WESTERN BUREAU A diplomatic dispute within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has intensified after Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) stayed away from an emergency meeting convened to address concerns it raised about the reappointment of the regional blo...

For more than 150 years, the Kentucky Derby has stood as one of the most iconic and prestigious traditions in American history. Established in 1875 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, the Derby quickly became known as ‘The Most Exciting Tw...

A 100-member-strong mission from the Jamaican-American Law Enforcement Organization (JAMLEO), comprising officers in the New York Police Department (NYPD), will arrive in Jamaica on April 26 for a three-day visit to uplift and empower students at Un...

Western Bureau: Despite the best efforts of the police and an overall decline in major crimes in the parish, Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, says there has been a slight uptick in murders over the corresponding period l...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP): Hungarian voters yesterday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favour of a pro-European challenger i...

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...

Eyes wide, phone in hand and a constant smile of disbelief, 69-year-old Tanuya Joshi stood along East Kings House Road in St Andrew on Sunday,captivated by the colours, costumes and energy of Carnival in Jamaica. The retired headmistress from...

Concerns are mounting after reports surfaced that adults using hurricane shelters on school compounds may have been engaging in sexually inappropriate behaviour in areas where students could see, prompting urgent calls for an investigation. The.....

Dancehall artiste Brysco is now behind bars in the United States after being arrested on a domestic violence-related charge. The 26-year-old entertainer, whose given name is Tray Anthony Brisco, was taken into custody on April 9 and is currently....

The former Member of Parliament charged with incest after allegedly sexually assaulting his teenage daughter has been granted $300,000 bail when he appeared before the Westmoreland Parish Court. The man, who previously represented the People's......

Many believed he was dead. Few thought he could have survived such a fall. But nearly six months after his brush with death, Cephas Johnson is still around to tell the tale. Just days after Hurricane Melissa battered sections of the island last......