A Corporate Area woman who was found driving with a fake driver's licence said that she was not aware she had to pass a driving test in order to be granted the permit. Marjorie Lander, 43, a cookshop operator, said in the Kingston and St Andrew......

An estimated eight hectares of farm produce were damaged during two days of heavy rainfall, which ravaged farm lands in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland, further crippling the livelihood of some farmers. A preliminary assessment carried out by......

While expressing readiness for Portmore to be elevated to parish status, some residents of the municipality believe that the green light should not be fully given without the instalment of basic necessities such as a public hospital or a market.......

As one traverses Half-Way Tree Road in St Andrew, it may be easy to miss Paul's Bicycle Repair Shop which is close to the Holy Cross Catholic Church. But a closer look inside and you will see bicycles stacked up waiting to be tuned by the master....

Melrose Gordon, the common-law wife of murdered Trelawny farmer Winston 'Manna' Stewart is now calling out for justice to be served on his killers. The burnt remains of the 63-year-old farmer was discovered on a farm at Walker Piece in the...

Kemar 'Doggy' Campbell is being labelled a hero by his Trench Town community after he climbed a utility pole yesterday to assist a Jamaica Public Service (JPS) contractor who had been electrocuted and was hanging helplessly while surrounded by...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP): Sadio Mane set up one goal and scored the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 yesterday to reach their second successive African Cup of Nations final. Now, Senegal hope to finally win a title. Mane scored on.....

SAO PAULO (AP): COLOMBIA started the South American World Cup qualifiers as a favourite for one of the region's four direct spots in Qatar, while underdogs Ecuador were expected to fail under coach Gustavo Alfaro. Tuesday's round ended with the......

On February 10, 2010, a headline in The Gleaner blared: Meet a two-year-old reader - Mom home-teaches little Kimeila in Moneague. The tiny tot, dubbed a wiz kid at the time, was identifying words such as 'elephant', 'rabbit', 'mouse', 'Santa...

The dream to own a restaurant quickly turned into a nightmare last July for Latoya Tomlinson-Bernard and her husband Domonic Bernard after four persons were shot and injured at their establishment less than two months after they opened. The...

As Reggae Month celebrations got under way locally yesterday, Jamaicans abroad are not feeling the positive vibrations. Jamaican reggae lover Rashida Grant, 27, says celebrating reggae in the wintry climes of France is definitely not as irie as......

The Labour Ministry is warning jobseekers to be wary of a fraudulent recruitment scheme offering employment in Canada. The Ministry says neither Jamaica nor Canada is associated with the fake message, which is being circulated on social media...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has commenced a series of stakeholder meetings on the public-sector wage-restructuring process, which is slated to be implemented on April 1. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Nigel Clarke, told the House of....

More Jamaicans living with chronic illnesses will benefit from treatment and care under the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), following engagement of nine additional doctors. They bring to 13 the number of private...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Daryl Vaz, says tanker drivers are set to benefit from a rate increase. Speaking in the House of Representatives on February 1, Mr Vaz said since 2013, wage negotiations between the Petroleum...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, says strategies must be found to get at-risk youth to use their talents to develop their communities. Dr Chang, who was giving the closing remarks at the 'Positive...

One of the two police officers who was allegedly involved in an attempted robbery last year, allegedly was in possession of an illegal firearm for three months. It was further alleged in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday that the....

A policeman had to be tested for HIV and rabies after being bitten by a man he was attempting to take into custody. The constable made the revelation in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday, when he informed Senior Parish Judge Lori......

Principal of the William Knibb Memorial High School, Linvern Wright, is standing by his decision to bar a male student with plaited hair from attending face-to-face school. The boy's mother, Keddesha James, has asserted that he is a Rastafarian,.....

As much as Garnett Lawrence wanted to remain at Portmore United, he said the opportunity to build his own team with Molynes United was too good to turn down. Lawrence, Molynes United's new head coach, has found the going tough so far in his first....