A pastor in the Southboro section of Portmore, St Catherine, said he will be seeking to put his house up for sale following the brutal murder of a woman in the community yesterday afternoon. The clergyman told The Gleaner that the ongoing tension.....

While expressing joy yesterday that the Court of Appeal had found that she had not acted dishonestly or had stolen any money from businessman Kaon Northover, disbarred attorney-at-law Minette Palmer-Lawrence criticised the appellate court for “......

Taxi operators and residents in sections of Clarendon North western are bemoaning the deplorable state of the roads, calling for urgent action to address the unbearable situation. Roy Walters, who plies the May Pen to Blackwoods route, told The...

Kingston Western Member of Parliament Desmond McKenzie said that students in his constituency have been severely impacted by learning loss after missing out on classes in the virtual set-up ushered in by COVID-19 in March 2020. Speaking during the.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Black River High School star student Yhannai Ferron picked up her latest award this week with the Canada-based Children of Light outreach ministry presenting her with her 61st academic accolade. The 17-year-old lower sixth form...

“Him is no don! Him is no don! Him is a peacemaker!” a niece of Emeilo Morris shouted while she, other women and children protested along Maxfield Avenue in St Andrew on Friday, decrying what they say was a cold-blooded murder by police officers...

With the high levels of gun crimes plaguing Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has sounded a warning to Jamaicans overseas who send guns back home. He also took aim at the so-called ‘shottas’ and their girlfriends and mothers who “hang aro...

The fight against corruption and financial crimes has been strengthened with the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and the Integrity Commission yesterday signing a pact to solidify the investigative and collaborative...

A man accused of being one of three persons who attempted to break into a popular patty shop on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew reportedly told the police when he was held that he was hungry. “Mi did hungry. Weh mi did fi do, officer? Stay home....

All is set for the three-day visit of William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, who are scheduled to arrive at the Norman Manley International Airport shortly after 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. In a packed schedule, the roya...

Shock and sadness overwhelmed the Rae Town, Kingston home of 12-year-old Holy Trinity High School student Karuki Moncrieffe yesterday, a day after he collapsed in his community and was later pronounced dead at the Bustamante Children's Hospital...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is expected to apply changes to several of its policies as the Government moves to quell disquiet brewing in the housing market, where thousands of contributors continue to be priced out of a home. Prime Minister......

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a $13 billion urban road improvement project in sections of Kingston and St Andrew as well as St Catherine with high volumes of traffic. Dubbed the Special Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) programme, Holness......

Lawmakers locked horns yesterday over a provision in the Firearms (Prohibitions, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, that bars a person charged with an offence involving domestic violence or has a history of domestic violence from obtaining a...

WESTERN BUREAU: Two of the country’s most respected entertainers associations do not believe that the country needs an entertainment academy at this time. Instead, they say their skilled members want a level playing field. The Jamaica Federation o...

WESTERN BUREAU: Sleuths investigating a mass shooting that claimed three lives and left four persons injured in Santoy, Hanover, on Wednesday night are probing allegations that the attack could have been linked to an extortion racket in the area.......

Party promoters and other stakeholders in the entertainment industry are celebrating the expiration of the COVID-19-related orders under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), which largely banned activities in the sector with a brief respite in.....

A detective constable found guilty of perverting the course of justice for requesting $30,000 from a murder victim’s relative to pay a potential witness in the case is now awaiting a decision from the Court of Appeal on whether his conviction will...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that five Cabinet ministers who appeared to flout the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) while attending an entertainment event Tuesday night have been ordered to donate $100,000 each to a charity.....

Hours after five Cabinet ministers appeared to flout the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) while attending an entertainment event Tuesday night, the father of a man who was thrown into prison for 30 days for mask-wearing and no-movement day...