The music fraternity is mourning the passing of legendary singer Ernie Smith, who died on Thursday evening at a hospital in Florida. “He’s gone. He’s no longer with us,” his wife, Claudette Bailey-Smith, told The Gleaner. Earlier on Thursda...

Shockwaves rippled through the global track and field community – particularly in Jamaica – after World Athletics (WA) on Thursday blocked the transfer of allegiance to Türkiye for 11 professional athletes in an unprecedented ruling. WA said th...

A 29th birthday celebration in Trench Town turned into a night of fear and trauma on Wednesday after police officers descended on a family gathering, detained the celebrant, and allegedly discharged high-powered weapons. Residents were left angered,...

Executive Director of the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) Everton McFarlane says players in the insurance industry are concerned about the magnitude of increase in insurance fees, in some instances as high as 100 per cent, which was approved ...

Rising oil prices are taking a toll on Jamaican fishermen, forcing many to make shorter trips out to sea and to increase the price of their catch to cope with the escalating fuel expenses. “It rough man. It rough pon fisherman,” 56-year-old Alt...

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 St Catherine man accused of chopping off his nephew's hand in a brutal machete attack has been granted $800,000 bail. Jerome Pencle, who is charged with wounding with intent, was granted bail with surety when he appeared before Senior Parish......

What appeared to be a quiet beach outing in St Thomas quickly turned into a dramatic police operation after a couple relaxing along the shoreline was suddenly arrested and found with an illegal firearm. The man and woman were reportedly lying...

After laying one of his four-legged friends to rest in 2022, Peter Perry, owner of Perry's Funeral Home, is once again taking special pride in saying goodbye to a beloved pooch. Perry, who has conducted hundreds of burials - but only of the human....

Grief filled the air yesterday on Bowens Road and Stephens Lane on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew, as residents mourned the fatal shooting of two of their own. Residents claim that the men, Camrick 'Bashy' Williams and Rushane 'Grim' Douglas,...

Some residents in Easington, St Thomas, say they are trapped between two dangers as they continue to navigate a damaged bridge linked to a fatal fall and a makeshift alternative route they describe as unsafe and unreliable. Despite the structure....