An “irregular” recruitment exercise at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has triggered a two-year impasse between the entity’s executive director and its internal audit manager, creating a “hostile” working environment....

Influential leaders in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are confident that the current division within the 15 full-member bloc will not fracture the regional body, even as an active search continues for a consensus candidate to replace Dr Carla Bar...

Penile cancer, a rare but serious disease often linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), is leaving some Jamaican men facing devastating consequences, including the loss of their penis and the end of their ability to father children. Consultant uro...

Rising fuel prices amid the US-Israel war against Iran are now threatening school attendance, with transportation emerging as the primary concern for administrators across the island. Several school leaders say they are bracing for increased absente...

An American teen who left Jamaica on Friday night was arrested for murder on arrival in New York City. Eighteen-year-old Zahir Davis was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre during a violent altercation at a park...

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...