Despite the technological and other advances since 1951, the political will to make the well-needed appropriate investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies remains a vitally important missing link in the...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green is encouraging farmers to plant more fruit trees, particularly ackee and breadfruit, to meet local and overseas demand and replenish crops lost during Hurricane Melissa. “We’re on a drive to...
Even with years of experience in finance, Senior Accountant Sherry-Lee McLean says enrolling in the JN Financial Academy’s Smarter Credit Course offered fresh insight and practical lessons that have further strengthened how she approaches money...
At a time when Jamaica continues to grapple with the effects of brain drain, one Jamaica-born engineer is taking a deliberate and deeply personal approach to building opportunity at home by investing in young people and reimagining how technical...
Deputy Managing Director of JN Bank Gillian Hyde is underscoring the importance of introducing entrepreneurship to young people from an early age, noting that it equips them with the skills and outlook needed to contribute meaningfully to job...
Western Bureau Leacroft Letman who tendered his resignation to the board of former daCosta Cup champions Herbert Morrison Technical last Wednesday, after just four games into the season, said the environment was no longer friendly for coaching....
Dear Miss Powell, I recently read an article online saying that Canada has introduced new rules for processing study permit applications. I am confused, and to be honest, a bit worried. Does this mean it is now harder to get a study permit? Looking...
Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I was a legal permanent resident for 30 years. I am now back in Jamaica for the past 16 years. I have worked and paid taxes and I can also log in to my social security account and see that I do qualify for social...
Dear Mr Bassie, I would like to know what I need to do to renew my British passport. I am hoping that you can provide some assistance. – SJ Dear SJ, Persons must renew their passport before they can travel if either their passport has expired or if...
The May Pen Infant School in Clarendon has been transformed into a modern, two-storey structure, with improved amenities to better meet the needs of the institution’s 147 students and staff. The renovation and expansion project, undertaken through...
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, suspended for three years, for malicious destruction of UC RUSAL's copper cables in St Catherine Parish Court on Monday. Davion Bailey of Byndloss district, St Catherine, had...
(AP) — Drivers in Cuba are facing the prospects of waiting several months to refuel their cars, as fuel shortages caused by a United States oil siege intensify. To avoid chaos outside gas stations, Cuba’s government last week made it obligatory...
Jamaica’s Mica Moore improved on her earlier showing to finish 14th out of 25 competitors in the women’s bobsleigh monobob at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Moore delivered her fastest of four runs in the final heat (59.92) on Monday,...
The police in St Elizabeth are searching for 13 wanted men and 10 persons of interest in connection with alleged crimes, including murder and rape. The men are also being sought in connection with alleged incest, arson, and sexual intercourse...
The St James Municipal Corporation has committed to waiving 50 per cent of the $9.3 million in outstanding debt owed by craft vendors in Montego Bay, to help them recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The waiver, covering rent arrears...
(AP) — Robert Duvall, the American Oscar-winning actor whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies, has died at age 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according...
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is alerting teachers and the general public about a false document circulating regarding a salary increase and other payments for educators. In a statement on Monday, the JTA said claims of a 50% salary...
All 105 churches across St Elizabeth that have applied for assistance under the Government’s Community Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative, have been visited and verified by officials from the Social Development Commission (SDC). The...
The Bellevue Hospital is reporting that a patient died on the compound on Monday. The Kingston-based mental health facility, in a media release today, said an internal review has commenced to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident...
Jamaica recorded 19 murders during the week of February 8 to 14 — the highest weekly homicide total since the start of the year — according to the latest serious crime statistics from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The figure closely...
The police are reporting that three workers at a fast-food restaurant in Manchester have been arrested and charged for allegedly participating in a scheme in which customers’ credit and debit card information was stolen and subsequently used to...
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says the increasing severe humanitarian situation in Cuba requires a principled and compassionate response from countries across the region and the wider globe. Highlighting Cuba’s longstanding...
Head of the Westmoreland Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police, Othneil Dobson, says significant progress has been made in restoring police stations and improving communication systems across the parish. Speaking at the monthly meeting...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is moving to assess the structural integrity of 105 health centres that were damaged in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Portfolio Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, said the Ministry has engaged four to five...
The WE-Change Community Group (WE-Change JA) has been providing Hurricane Melissa relief support to LBTQ women, non-binary, and gender-diverse people across the island. The project will allow the organisation to deliver WASH (water, sanitation,...
