The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is denouncing what it says is the lack of consultation from the Ministry of Education regarding the January reopening of schools, arguing that the absence of meaningful engagement could lead to confusion. â...

That was the message echoed by returning Jamaicans at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday, as travellers arriving for the Christmas holidays said they remain focused on family, gratitude, and celebration, despite the...

Food, friends and family take on a whole new meaning when Jamaicans have to spend Christmas outside of their island home. Although the airports will be busy with hundreds of Jamaicans travelling back home, thousands more will be spending the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Doctors and nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, can now conduct operations in greater comfort and safety, after receiving an early Christmas gift of 1,440 disposable medical scrubs courtesy of...

Western Bureau: The neighbouring communities of Westgreen and Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, which experienced major flooding during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October, got a much-welcomed Christmas treat over last weekend,...

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...

After weeks on the run, a 29-year-old man wanted for the brutal chopping murder of his former lover and the wounding of her teenage daughter has finally given himself up to the police. Ricardo "Crow" McCarty surrendered early Monday morning at......

A Jamaican man is now facing serious murder charges in Canada after a woman was found dead inside an apartment in the city of London, Ontario, last Friday. Charged with second-degree murder is 56-year-old Alton Farquharson, a Manchester native,.....

With just nine days remaining in 2025, Jamaica has recorded a significant reduction in murders and other major crimes, according to the latest police statistics. The updated figures were released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force this morning.......

The Manchester police are probing the deaths of two motorists who were killed in separate single-vehicle crashes, hours apart, in the parish on Sunday, December 21, 2025. The victims have been identified as 23-year-old farmer Shacquile...

Though she puts on a brave face, Kenesha Webley is dreading facing this Christmas, as it will be the first without her only child Cornell Hall. "Maybe I will play some Christmas carols and pretend like everything is normal. Maybe I will pretend......