A Supreme Court judge has ordered the arrest of developer Andre De La Motta after he repeatedly defied court orders in a dispute with a retired American couple who paid more than $64 million to build their dream home in St Thomas but left the projec...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness has ordered an immediate halt to the production, distribution, and sale of sugar from Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited (PCSC) after preliminary tests detected metal fragments in the packaged s...

A Jamaican farm worker who said his recall to a New York farm was delayed in 2024 after he supported union activity has won his case before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Owen Salmon brought the complaint against Wafler...

WESTERN BUREAU: As the local tourism and hospitality sector continues to rebound from Hurricane Melissa, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) bill will be the reset to unlock full transfo...

WESTERN BUREAU: Creativity, sustainability and community spirit took centre stage as Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland hosted its first-ever Ecofest earlier this week in celebration of Earth Day, showcasing student innovation and envi...

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 St Catherine man known by the nickname 'Mongoose' will now have to answer to a murder charge in the High Court after a judge ruled that prosecutors have enough evidence for him to stand trial for a deadly wake-time stabbing last year....

The 50-year-old actor, Russell Brand, is admitting to having sex with a 16-year-old when he was 30, noting that while it was legal in the United Kingdom, he now believes such relationships involved a troubling power imbalance. During an...

The disappearance of a Clarendon policeman, Sylvester Reid, has taken a chilling turn after lawmen discovered blood inside a car believed to have been driven by him, intensifying fears surrounding his whereabouts. The 42-year-old detective...

The St Catherine Parish Court was told on Wednesday that the security guard accused of smuggling contraband into a correctional facility was caught after a routine scan of his pants triggered an alarm. Staff Officer Michael Brown, the Crown's...

She was preparing to bury the father of her child this Sunday, instead Corra Thompson will now be mourned alongside him. The Montego Bay mother and church member was shot dead on Wednesday by a lone masked gunman at the doorway of the New...