Thousands of tadpoles or “baby frogs” that were captured in a viral video in floodwaters in Manchester are “not cause for concern”, the country’s environment regulator has indicated. The social media video showed a large pool of water litt...

Jamaica is now facing an outbreak of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, with Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton confirming six suspected deaths to date. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Tufton reported that nine cases.....

Former INSPORTS financial controller and party promoter Andrew Wright was on Friday sentenced to 10 years and seven months at hard labour for his role in the multimillion-dollar fraud scheme at the state-run agency. Wright, known for staging events....

Some Corporate Area public and private schools have volunteered to host students displaced from western institutions severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon said the ministry has introduced the Host School...

Lawmakers from both sides of the political divide, at their first working meeting on Friday since the start of the new parliamentary term, came together to pay glowing tribute to former Senator Don Wehby, who passed away on July 26. Wehby served as....

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...

Rudolph Speid has been tapped to take the reins of the Reggae Boyz, after the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) announced him as interim head coach for the senior men's team. He will guide the squad from December 15, 2025 to March 31, 2026. The.....

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, says the Government is working with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to bring in additional resources, including 300 linesmen, to return electricity to the island at a quicker pace. "On the general trajectory, it....

According to Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton Jamaica is currently facing a leptospirosis outbreak as a result of Hurricane Melissa, with six probable deaths so far. During a press conference this morning, the health minister stated that......

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North division have upgraded a shooting case to murder after a teenager succumbed to gunshot injuries he sustained ten days earlier. Dead is 18-year-old Orion Rogers of Pittsburgh Road, Homestead, Spanish.....

End stage renal failure patient Oraine Simpson is adding his voice to the debate about whether mandatory DNA testing should be done at birth. Diagnosed with stage 5 renal failure at just 16 years old, Simpson's life has been a roller coaster,...