In a country often gripped by gun violence, St Andrew North has emerged as a rare bright spot, standing as the only police division in Jamaica without a single murder since the start of the year. Latest crime statistics released by the Jamaica......

Gunfire shattered the quiet in Spanish Town on Sunday night, leaving a 26-year-old man dead in the roadway in yet another brazen killing. The victim has been identified as Ochain Bailey, otherwise called 'Elder' and 'Quickie', a technician of...

For 42-year-old Winston Powell, a disability and the negative comments it elicits are not enough to deter his determination to earn a living and pursue his passion. Powell, who owns and operates a small cookshop in Belmont district, Lawrence...

Within the span of just two days, residents of Denham Town in Kingston came together in mourning to bid a final farewell. After laying to rest little Jayce 'Zaza' Pinnock on Thursday, grieving residents reconvened yesterday at the Regent Street.....

Microgravity makes human sperm dizzy Scientists say colonisation in outer space is at risk as human sperm becomes disoriented in microgravity. Raising questions about the feasibility of conceiving children beyond Earth, a study conducted at the.....

Forty-six-year-old Fran Lewis, unemployed of Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11, has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident at his home on March 23. Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that at 3 a.m., Lewis and his brother were.....

Akeem Edwards, 27, of Race Course Lane, Kingston 14, and 33-year-old Gratino Green, of Regent Street, Kingston 14, both construction workers, have been charged in connection with a shooting incident along Blount Street in the parish on March 24...

The Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change is advancing several major initiatives to ensure universal access to water for all Jamaicans, in keeping with the 2019 National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan. Senior Director in.....

Disadvantaged or displaced residents in St Thomas now have access to safe overnight accommodations, following the opening of a night shelter, located at the St Thomas Drop-In Centre on Church Street in the parish capital, Morant Bay. The facility....

Many men are surprised when they hear this, but it is true - the penis can break! Even though the penis does not contain a bone, it has a strong covering around the tissue that fills with blood during an erection. When a man is fully erect, this.....

Three men from Portland are now in police custody after being busted in a coordinated operation targeting lottery scam activities that allegedly targeted unsuspecting victims overseas. The arrests were made by the Anti-Lottery Scam Unit within......

A quiet night in Negril turned deadly after a taxi operator was shot and killed while seated behind the wheel of his vehicle, sending shockwaves through the Westmoreland community. The dead man has been identified as 39-year-old Dadrian Miller......

Motorists travelling along the St Mary stretch of the North Coast Highway are being put at risk daily as falling debris from trucks continues to create a dangerous driving nightmare. Parish Disaster Coordinator Adrian Tate has sounded the alarm.....

In a dramatic twist in one of Jamaica's most high-profile criminal cases, the Court of Appeal on Friday quashed the convictions of alleged gang leader Tesha Miller in the 2008 murder of former Jamaica Urban Transit Company chairman Douglas...

A suspected fare-skimming racket at the JUTC has landed five drivers in police custody, accused of collecting passengers' money and keeping it for themselves. The men were arrested by detectives from the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division and....

Months after being appointed as an assistant pastor at a Pentecostal church, a man says he was stripped of his position after it emerged that he stole four cows in October 2023 - an act that left him without four fingers. Michael* said he...

The informal area used by persons who are visiting the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) to park their cars is set to be eliminated under a sweeping government plan. "The plans for KPH are well advanced and soon, that [park] will no longer exist....

Five months after floodwaters swallowed homes in Content, Williamsfield, Manchester, the community remains a shadow of its former self. Though the water has long drained away, most residents have not returned. Only one household has resettled....

Clarendon College head coach, Davion Chantiloupe, was left reeling after his motor vehicle was stolen from the National Stadium car park on Wednesday -- a theft that has struck at the heart of his personal life. The incident comes just days after....

At 1 p.m. on a typical weekday, three-year-old Jayce Pinnock would have been in his classroom at the Edward Seaga Infant School, but instead his body lay in a tiny blue and white casket inside the Pentecostal City Mission Church on Blount Street......