WESTERN BUREAU: With the 2026 Easter term set to begin next week, school administrators are again calling on the Ministry of Education to review its funding model, arguing that the current per-student allocation is no longer adequate to meet their.....

While several business owners across the Corporate Area have expressed dissatisfaction with their Christmas sales, one downtown Kingston entrepreneur is revelling in the increased profits from the holiday season. The manager of Rockland Furniture.....

Fears of a disease outbreak are mounting in Blackstonedge, St Ann, where residents say they are being forced to live alongside uncollected garbage and are now pleading for urgent intervention from the waste and health authorities. “We’re asking....

Jamaica is closing out the year with a dramatic fall in murders, recording a 42 per cent fall in murders at the end of 52 weeks with 666 killings, the lowest number recorded since 1994. That year some 690 people were killed. While the country await....

WESTERN BUREAU: For nearly four decades, Christmas Day in Barnett Town has meant more than celebration. It meant preparation, hope, and a fresh start for hundreds of children in the St James-based community. This year was no different, as more than....

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...

Hundreds of worshippers across St Elizabeth will ring in the New Year without the traditional Watch Night church services, as hurricane-damaged sanctuaries, lingering power outages and unsafe night-time conditions force most churches to stay...

Principal Marva Smith-McKinnon is voicing her concerns that Merrywood Primary School in St Elizabeth could soon shut its doors, as falling birth rates, joblessness and the dying rural community for which it is named leave fewer children to fill......

The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) is warning licensed firearm holders about using their weapons for gun salutes, as they can be easily traced by the entity. The warning follows a public advisory issued by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).....

Hurricane Melissa has left hundreds of families in St Elizabeth struggling in unsafe and damaged homes, prompting the Government to urgently divert millions to repair and rewire houses before electricity is fully restored. Speaking at the launch.....

As passenger traffic increases during the busy holiday travel period, the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is reminding travellers to remain vigilant and prepared when using the nation's airports. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank,...