The removal of the fuel price cap at Petrojam, the state-owned oil refinery, will trigger an increase in the price of basic food items and some essential goods and services across several sectors, an economist has warned. The cap prevented fuel pric...

Courtney Anderson’s trip to the Half-Way Tree Court on Tuesday was supposed to end a 20-year wait for documents confirming the dismissal of a 1996 case against him — the final step needed to begin the expungement of his record. Instead, the man...

Western Bureau: With the nation now in one of the windows associated with the emergence of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), health officials are urging parents, caregivers, and educators to remain alert and proactive, even in the absence of con...

Residents of Whitfield Town in St Andrew say they were left shaken and fearful early Wednesday morning after what they initially believed was an armed invasion, as explosions rang out and the sound of running boots echoed through sections of Bowens ...

Nearly a year after the National School Nutrition policy was approved by the Senate, and its implementation officially launched, advocates are raising concerns over the pace of its roll-out. “Our Government will write policies, but the implementa...

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...

A court today gave the green light to the police to keep popular content creator Jaii Frais in custody as they continue to probe Sunday's shooting incident at Big Wall. This morning, police took Jaii Frais, whose real name is Jhaedee Richards,......

Tension boiled over in sections of Waltham, St Andrew on Wednesday morning after two young men were shot and killed by police during what authorities say was an alleged confrontation. Dead are 22-year-old Camrick 'Bashy' Williams and Rushane '......

A Jamaican pastor is warning that artificial intelligence tools (AI) designed to simulate conversations with Jesus Christ could distort Christian belief and "reduce the living Lord to a digital construct". The caution from Pastor Shawn S. Wilson.....

Kimberly Hurst says love caught her completely off guard. At 55, she never expected to be swept up by a Jamaican man nearly three decades her junior, but today she is proudly defending their bond as authentic and stereotype-free. In an interview.....

Legal firearm holders are being urged to rethink how they carry themselves in public, with head of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), Shane Dalling, warning that open display of weapons could make owners prime targets for violent attacks....