A statuette depicting the likeness of globally renowned cultural icon, Dr Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley, was unveiled at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Library in St Andrew, on Wednesday (September 7). The unveiling...

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has announced a 12-day Period of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, from September 8 to 19. Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, died on Thursday afternoon after 70 years on the throne. She was 96....

A domestic dispute in Browns Hall, St Catherine has left a father dead by suspected suicide, and his one-year-old daughter hospitalised.

LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II has been placed under medical supervision because doctors are "concerned for Her Majesty's health," Buckingham Palace said Thursday, as members of the royal family rushed to...

The trial involving four police officers, one of whom is murder-accused Constable Noel Maitland, who are accused of breaching the curfew order under the Disaster Risk Management Act, failed to get under way yesterday in the Kingston and St Andrew.....

Last August, Stephanie Watson promised her mother that she was going to make her proud when she sat her Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. The motivated teen assured her mom that not only would she pass the nine subjects she....

As gunmen continue to create mayhem and terror across St James and Westmoreland, nine persons were shot, five fatally, in four separate incidents across the parishes within 12 hours on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as: Crissanti...

A Corporate Area woman, who confessed to stealing three tins of paint, blamed friends and the devil for leading her astray. "Me nah do it again, a follow me follow and mek di devil rule me miss," Atasha Brown told Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne.....

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting improvements in several subject areas by students who sat this year's secondary school external examinations. Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, addressing a press conference yesterday, pointed......

Chef charged for raping 13-y-o A 41-year-old chef from Old Harbour, St Catherine, has been charged for the rape of a 13-year-old girl. According to the police, the incident happened about 11:40 p.m. on September 3. The teen reportedly went to.....

The owner of a Corporate Area gym is accused of twisting a complainant's arm when they had a dispute over a parking spot. Jvein Edwards is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, following an incident on July 21. It was reported......

Spending lots of time on social media can ruin your sex life, experts have claimed. According to a group of Portuguese researchers, men who get hooked on scrolling the sites find it harder to perform between the sheets, while female scrollers have.....

The Ministry of Education and Youth is to spend $2 billion on textbooks this academic year, of which $1 billion is for primary schools and $1 billion for high schools. Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during the sitting of......

Twenty-six-year-old Bebeto McFarlene of Charles Street in Kingston was arrested and charged with several offences after he reportedly robbed a woman he had an intimate relationship with. According to the police, McFarlene, otherwise called '...

Technology giant Apple announced its new iPhone 14, and 14 pro devices to an audience of almost three million persons on the company’s YouTube page earlier today.

Following questioning on Tuesday by the Portmore police in St Catherine, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Phillips says there is no reason to detain Dancehall Entertainer Silk Boss Phillips declined to give details on what...

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - The Bermuda government says it will push on with its flagship legislation to legalise the use and consumption of cannabis in this British Overseas Territory after Governor Rena Lalgie announced Tuesday that she had...

BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities in southwestern China's Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas. Footage circulating...

Jamaica's faith-based community is the latest group that will benefit from a restorative justice programme initiated by the Ministry of Justice, following the signing of a partnership between the parties on Tuesday (September 6). The...

The St James police are currently investigating the murder of a couple whose bodies were discovered in their home in Barrett Town in the parish on Wednesday morning.  The deceased have been identified as identified as 25-year-old...