The operators of the Open Arms Development Centre, a non-profit organisation that rehabilitates mentally ill patients in Kingston, are seeking $35 million to fund their operations in 2023. This will include giving them the chance to resume face-to...
If residents in Greenvale, St Andrew, knew death awaited three men on Saturday night along the Cane River main road in Bull Bay, they would have prevented them from leaving a party in the district. The triple murder saw the Kingston Eastern Police...
Following a two-year hiatus, Jamaicans are looking forward to tonight’s return of the Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC) signature New Year’s Eve fireworks extravaganza, which will unfold at three locations across the island to ring in 2023....
Noted architect Patricia Green has lambasted the leadership of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) for compromising the historical value of the Devon House grounds by approving the paving of a lush courtyard. The renovation sparked a social-...
The African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB) has launched an exhibition to inform persons of and revive interest in The Set Girls – at one time a very active and colourful feature of the island’s Jonkunnu culture,...
Danesha Anderson considers the Campari ‘Respect The Bitter Holiday Vibes’ road show held on November 4 in Clarendon her Christmas blessing, and not one in disguise. For two years, the 27-year-old mother of two has been pumping funds, saved from her...
When Marshall Whyte, a farmer in Chapelton, Clarendon, heard screams for help coming from the nearby Thomas River Friday, he instinctively sprang from his house and ran towards the cry of distress. His lightning-fast reaction led to him jumping...
The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is on a drive to raise US$3 million to start an endowment fund in honour of Professor Sir John Golding, with the hope of improving surgical healthcare across the nation, especially at the University...
Some taxi operators are not satisfied with the terms of the traffic ticket amnesty announced by the Government on Monday, arguing that the month-and-a-half window to pay outstanding fines is too short. On Tuesday night, the Government pledged to...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says youth below the age of 18 years of age, who are oftentimes prevented from making certain strides in society because they do not have proper identification, will benefit greatly under the National Identification...
As the Ministry of Education and Youth continues to try to locate some of the thousands of youth who were reported missing from the classroom during the pandemic, the police is now open to enrolling those who remain unattached into The Cadet...
Hours after firefighters extinguished the blaze that flattened at least 30 stalls on the margins of Coronation Market on Sunday morning, breast cancer survivor Wyhonnie Myles Brooks could not help but weep as she sifted through the ashes of her...
Youth Mayor for Kingston and Junior Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division Khijani Williams has one burning issue he wants to address during his 12-month tenure – he wants to see an end to the abuse and murder of homeless persons in the...
A little over a decade and a half after a juice factory was established in Huntley, Manchester, the multimillion-dollar facility lies inoperative, vandalised, and in ruin. Farmers in the area say they have watched with aching hearts as the building...
The Shortwood Seventh-day Adventist Church, located in Grants Pen, one of Kingston’s gritty inner city communities, is seeking to deliver an early Christmas gift to Lurlene Lawson, a long-standing church member. They are working to complete the...
Opposition leader, Mark Golding, is lamenting that Jamaica still has barriers that exclude people living with disabilities some nine months after the Disabilities Act became effective. “It’s fair to say that Jamaica has not seen sufficient progress...
When the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) launched its helpline in April 2020 for troubled parents burdened by the pandemic, Nicole Ramsay never hesitated to volunteer her time to take calls. Ramsay has been a volunteer with the NPSC...
The parent of a child injured in an accident last week is calling for regulations to ensure that all company-owned trucks across the island are serviced on time and monitored to greatly reduce the likelihood of potentially serious accidents. The...
With less than 48 hours before the collapse of of states of emergency (SOEs) in seven parishes, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned that if there is heightened threat to public safety, the Government will not shy away from declaring a new...
Although vendors are elated that the multimillion-dollar renovation at the Stony Hill Market in St Andrew has been completed and the facility is again open for business, they still have one major plea. That is for persons who are not willing to...
A decade after antagonism between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago over trade and immigration issues reached a crescendo, officials from the latter believe that the CARICOM nations are now on good terms and are trying to leverage opportunities...
The six Jamaican police personnel killed in the last 12 months were on Sunday remembered for their stalwart contribution to nation-building during the celebration of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) 155th anniversary. Two were killed in the...
A new assessment strategy is being tapped to better diagnose challenges in children at the early childhood level and primarily around four years of age to allow for sooner interventions to lower the chances of them developing behavioural and...
When life took a turn for the worse for businessman Dr Dhiru Tanna in Uganda 48 years ago, Dr Marshall Hall encouraged him to visit Jamaica. To this date, Tanna has not regretted making that move, as Hall, described as a”true friend”, ensured a new...
Mikael Phillips, shadow minister of transport and works, says, should the People’s National Party (PNP) be voted back into power, they will redevelop the Road Maintenance Fund. “We will re-establish a road maintenance fund because it is the right...
