A St Catherine man who was allegedly caught with an imitation firearm at his Spanish Town home has been granted $600,000 bail after his attorney argued that the weapon could not fire.

Meta agreed on Wednesday to pay up to US$18 billion (approximately J$2.8 trillion) and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement.

Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers, and others missing.

Water Minister Matthew Samuda says the Government is taking action to ensure that schools, farmers, and early childhood institutions have adequate water supplies amid worsening drought conditions.

At 25, Amanda Hendricks is learning to see herself differently. The Parade Gardens resident once kept mostly to herself, avoided social situations and found it difficult to open up to people.

In 2025 Rojet Glave, an illustrator by profession, decided to take caricature art seriously. But some of the feedback he received was enough to make anyone question whether they were on the right path.

A 34-year-old Chinese-Jamaican broke down in tears as he recounted watching people being swept away before his eyes in the catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, as three of his relatives with ties to Jamaica remain unaccounted for.

At an age when many children are asking for toys and gadgets, little Kaillie Brown has been saving her dollars for something bigger – completing her room.

BETTORS obviously heeded last week’s warning to ‘take a sceptical approach to all but two races on Saturday’s Reggae 6’, explaining a modest $26,005 payout despite THE GIFTED ONE shocking rivals in the fifth race at odds of 22-1. 

A 19-year-old man accused of breaking into his relatives’ home and making off with money and a bottle of Hennessy was remanded after his alleged victims told the court they were fed up with his behaviour.

A woman’s walk along Mandela Highway allegedly turned into a terrifying chase involving armed men, with one of them allegedly attacking her with a bottle and a third suspect still on the run.

A Clarendon truck driver who allegedly told police that a gunman hijacked him and made off with a truck, cash and his cellphone is now facing multiple charges after detectives reportedly uncovered inconsistencies in his story.

Makeshift classrooms are being erected at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann, to ensure that more than 1,100 students can return to a single-shift school when the 2026-27 academic year begins in September.

The Government has completed its third shelter for women experiencing abuse, fulfilling its commitment to establish three safe spaces across Jamaica that provide protection and comprehensive support.

Johari Douglas’ road to becoming a doctor was anything but straightforward – but at 28, she finally reached her destination. 

Commuters are turning up the heat on public passenger vehicle operators who they say are refusing to switch on their air-conditioning (AC) as they load their vehicles.

At about 10 years old, long before Ronaldhino Brown ever set foot on a college campus, he was already teaching.