As Kari Lake’s nomination to become the next United States (US) ambassador to Jamaica faces uncertainty, one of her predecessors, Don Tapia, has raised concerns about whether she can be trusted to handle sensitive diplomatic discussions. Lake was ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the Parliament have agreed to explore the possibility of making domestic violence a stand-alone crime amid uncertainty about what would constitute the offence. “I would certainly ask that it be up for discussion,” said...

The Ministry of Mining is overhauling its Mines and Geology Division (MGD) after a performance audit exposed significant weaknesses in the regulation, monitoring, and enforcement of mining and quarrying activities. The audit, conducted by the Audito...

A police constable yesterday testified that the now-deceased leader of Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries, Kevin Smith, had reportedly instructed church members to kill the police if they attempted to enter the Montego Bay church ...

NEW YORK: Sixteen western high schools and one in Portland are set to benefit from a donation drive in the United States, which has sourced some 8,000 pieces of classroom furniture. The furniture drive is being led by the Cornwall College Old Boys�...

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...

A 32-year-old taxi operator wanted for questioning in a wounding with intent case was nabbed with an illegal gun during a police raid in Stony Hill, St Andrew, yesterday.

A promise of employment allegedly turned into a nightmare for a woman after a 45-year-old minister of religion allegedly lured her to his Portmore home and sexually assaulted her on two occasions.

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly beaten unconscious in the Spanish Town bus park after a dispute over her being “loud” on a bus, leaving two 16-year-old siblings facing serious assault charges.

When a baby was brought to the Bog Walk Police Station in St Catherine by a concerned citizen, Constable Jullan Graham did not hesitate to slip into ‘mommy mode’, showering the three-month-old with some much-needed TLC.

Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.