On February 12, Millicent Smith will celebrate her 103rd birthday but she told her family that she doesn't want a fancy party, so as not to 'attract her ancestors'. "I just want a little get-together and no big TV station and dem tings deh...

Following a life-altering experience more than two years ago, a motorcycle crash survivor is imploring others to leave the 'bike life' alone. Shamar Willis says that had he known that he would lose his left foot to his motorcycle, he would have.....

A former inmate of the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre is crediting the Department of Correctional Services' structured rehabilitation programme for giving her new skills, renewed confidence, and a clear sense of purpose after incarceration......

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North Police Division are seeking the assistance of the public to locate a man known by the alias 'Popeye' as they investigate a murder case. The man being sought is Jason Omar Channer, who police say is...

The St Catherine North police are reporting that a 37-year-old man was fatally shot during an operation in Thompson Pen, St Catherine today. The deceased has been identified as Demoy Campbell, a fisherman of a Thompson Pen address. According to......

A probe has been launched into the death of a detainee at May Pen police lock-up in Clarendon on Wednesday. He has been identified by the police as 58-year-old Collintine Sutherland of Crofts Hill in the parish. Reports are that about 8:30 a.m.,.....

Former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, is one step closer to prison after the Gun Court on Thursday accepted his guilty plea in connection with the death of his wife. The decision was handed down.....

Given the cooler temperatures experienced across Jamaica over the past few days due to a cold front, the Ministry of Education has stepped in to advise schools that students should be allowed to wear jackets to classes. The cold front has brought....

Following months of investigation, the St Andrew South police have made a breakthrough in the probe into the double murder of a man and a child on Grenmeade Road, Kingston 20, on September 15, 2025. Forty-year-old Courtney Ashley, otherwise...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to participate in the inaugural Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) 'One Love Blood Drive' on February 6 at the agency's offices on Hagley Park Road, St Andrew, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Manager, Corporate.....

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is encouraging Jamaicans to learn the warning signs of a heart attack. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, Consultant Cardiologist and HFJ Chairman, Dr Andrine Chung, said a heart attack is not something....

The subsidy paid to persons who serve as jurors in civil and criminal trials will be increased following passage of relevant legislation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Under the Jury (Amendment) Bill, the payment for jurors will...

As Valentine's Day approaches, exotic male dancers are becoming unexpected emotional lifelines for women craving attention, excitement and connection. But while the fantasy ends on stage, some patrons are increasingly trying to carry it far...

A former teacher is expressing concern about the safety of educators after a recent Supreme Court ruling stemming from a school brawl. The court awarded several million dollars in damages to a student who was left bloodied and missing a tooth...

When their mother, who was a foster child, got pregnant at just 13, Crystal and Crystel Thomas were practically born into State care. The twins, who consider themselves fortunate that they were never separated, say that they learnt early to lean....

While many Jamaican children start their school day battling the heat, students at Penlyne Castle Primary School arrived wrapped in jackets, sweaters and knitted tams, bracing against temperatures more common to mountain regions than the tropics......

Constable Eric Davian Evans has been remembered not only for his dedication to serving his community, but for the warmth, love and selflessness that defined his life. Evans, 30, who was assigned to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch....

A Jamaican man who was deported from the United States (US) has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for illegally re-entering the US, authorities there have disclosed. Dwayne Claud Singh, 39, was handed a 22-month sentence by US District....

A Jamaican man who was previously deported from the United States (US) has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for illegally re-entering America, authorities there have disclosed. Dwayne Claud Singh, 39, was handed a 22-month sentence by....

The Trelawny police arrested a man and a woman on Tuesday over the seizure of a prohibited weapon and fake US currency during an operation in Mendez Town. It is reported that about 8:30 a.m., a police team conducted a targeted raid in the area.......