With less than a month before the busy end-of-year activities at the country’s ports get into high gear, Commissioner of Jamaica Customs Kirk Benjamin said the state body is pushing its express clearance programme by leveraging technology. Benjami...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has pledged full state support to intensify police operations targeting high-risk criminals and their networks, following the death of two lawmen he has hailed as “heroes” murdered in a “devious trap”. Holnes...

For Jamaica’s public beaches, development of restroom facilities, eateries and other amenities can allow for greater enjoyment of the beloved natural resource. But as communities grapple with the realities of beach management, some Jamaicans fear ...

MANHATTAN, New York: One conquered Hollywood and Broadway, becoming an Emmy Award-winning actress and humanitarian. The other helped transform a Jamaican hotel company into one of the Caribbean’s most internationally recognised hospitality brands....

Miss Kingston and St Andrew (KSA) Festival Queen Danielle Cox has officially launched her parish project, aimed at addressing the lack of empowerment and access to resources for teenage mothers in her home region. The project, dubbed ‘The Refinery...

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...

Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake has confirmed that one police officer was killed and another left in critical condition after officers came under heavy gunfire during an operation in Sligoville, St Catherine, this morning.

A heated argument that allegedly escalated into a bottle-and-stone fight has landed a 27-year-old St James labourer in hot water after a man’s two-bedroom house was later found engulfed in flames.

The ISSA Walker Cup KO final will go ahead as scheduled today at Stadium East. However, an unresolved appeal by Jamaica College (JC) will cast a shadow over the showdown between Kingston College (KC) and Mona High.