With numerous travel warnings issues in recent times by the United States (US) Department of State for that country's citizens to be wary when travelling to Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is seeking to provide reassurance that there is no...
Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) customers who received estimated bills in July will pay 40 per cent less on their August bills after an intervention by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). The reduction is in addition to a 20 per cent...
The senior army officer who commanded the unit linked to the death of businessman Keith Clarke said based on an aerial video which captured shooting on the grounds of the premises, he believes that the soldiers “acted in good faith”. “Having seen...
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who was found dead in a service vehicle parked along the Palisadoes road in Kingston on Tuesday morning has been identified as 30-year-old Corporal Sekou Medder. In a statement, the JDF said it was saddened...
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has argued that while the right of appeal to the United Kingdom-based Privy Council was set out in Jamaica’s Constitution, the country’s supreme law does not have the power to grant such a right. In a...
She’s often known as the other Clayton sister. But in 2024, Tia is making a name all on her own and could be the surprise package in her first major global championship appearance. Tia’s talent has been evident since her days at Edwin Allen High...
Andrene Brown describes her upbringing in the St James community of Hendon Norwood as frequently disruptive and noisy. From the constant barrage of music blasting from nearby sound systems that started at daybreak and continued until midnight to...
When elderly residents of the Richmond Park community, especially those on WestLake Avenue in Kingston, heard that plans were being put in place to open a new car mart on their street, they became furious. According to them, during a protest at...
Family, friends, and fans of entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused will know Wednesday afternoon whether the man they call ‘World Boss’ will face retrial or be set free by the Court of Appeal. Justice Marva McDonald Bishop, the newly minted...
The HEART/NSTA Trust and the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), a division of the Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited Group (MMS), have partnered to help advance Jamaica’s workforce – in both corporate and rural areas...
Western Bureau: The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has settled it candidate selection in Trelawny North with Dr Wykeham McNeill being installed as the party’s caretaker during a constituency meeting on Sunday. Businessman Dennis Meadows...
Portland: Port Antonio in Portland is experiencing a major challenge in providing Airbnb services to visitors from overseas who have been arriving in droves to the resort town on trips organised by Basil Burke, a native of the parish. Burke, who...
The Supreme Court has granted the Petroleum Company of Jamaica (Petcom) an interim injunction against three gas dealers, who the company had accused of distributing Petcom-branded cylinders to the public with their own gas. The injunction covers...
Western Bureau: Chief Richard Currie, the leader of the Accompong Maroons, is blaming the current tension in Quickstep, the Maroon community along the Trelawny-St Elizabeth border, on what he claimed was the Government’s bid to illicitly exploit...
A year delayed but not denied. Lanae-Tava Thomas’ path to her first major senior championships for Jamaica has been a crowning moment in her debut year as a professional. She hopes, however, that it is also the beginning of a successful career....
WESTERN BUREAU: An appeal by Trelawny yam farmers for exporters to increase the amount they pay for their tuber has seemingly not attracted the desired response as consumers in Canada are of mixed views on the request. “Jamaican yams are something...
There has been a groundswell of support among Jamaicans in the diaspora for the Kamala Harris campaign for president of the United States, with community leaders saying they have not seen such enthusiasm for a candidate since the candidacy of...
In a year of firsts, 2024 will be defined as a seminal moment for English-born swimmer Josh Kirlew, wearing the national colours for the first time on the biggest stage he has ever competed on. Kirlew qualified for his first Olympic Games this...
Western Bureau: In the future, whenever boat captain Caval Smith, of Cave district, Westmoreland, hears Shaggy’s hit song, It Wasn’t Me, it should bring back bittersweet memories. Last Friday, Smiths driver’s licence was found in a parking lot in...
Kensington, Portland Founder of Freedom Imaginaries Malene Alleyne is urging the Government to allow what she describes as a basic due-process guarantee to take place wherein Haitian migrants would be screened to determine whether they are asylum...
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, was a little amused yesterday after being awarded an honorary doctor of Business and Entrepreneurship degree (Honoris Causa) from a university in the small island of Jamaica....
When the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs held its Road to Republic Kingston Town Hall Meeting inside the iconic Emancipation Park last Thursday, it came under fire from members of the public for pushing forward with the desire to...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith will represent Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St George’s, Grenada. The...
In a spectacular celebration of Jamaica’s 62nd Independence anniversary, S Foods Supermarket unveiled what is believed to be the largest cake in the nation’s history during its grand opening on Worthington Avenue in Kingston yesterday. The...
It seemed inevitable that Ackera Nugent would one day be on the Olympic stage given the former under-20 world champion 100-metre hurdler’s strong junior career. The last two years have seen her announce herself in an already deep Jamaican field....
