Police say they may have cracked open a stolen car ring with reach across the island after a raid in Spanish Town on Friday turned up a dismantled Toyota Axio and signs of a thriving chop shop operation. According to police reports, sometime...

Twenty-three Haitians were taken into custody on Thursday after cops carried out an early morning raid at a premises in Harbour View, St Andrew. Police say officers moved in around 8:00 a.m., and found the group inside the location. They were...

United States authorities say a Black Lives Matter executive treated the movement's money like her own purse, allegedly dipping into the funds to cover personal expenses, including a trip to Jamaica with friends. Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson,......

There has been a reduction in suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis and related deaths, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. Describing the development as "encouraging for the country", the Minister said the...

When Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, it not only destroyed infrastructure and washed away crops but also put a damper on the island's underground lottery scamming network. As floodwaters churned, scammers say millions that were...

As she looks at her one-year-old grandson, Zyair 'Peppa' Thomas, lovingly, tears well up in Christine Campbell's eyes. The infant's birthday was on Wednesday, December 10, but for Campbell, it was a bittersweet moment. It was also one-year...

For the first time in three decades, the famous Christmas wonderland along Fairbanks Drive in Mandeville, Manchester, will go dark. Fairbanks Drive usually bursts into a full-on Christmas village -- sparkling rooftops, twinkling trees, and...

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is reporting a reduction in suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis and related deaths. Describing the development as "encouraging for the country", Tufton said the ministry's teams are in the fields,......

The Government may have cancelled all Christmas parties for ministries, departments and agencies in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, but the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is moving in the opposite direction--expanding its annual New Year's Eve....

Chaos swept through Mountain View Avenue this morning as a raging fire tore through three homes, leaving at least twenty people, including eight children, with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The blaze erupted near the intersection of...

A taxi man who police say was caught red handed allegedly digging service cables out of a manhole in Moneague before trying to make a getaway is now facing Simple Larceny and Malicious Destruction of Property charges. Omar Johnson, a taxi...

An emerging dancehall selector, well known across the Corporate Area entertainment scene, was taken into custody on Thursday morning during a major police operation in the St Andrew North Division. Police sources say members of the division...

A woman is dead and two men are in critical condition following a collision between a Toyota RAV4 and a Toyota Hiace along the Queen's Highway near the St Ann and Trelawny border early this morning, a corridor long regarded as a deadly accident...

Cabinet has approved the procurement of more than 1,000 body-worn cameras for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 9). Holness noted...

The People's National Party (PNP) has showered praise on Clarendon councillor Scean Barnswell, his wife, and other party members for what it called their "swift, courageous, and heroic" actions that helped bring home a six-year-old girl snatched......

A few minutes after leaving the cops, Scean Barnswell noticed a young child being pulled along the roadway by a man. Something did not sit right with him. "It was her uniform, and even more the fear on her face," Barnswell recalled. "The fear...

Australia has just pulled the plug on social media for anyone under 16, a move that has ignited intense debate worldwide. In Jamaica, discussions about a similar policy are gaining momentum. Stewart Jacobs, president of the National Parent-...

It is impossible not to spot heaps of household appliances and furniture when travelling in the vicinity of Riverton Meadows. Most of the items are trash that was destined for the Riverton Landfill, but many of these pieces will be at the top of....

A housing facility providing accommodation for members of the homosexual community in Jamaica is full. It also has a long waiting list. Glenroy Murray, executive director of Equality for All Foundation, said the facility provides shelter for...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that it is actively investigating recent reports of real estate fraud being perpetrated against persons who have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank earlier this week.....