A fiery crash in Manchester this morning claimed the life of taxi operator Linford Powell who is said to be in his late 60's. It is reported that some time after 5:00 a.m. Powell was travelling in a Nissan Bluebird motor car along...

The Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture now has the capacity to investigate and diagnose any suspected case of African swine fever within 20 minutes to two hours of collection of samples. The Ministry says it is now...

Arthur Lynch, the Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Montego Bay South East (Rose Heights) Division in St James, was suspended by the party yesterday following reports that he pointed a gun at his wife. The police's Corporate Communications.....

In 2016, Cassandra Bennett got another chance at living after beating breast cancer. Through her Bring Back The Love Buff Bay Valley Foundation, the 50-year-old has been using her experience to assist both women battling breast cancer and...

Jamaica's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the target of having 65 per cent of the population vaccinated against the novel coronavirus by March 2022 will likely not be possible. Addressing a Gleaner Editor's Forum....

A British citizen who pleaded guilty to ganja charges yesterday said he believes Jamaican marijuana can help his recovery from cancer. Peter Collins, 62, pleaded guilty to being in possession of and taking steps to export ganja when he appeared......

A Kingston man who was warned by Senior Parish Court Judge Chester Crooks last Friday to steer clear from trouble found himself before the courts yesterday answering to charges that he breached the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA). Steve...

The illegal dumping case against House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and her two co-accused is set for trial on February 21 next year in the St Ann Parish Court. Dalrymple-Philibert, 66, who is also Member of Parliament for South Trelawny.....

The Hunt's Bay Criminal Investigations Branch has charged five persons, including a minor, in connection with the seizure of a 9mm pistol and 11 rounds of ammunition on Joseph Road, Kingston 13, on Wednesday, November 3. Charged are: Jervaine...

When Stephen Swaby left Potsdam district in St Elizabeth to seek employment in the Corporate Area in 1989, he never envisioned that he would fall in love with aviation. Swaby is the senior ramp attendant employed with Airways International. THE.....

A massive fire that took place this morning has left a family from Bread Lane in Paradise Crescent, St James homeless. Units from the Freeport and the Ironshore fire stations along with 13 firefighters tackled the fire. The blaze was...

Chanel Smith, the St Elizabeth teacher who was murdered at her school gate yesterday, was a victim of domestic violence, her father said. Smith, 28, was shot and killed outside the Sandy Bank Infant School in St Elizabeth by one of two men who...

Six year-old T-Mora McCallum loved the 'Dirt Bounce' dance and during her free time, she, her cousins and little friends would show off their versions of it, much to the amusement of the grown-ups. For her seventh birthday, on December 27, the St....

An elderly Hanover couple are now counting their blessings after the driver of a motor vehicle lost control and crashed into their shop, right in front of their house. Nehemiah Clarke, 70, and his 64-year-old common-law wife, Fairlin Collins,...

A Kingston man who replaced his girlfriend's flat-screen TV after he destroyed the previous one, was told by the complainant that the new one did not have some of the features. Irvine Edwards pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property......

Prisoners who are found in possession of cellular phones could face additional prison time of 15 years, should a bill that is now before Parliament becomes law. National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, in opening the debate on the Corrections.....

A man who was before the courts for simple larceny, yesterday pleaded with members of the public not to get caught in wrongdoing. Morland Thompson was to be sentenced by Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague inside the Kingston and St Andrew....

The mandatory work-from-home order for the public sector will come to an end on December 31. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement while speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday. "There has been a number of concerns...

Two weeks ago, Ricardo Williams, a construction worker, lost his wallet at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in Twickenham Park, St Catherine. He had US$3,500 (approximately J$542,600) in that wallet that his boss had given him to deposit. The 47-...

St Andrew mother, Verona Taylor, is among hundreds of Jamaicans across the island benefiting from the seasonal Christmas work programme across the island. The programme, which involves bushing of roadways and the cleaning of debris from off the......