King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie is calling for restraint in public discussion surrounding the firearm case involving popular podcaster Jhaedee Richards and music producer Jahvel Morrison, after both men were yesterday granted $1.5 million bail in ...

Local contractors are being urged to make the necessary investment in their companies to effectively compete for large-scale government projects. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness made the suggestion while speaking at the National Housing Trust (NHT...

The ganja fraternity in Jamaica, while welcoming the recent decision by the United States (US) Department of Justice to reclassify certain cannabis products, is urging local producers to see it as both an opportunity and a warning. Maurice Ellis, he...

Kathryn Silvera, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), says the organisation is relying on guidance from regulators as concerns grow over contaminated sugar linked to Pan Caribbean Sugar Company. “Pan Caribbean w...

Western Bureau: As Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett tours hospitality properties along Jamaica’s south coast to assess recovery efforts and reinforce the sector’s readiness to welcome international visitors, industry stakeholders are warning tha...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

In one of the most high profile and controversial cases, James Broadnax, a Black man on Texas' death row, had rap lyrics he wrote as a teenager used by prosecutors during his capital murder trial, a move his legal team says unfairly shaped how...

After days in custody, Jaii Frais and Jhavy Ambassador are out on $1.5 million bail, but the court made it clear, no podcasts, no talk, and no slipping up as the Big Wall probe continues. The two men were granted bail by Justice Natalie Hart...

The Jamaica College student seen in a viral video repeatedly slapping a schoolmate has now been arrested and charged, as the fallout from the disturbing campus incident continues to unfold. Acting Senior Superintendent Mark Harris, commanding...

Tensions are boiling in Portland as cops ramp up security amid chilling intelligence that a gang leader has vowed that "at least one police officer must die" following a deadly police operation earlier this week. The threat surfaced after...

A St James community was rocked before sunrise on Wednesday as lawmen swooped in and snatched up a husband and wife wanted overseas, in a high-level operation targeting fugitives hiding in Jamaica. The couple, identified as 31-year-old Nicki...