAMAICA Network of Seropositives (JN+), one of Jamaica’s staunchest campaigners...
UPDATE: Preliminary review indicates $30 million NSWMA...
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting based on a preliminary...
St Andrew businessman freed of fraud charges
St Andrew businessman Christopher Kerr, whose case dragged on for seven years before...
JUTC expects resumption of service following strike
Communications Manager at Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Cecil Thoms, says...
No lasting benefits after three years of SOE says Golding
People’s National Party (PNP) president Mark Golding has stoutly defended his party’s...
Clansman Gang Trial | Judge expresses shock over absence...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes this morning expressed shock after the chief investigator...
NSWMA calls in MOCA to probe 'glaring concerns'
The National Solid Waste Management Authority has called in the Major Organised...
Human rights advocate and attorney Nancy Anderson has died
Prominent attorney-at-law and human rights advocate Nancy Anderson has died. She...
Twitter surges on report that Dorsey will step down as...
Shares of Twitter are surging on a report that co-founder Jack Dorsey will step...
53 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths
Three more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Jamaica, increasing the tally to...
Firearm seized in St Elizabeth, man arrested
The police in St Elizabeth are reporting the seizure of a gun and ammunition and...
Ferris Primary implements literacy and numeracy programmes...
The administration at Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland is implementing strategic...
Portland man charged over knife attack during dispute
Thirty-five-year-old Portland resident Dwayne Sinclair has been charged for stabbing...
DEVELOPING: JUTC bus drivers on strike
Jamaica Urban Transit Company workers are on strike leaving hundreds of commuters...
Miserable time for elections, says PM of COVID plague
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said there are no immediate plans...
Man shot dead in Old Braeton
One man was killed after attackers opened fire on a group in front of a hardware...
Dads lead charge for back-to-school medicals
WESTERN BUREAU: Dozens of fathers turned out with their children at a recent back-to-school...
Police charge three men in connection with $1 billion drug...
The Narcotics police have charged three men in connection with Monday's seizure...
#JLPConference | Holness would support death penalty for...
If Prime Minister Andrew Holness were to have his way, criminals convicted for illegal...
Traffic changes for section of Shortwood Road amid ford...
The National Works Agency (NWA) has made traffic changes to a section of Shortwood...
#JLPConference | Don't let down Andrew, Bruce beseeches
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has urged minister's in the Andrew Holness-led...