The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding the public of some of the crash hotspots across the country, and is appealing to motorists to exercise extra care when traversing these roadways. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement......

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Fayval Williams, says the Government will continue to facilitate the resumption of face-to-face classes, which began on Monday, January 3, while being guided by the Ministry of Health and Wellness...

A call centre agent of Duncans Road, Waterford in St Catherine has since succumbed to injuries she sustained after being hit by a motor car in the parish on Monday, January 3. Reports from the police are that about 7 p.m., 48-year-old Orlene...

Following his appointment as commander for the Kingston Central Police Division, Superintendent Berrisford Williams has vowed to do everything humanly possible to bring peace and tranquillity to the residents in the blood-soaked space. Seventy-......

A 22-year-old labourer was yesterday charged with the murder of 10-year-old Jezariah Tyrell on December 30. He has been identified as Tommy Powell, otherwise called 'Red Head', of James Street, Kingston. Powell was charged following an interview.....

A staggering 483 persons lost their lives in crashes on the nation's roads last year. Statistics from the Road Safety Unit reveal that fatalities during curfew hours accounted for approximately 33 per cent of the total fatalities in 2021, with...

Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson says the men and women under his command will "come out harder" this year as they push to reduce major crimes on the island. Anderson, speaking at the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) annual...

Several communities in east Portland are now being overrun by rats, roaches and other pests as a result of a huge pile-up of garbage in several communities. The affected communities comprise Boundbrook, Stony Hill, Breastworks, a section of...

The distant memory of a lively Port Morant Fishing Village which invited much businesses to the St Thomas location lives rent-free in the minds of fishermen still operating in the area. Those that remain remember a time when the small village...

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) has set aside funds to end the continuous flooding of the Tinson Pen Aerodrome, and a section of the Marcus Garvey Drive in St Andrew. Minister of Transport and Mining, Robert Montague, says that the AAJ's.....

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will benefit from a $15-million donation from the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF). The funds will be used to purchase urgently needed neonatal...

Children in Franklyn Town, Kingston were among scores of youngsters who were selected by Digicel employees to participate in employer-funded Christmas treats. Under a Digicel Foundation Employee Community Christmas Funding programme, staff...

Things have not been the same for a St Andrew businessman and his family since their Shih Tzu puppy went missing from the Stillwell Road area of Manor Park on Thursday, December 30, 2021. The businessman said that he is willing to pay $100,000...

Leah Tavares-Finson, the mother of 'Dog Paw's' first child, has described him as a protector and great father. Tavares-Finson, in delivering the remembrance at the funeral of the feared gangster, Christopher Linton, said she sometimes asked...

Westmoreland, one of the country's bloodiest places last year, began 2022 with three murders, all of which took place within a period of half-hour. Police recorded a double murder in Cornwall Mountain, while there was a single killing in Negril......

President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services, Egerton Newman, says with 45 per cent of public transport operators fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they are prepared for the resumption of face-to-face classes. "We have.....

After experiencing a bloody 2021, residents of central Kingston were hoping that the new year would bring much-needed peace and calm in their lives. However, that desire was significantly impaired yesterday following a drive-by shooting incident.....

With the signs of a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections evident, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged the nation to employ infection control measures such as hand sanitization, mask-wearing and physical distancing to contain the spread of the...

Holness makes tough gun talk A tough-talking Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that a new Firearms Bill will be brought to Parliament this year, which will contain proposals for harsh penalties for the possession of illegal guns. "Eighty-...

Security guard charged for sexual assault of four-year-old A 35-year-old security guard is due to appear in a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines court today after he was charged with two counts of indecent assault. He was arrested after a video......