As Dr Andrew Holness is sworn in today for a third consecutive term as prime minister of Jamaica, he is expected to use his inaugural address to recommit to integrity and transparency in his Government and to outline “tangible” ways Jamaicans wi...

Approximately 15 per cent of witnesses in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister and Senator Ruel Reid cannot be located, but the trial will commence in three weeks as scheduled, prosecutors have revealed....

Veteran sprint hurdler Danielle Williams expressed gratitude for reaching her fifth World Athletics Championships final, despite a challenging end to her campaign at the Japan National Stadium yesterday. Having celebrated her 33rd birthday on...

A suspect is now in police custody following the tragic shooting death of 18-year-old Jada Pollard, a sixth-form student at The Queen’s School. The student was shot and killed at her home in Smokey Vale, St Andrew, during a pre-dawn home invasion....

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite several distractions over the past year, including the highly publicised clash between the school’s principal and its chairman, St James High continues to shine as a beacon of excellence. The school achieved excellent...

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...

An American firefighter is now facing gun and ammunition charges in Jamaica after security checks at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, uncovered a disassembled pistol and more than a dozen rounds hidden in his checked...

Juliet Seville is one proud mother and deservingly so, as her 'wash belly' Oblique Seville is now a World champion. Yesterday, Oblique earned his first global individual medal, taking the men's 100-metre World Athletics Championships title in a.....

During her earlier years as she watched her parents struggle to make ends meet, Jessica Jones hoped to be part of the PATH programme. This, she believed, would lessen the financial burden on her parents, as she would receive lunch at a...

A St James security guard who was arrested in late August on suspicion of being involved in several robberies in the division and neighbouring parishes has been formally charged. Shaquille Goldsmith, 26, otherwise called 'Seci,' of Barnett View.....

WASHINGTON (AP): Family and friends of the 22-year-old who is accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk described his politics as veering left in recent years, and spent large amounts of time scrolling the "dark corners of the....