As dark clouds gathered over Bull Bay, St Andrew, several residents in flood-prone communities refused to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Melissa, insisting they would weather the storm from their homes despite government warnings. On Saturday, Local......

From stealing fuel to the vandalism of cable wires by unscrupulous persons, for trade in the unregulated copper industry, the leading utilities companies agree that weather conditions arising from the passage of Hurricane Melissa may not be their......

Western Bureau: Memories of last year’s devastating blow by Hurricane Beryl are still fresh, especially the major infrastructural damage, the multimillion-dollar hit on the farming section, and several months without electricity. Black River Mayo...

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says the United States’ (US) military action in the Caribbean should be rejected, asserting that the region must remain a zone of peace. Mottley, who was speaking at her Barbados Labour Party’s annual conferen...

The Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentence for a man convicted of murdering two children in St James in 2014, rejecting his claim that he should receive a lighter sentence for pleading guilty. The court ruled that the trial judge acted...

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 Florida-based woman is pleading for urgent attention to be given to her mother's community in Crawle River, Clarendon, where residents have been left in the dark for more than a week following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Samantha Gardner.....

Carnival Horizon, which is operated by Carnival Cruise Line, on Tuesday delivered thousands of relief supplies to support recovery efforts in Jamaica following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The shipment - which included bottled water, baby...

Associated Brands Industries Limited (ABIL), owners of Sunshine Snacks, Charles Chocolates, Devon Biscuits, and Sunshine Cereals, has pledged US$500,000 (approximately J$79.5 million) in humanitarian relief to support the people of Jamaica in the.....

The police in the St Catherine South Division are searching for a man who allegedly robbed and assaulted six people at Hellshire Beach in Portmore on Tuesday morning. He is being sought for assault occasioning bodily harm, forcible abduction,...

The Kingston Eastern Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is in mourning after the sudden death of one of its own, Sergeant Davian Bennett, who was stationed at the Elletson Road Police Station in east Kingston. Reports are that...