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#JLP79 | Johnson Smith gets special mention from Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, specially recognised the work of the Minister of...
British woman boarding flight in MoBay caught with cocaine...
A 20-year-old British woman has been arrested over the seizure of approximately...
#JLP79 | Veteran supporters pleased with party's performance
Several veteran Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters are hailing party leader Prime...
#JLP79 | Ruling party needs 20 consecutive years in power,...
Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament Juliet Holness has argued that the ruling...
80 guns handed over as amnesty expires
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says 80 firearms were handed over to...
#JLP79 | 'Times tough, but JLP best party to get us through'...
The leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party in Portland says it's surprise at the...
Curfews imposed in McVickers Lane and Homestead in Spanish...
The police have imposed curfews in sections of Spanish Town in the St Catherine...
US Coast Guard offloads more than US$101 million in illegal...
The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its cutter Northland (WMEC 904) on...
Qatar to open Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders,...
Qatar is ready to open the Middle East’s first FIFA World Cup today before global...
Climate compensation fund approved, other issues up in...
Negotiators early Sunday approved a historic deal that would create a fund for compensating...
Musk restores Donald Trump’s Twitter account after online...
Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a...
New garbage trucks should cut complaints by 50% - NSWMA...
The 50 new garbage trucks that landed in Jamaica last weekend are expected to hit...
60-y-o man held for chopping-death of his ex-girlfriend's...
A 60-year-old man from Retirement district in Watt Town, St Ann is in police custody...
Clansman Gang Trial | Summation by Sykes postponed until...
The resumption of the Clansman-One Don Gang trial in the Home Circuit Court has...
FTC says coordinated taxi strike against the law
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has stated that coordinated strike action by public...
Woman's body found along Port Royal main road
Scene of crime detectives are now at a section of the Port Royal main road in Kingston...
American cruise passengers arrested in major cocaine bust
Police on Wednesday arrested eight American cruise ship passengers who allegedly...
PNP chides Warmington for racial comments about Golding
The Opposition People's National Party has expressed disgust at what it says are...
Earth Today | Jamaican scientist contributes to ‘The Climate...
JAMAICA AND the Caribbean’s Professor Michael Taylor has contributed to a new book,...
248 studio apartments for St Andrew community
A total of 248 studio apartments are to be constructed in St Andrew under the National...
Assault rifle handed over in St Mary under amnesty
An assault rifle was handed over to the Port Maria police in St Mary today under...
Driver of garbage truck that killed Clan Carthy schoolboy...
The driver of the garbage truck that overturned, killing Clan Carthy Primary School...
Gas prices up $0.25, diesel up $3.06
Motorists will pay more for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned...
$16m for fisherfolk affected by Rio Cobre pollution
The government is proposing to pay $16 million in compensation to fisherfolk affected...
PSOJ condemns Warmington's 'racially divisive' comments
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has condemned recent utterances...
Illegal gun seized in St James
The St James police seized an illegal firearm and seven rounds of ammunition during...
JDF officer in sexual misconduct scandal back in Jamaica
The senior military officer at the centre of the unfolding sex scandal in the Jamaican...
Police seeking man who used robbery victim's bank card...
Detectives assigned to the Half Way Tree Criminal Investigations Branch are seeking...
Mixed results for Jamaican candidates in US midterms
Wes Moore, an African-American of Jamaican heritage, is the new governor of Maryland,...
Unions divided on whether to accept Government's compensation...
Tension is building among member groups within the Jamaica Confederation of Trade...
No illegal fishing, Johnson Smith warns fishers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is to develop and implement protocols...
Portland labourer accused of rape freed
A Portland labourer who was accused of raping an 11-year-old girl two years ago...
Clarendon mason charged for gun attack on cattle farmer
The police in Clarendon have charged a man who allegedly carried out a gun attack...
Stony Hill Market to be reopened on November 22
Renovation of the Stony Hill Market in St Andrew is more than 90 per cent complete,...
Gov’t considering future of Vale Royal
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is now considering proposals for...
Gov't proposing approximately $60 billion increase in National...
The Government is proposing to increase the National Budget by approximately $60...
N.C.B. Foundation shifts CSEC bursary support to IT students
The N.C.B. Foundation is reporting that it has decided to now shift its bursary...
JHTA president wants greater retention of tourism dollar
President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Robin Russell, is...
UK is fastest growing recovery tourism market for Jamaica
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has disclosed that the United Kingdom is the...
Unidentified man's body thrown from car in Portmore
The Portmore police have launched an investigation after a man's body was thrown...
Jamaicans appointed to act as judges in Eastern Caribbean...
Two Jamaican legal experts in civil and commercial law have been appointed to act...
Opposition calls for Government to fix port delays
Opposition Spokesperson on Industry, Investment and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton,...
Tufton mulls boosting kidney transplants as disease nears...
WITH THE prevalence of kidney disease nearing crisis level, Health Minister Dr Christopher...
Thursday court date for cop, three accused in murder-for-hire...
A district constable and three alleged hit men implicated in a murder-for-hire plot...
Curfew extended in East Kingston
The curfew that has been in force in sections of the Kingston Eastern Division since...
HAJ fires managing director Patrick Thelwell
The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) has terminated the contract of managing director,...
35 killed last week, murder tally climbs to 1,329
Thirty-five people were killed in Jamaica last week in one of the bloodiest seven-day...
Antigua DPP charged for fraud wants passport returned
Antigua's Director of Public Prosecutions, Anthony Armstrong, who is facing fraud...
Sangster to carry out full-scale emergency simulation on...
The management of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, is...
Bunting questions Government's wait to announce crime strategy
Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Senator Peter Bunting, is questioning...
Antigua's DPP to appear in Jamaican court today for alleged...
Jamaican attorney Anthony Armstrong, who is the director of public prosecutions...
Tufton dismisses PNP protests as 'desperation'
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has denounced as "desperation" the recent...
Portland gets first cruise call in nine months
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The resort town of Port Antonio received its first cruise...
Dominicans to vote in snap election on December 6
Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit, Sunday night announced December 6...
Two bike taxi operators in Hanover hospitalised after gun...
Two bike taxi operators are now nursing gunshot wounds in hospital after coming...
25-y-o Falmouth security guard gunned down at home
A 25-year-old security guard was shot and killed at his home by unknown assailants...
Cop who allegedly pulled gun at St Ann hotel in MIT custody
The detective corporal who was arrested after allegedly pointing his service weapon...
Farmer murdered in Westmoreland
A St Elizabeth farmer was murdered in Old Bay, White House, Westmoreland, Saturday...
Woman killed, three others injured in Hanover crash
A pharmacist assistant was killed and three others injured in a two-vehicle crash...
St Andrew funeral director Tyrese Smith reported missing
The police are seeking the public's help to locate 20-year-old funeral director...
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The University of the West Indies (UWI) bestowed the Honorary Degree of Doctor of...
52-y-o farmer gunned down in St James
The St James police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of...
Curfew imposed in sections of Kingston Eastern
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Kingston Eastern police division....
Jamaican fishermen in Colombia could be back home by next...
The 34 Jamaican fishermen held in Colombia on allegations of illegal fishing may...
Two men fatally shot in police confrontation in St James
Two men were shot and killed during a confrontation with the police in Dallas, Glendevon,...
St Thomas organic farmers tackle food insecurity, climate...
Farmers in St Thomas are working together to promote more sustainable farming practices...
Norwood under curfew after two men are killed in house...
A curfew has been imposed in Norwood, St James, following the discovery of charred...
Garvey Maceo-Manchester clash postponed
The much-anticipated ISSA daCosta Cup round of 16 clash between defending champions...
Johnson Smith bushes aside corruption criticisms against...
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has sought to brush...
Jamaica working on repatriation of fishermen in Colombia...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says active steps...
Bodies found following house fire in Norwood, St James
The St James police are probing the deaths of two men whose bodies were discovered...
Several injured in major Melrose Hill Bypass crash
At least three people were killed and several others injured in a two-vehicle crash...
Man shot and injured off Maxfield Avenue
A man was shot and injured by masked gunmen along Fitzgerald Avenue, off Maxfield...
Food manufacturers must ensure basic requirements are met...
The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is reminding food manufacturers...