A New Year’s Day outing to the beach ended in tragedy for a Portmore family after a young woman, her teenage brother, and a policeman who was a family friend were swept away by strong currents at Sandhill Beach in Hellshire, St Catherine. Twenty-....

The year 2025 will be remembered as a paradoxical year for Jamaica as despite recording a historic low in overall murders, the past 12 months have been overshadowed by a grim countertrend: an unprecedented number of citizens killed by the security.....

Along Negril’s beachfront and bustling roadside, recovery after Hurricane Melissa is unfolding not in sweeping declarations but in quiet resilience with one plate of food sold, one tourist taxi trip completed, and one customer welcomed back at a.....

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, United States President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US would run Venezuela at least...

NEW YORK: Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has called on the Trump administration to end its military action in Venezuela, labelling it a brazen affront to the rule of law and the United States constitution. In a statement, she said that the...

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...

Southeast St Mary is facing severe flooding as heavy rains continue to pound the parish, leaving homes and businesses soaked and causing damage to furniture and electrical appliances. The downpour, which began last Thursday, shows no signs of...

Children's Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison, has warned that women are increasingly emerging as key players in human trafficking, a crime she described as modern day slavery. Speaking recently......

The Newport West Police is alerting members of the public and business operators at the Port of Kingston to be on alert for counterfeit notes, including United States (US) currency. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Commanding Officer of the....

Despite repeated warnings from the police, two teenage girls are now nursing gunshot wounds believed to have resulted from separate incidents of illegal gun salutes during New Year's celebrations. In one incident, about 12:02 a.m. on Thursday,......

A major police operation in Westmoreland ended in bloodshed after a high risk target and two of his associates were shot and killed during a confrontation with lawmen in the Cornwall Mountain area. The deceased has been identified as Delano...