Multiple criminal gangs across Jamaica have forged an “alliance” to target money courier entities, and have reportedly escaped with over $300 million during a recent spate of brazen daytime heists, since last year, police investigators have...
When Kishane Thompson steps on to the track to compete in the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics this week, he will not only carry the weight of his country’s expectations but also the flame of hope for residents of Mitchell Town in southeastern...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the celebration of the nation’s 62nd anniversary of independence brings into sharp focus the new path that must be charted in navigating global challenges, specifically those caused by climate change. “It is...
Shawn Robinson, a 39-year-old former construction worker who spent more than seven years in custody for crimes he did not commit, has been awarded $44 million by the Supreme Court. Fifteen years ago, on May 9, 2009, Robinson was walking on Federal...
Paris, France: In an opening ceremony that was historic and unapologetically French, the 2024 Paris Olympics officially got underway yesterday with the pageantry of the occasion. Athletes from the participating countries were paraded in boats along...
A pall of gloom overshadowed a Gregory Park, Portmore community following yesterday’s brazen daylight murder of a mother of eight who was well known among the citizenry. Dead is 47-year-old Natoya Rhoden. Rhoden was gunned down in a section of the...
Western Bureau: Four men who reportedly engaged members of the security forces in a blazing gunfight in the resort town of Negril, Westmoreland, early yesterday morning, were shot and killed and six firearms, including three rifles, seized. While...
WESTERN BUREAU: Shane Munroe, chief executive officer of MBJ Airports Limited, is now beaming with pride as the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, which falls under his management, has, for the 16th consecutive year, copped...
If Kerry-Ann Walters had her way, Omar Collymore would take his last breath in prison, not only for the vicious murder of her beloved brother but also for plotting the murder of his wife, the mother of his two children. Nonetheless, she is...
National high jump champion and national record holder Lamara Distin enters her first Olympic Games, already used to the spotlight of major championships. Distin made her first major global senior team in 2022, a year in which she broke the...
Members of the Upper House yesterday passed the Income Tax Amendment Act without changes. The bill provides for an income tax credit at the rate of 30 per cent of the acquisition and installation cost of a solar photovoltaic system for the...
Charmaine Holmes’ journey as an educator spans an inspiring 38 years, marked by a transformative decision that redirected her life’s path. Initially aspiring to become a paediatrician, her career trajectory took an unexpected turn during a pivotal...
PARIS, France: Chef de Mission for Jamaica’s team to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, Ian Kelly, has promised that the world will be enthralled by the island’s flair during today’s opening ceremony. The Olympics officially opens today, starting...
Andrea Dempster Chung, executive director of Kingston Creative, acknowledges that despite millions already invested in downtown Kingston’s iconic art district, an additional $30 million is required to sustain the ongoing transformation efforts....
Chief executive officer (CEO) of the St James Municipal Corporation (SJMC) Naudia Crosskill on Wednesday appealled to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to provide the necessary resources to assist the municipalities in getting their...
The heartfelt tributes at Betty Ann Blaine’s thanksgiving service on Thursday at Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew revealed the depth of admiration for the woman hailed as “Jamaica’s children’s champion”. Tributes to Blaine, whose career...
The number of Jamaicans who travelled to Canada as part of the overseas employment programme in 2023 declined by five per cent to 9,587 persons as weather challenges and the negative publicity surrounding the farm work programme persisted. More...
Despite the Government’s pledge in 2018 to create a First World, high-tech court system, many members of the Supreme Court staff said this week that they were working in inhumane conditions. The staff outlined in detail some of the problems they...
Convicted killer Omar Collymore and his three accomplices in the contract-style killing of his wife are set to face another trial in relation to an alleged gun attack reportedly orchestrated by Collymore on his ex-lover. A date for the trial of...
Brigadier Mahatma Williams, the senior army officer who commanded the unit linked to the death of businessman Keith Clarke, was subjected to additional sustained questioning from the prosecution yesterday as they sought more information on the...
The family and friends of a Kingston woman are praying and hoping for the best amid concerns that she might lose an eye following an acid attack yesterday at her workplace at Pavilion Plaza in St Andrew. They also believe that she was the target of...
WESTERN BUREAU: “This is a double blow,” was how yam farmer Robert Powell described the assault on his two south Trelawny farms by Hurricane Beryl and the destructive yam rust disease. “This yam was supposed to be ready by next month, but as you...
The Manning’s School in Westmoreland secured its third consecutive victory in the annual Junior Minister of Tourism Competition after 16-year-old Taj Melbourne captured the 2024 title on Tuesday. In 2022, Sanecia Taylor won the public speaking...
In a significant move to enhance national recovery efforts, the Government has allocated $1.3 billion for a comprehensive post-Beryl recovery clean-up and drain-cleaning campaign. The initiative, divided between two key agencies, aims to bolster...
Residents of the Morant Bay division in St Thomas on Wednesday expressed dismay over the Government’s decision to use its parliamentary majority to postpone their by-election by 90 days. Councillor Rohan Bryan’s death on May 1 created a vacancy in...
