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The price of gas is going down by $1.06 on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $176.20 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will sell for $182.49. Automotive diesel oil will move down by $1.81 per litre to...
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is condemning the response of the Ministry of Education and the administrators of St James High School following the expulsion of two female students who were allegedly captured on video kissing each other. In...
Excelsior High are the Spaulding Cup champions after they defeated Manchester High by 185 runs at Melbourne Oval today. Excelsior bowled out Manchester for 217 runs in their second innings after earlier, setting them 403 to win. On yesterday's...
KISSIMMEE, Florida (AP) — The longtime boyfriend of a central Florida mother whose teenage daughter was reported missing in February was charged Wednesday with the 13-year-old girl's murder, officials said. Stephan Sterns was charged...
Generation 2000 (G2K), the young professional affiliate of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, says the rise in the number of Jamaicans with a positive view of the country's direction signifies the tangible impact of the economic gains achieved by...
Police constable Mike Edwards has been granted $750,000 bail with one to two sureties in the case of the shooting death of a man at wake at a bar in Mount Pleasant, Hanover. Edwards was placed before the Hanover Parish Court yesterday to answer a...
The Watt Town police in St Ann have launched a probe into the suspected drowning of a seven-year-old boy whose body was found in a water tank in Madras this morning. He has been identified as Aquan Currie of Banstable district in Watt...
St Catherine businesswoman Roxanne Ewart was yesterday freed of ganja charges because of a major discrepancy between what was allegedly recovered and what was tested at the government's forensic laboratory. The discrepancy was revealed...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armoured vehicles roll slowly past Haiti's National Palace as police scan the horizon for gangs. Every day, bullets whiz past the area, striking buildings and people alike. Gangs control most of the territory...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations called Tuesday for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Gaza that were raided by Israeli troops. Credible...
The St Andrew Central police have confirmed that a security guard was today charged with the assault of a nine-year-old girl at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The matter, which is still under investigation, occurred on Monday. Commander...
The Overseas Examination Commission (OEC) is urging school administrators to be compliant with the regulations and standards that govern the handling of examination materials in their institutions. As the exam season approaches, Chairman of the OEC...
A gunman posing as a passenger fatally shot a taxi driver and injured three persons last night in Linstead, St Catherine. The deceased cabbie has been identified as Gabian Lewis of Benbow district in Guys Hill in the parish. It is reported that...
Ex-soldier Dane Johnson, who was charged for engaging the police in a shoot-out in Cumberland, Portmore, St Catherine, was on Tuesday found not legally responsible for his actions due to his mental condition at the time. A decision on the next...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government on Tuesday rolled out new incentives to reduce electricity consumption in the South American nation, which has been hit by a severe drought that has diminished the capacity of...
The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose fees for baggage or cancelling a reservation. The...
Approximately 25,700 electronic vouchers (e-vouchers) have been issued to educators in public schools islandwide under the ongoing 'Own Your Own Device' initiative. This brings e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM) closer to its target of...
