Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says there is no truth to reports that the Government is moving to evict Hurricane Melissa evacuees from the shelter at Petersfield High in Westmoreland today. McKenzie described the claims as misleading...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:37 PM
Jamaica’s remittance inflows, a lifeline for households across the island, fell sharply in October, registering an 8.3 per cent decline compared with the same month last year. It reflects one of the steepest declines since the start of the 2020...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:48 PM
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it does not condone unlawful, reckless, or irresponsible behaviour by any of its members, whether on or off duty. The JDF made the declaration in a statement today amid the arrest and charging of a soldier in...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 11:37 AM
The St Elizabeth police are advising the public of temporary road closures and traffic changes to facilitate the safe staging of today’s New Year fireworks show in Black River. The following intersections will be closed at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 11:11 AM
The year is ending on a positive note for a group of volunteers in Canada, as a shipping container stocked with hurricane relief supplies for Jamaica that was stolen in early December has since been found, restocked, and shipped to the island....
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 10:28 AM
The police are advising motorists that they will be prosecuted if they park along Palisadoes Road in Kingston for the purpose of viewing the annual New Year fireworks show. In an advisory today, the police noted that such action is illegal. They...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 10:06 AM
The Central Village police in St Catherine are probing the suspected drowning of a six-year-old boy at the Caymanas Mineral Spa on Tuesday. He has been identified as Josia Lewis of Tivoli Gardens in Kingston. Lewis was a student at Alpha Primary...
A man was gunned down in the Bowers district of Old Harbour, St Catherine, early this morning. He has been identified by police as 56-year-old taxi operator Rudolph 'Rusty' Francis, who lived in the area. The police reported that explosions were...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Auckland was the first major city to ring in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, followed by a defiant celebration in Australia in the aftermath of its worst...
Jamaica-born, New York-based veteran educator Kamar Samuels has been appointed Chancellor of New York Public Schools by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, placing him at the helm of the largest public school system in the United States. Samuels,...
As the music pumped, patrons at Dougie’s Bar at Jakes Treasure Beach, Calabash Bay, St Elizabeth mingled and smiled. Happy faces were everywhere. Then, in a voice as joyful as joyful gets, someone shouted: “Dougie! Dougie! Dougie!” All eyes...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:09 AM
In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, global technology brand TCL has donated 100 smart televisions to support recovery efforts in communities across Jamaica that were most severely impacted by the storm. While...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mental health advocate Tishauna Mullings is warning that the psychological toll of Hurricane Melissa is only now beginning to surface, two months after the storm left widespread physical destruction across Jamaica, mainly its...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:07 AM
Smiles lit up the Mustard Seed Children’s Home in Spanish Town as members of CB Foods and the Friends Who Care outreach team arrived, greeted by children eager for familiar faces and festive cheer. Youngsters from Dare to Care and Martha’s House...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:07 AM
Sygnus has again partnered with the Kiwanis Club of CyberConnect Jamaica to support its annual Christmas initiative at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, donating essential items and cash to brighten the season for young patients. The effort...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:06 AM
When Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica on October 28, it left a trail of destruction that crippled communities and disrupted lives. Among the hardest hit was Belmont Academy in Bluefields, Westmoreland, where 80 per cent of the campus...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:06 AM
Medical teams at St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital and Cornwall Regional Hospital are better placed to serve patients following a $3-million injection of resources from the Sandals Foundation. The donations have assisted recovery after Hurricane...
Sleuths assigned to the St Ann Criminal Investigations Branch have charged six men in connection with a theft at a storehouse along Stand Fast Road in Brown’s Town, St Ann in November. Charged are 62-year-old Barrington Brown; 42-year-old...
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been charged following a Christmas Day incident in Roses Valley, St Elizabeth, in which he allegedly discharged a firearm in public. Thirty-year-old Rushane Brown, also known as ‘Shane’, of Comfort...
The Government has started disbursing the first round of $20,000 grant payments under the Solidarity Programme, which is targeting thousands of Jamaicans who are not covered by formal social protection. The initiative, spearheaded by the...
A businessman has been charged after allegedly shooting a man who reportedly mistook his vehicle for a relative’s car on Old Hope Road, St Andrew on December 24. Thirty-seven-year-old Rushane Henry, of Havendale is charged with unlawful wounding...
Bishop Dr Alvin Bailey, president of Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, is rejecting lawmaker Everald Warmington's criticisms of the Government's $75-million allocation to churches for reconstruction following Hurricane Melissa. "It is disappointing...
A 38-year-old man, wanted in connection with the alleged rape of a student at the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) earlier this month, was shot dead in a reported police confrontation in Portland on Tuesday. The Independent...
The Government and the Opposition have paid tribute to late sports journalist and broadcaster Donald Oliver, hailing his professionalism, passion for storytelling, and impact on Jamaican sports media. Oliver, 40, an award-winning journalist, died...
Work is scheduled to begin Tuesday on preparations to relocate 55 residents of the Trelawny Infirmary from Hague Primary School, according to Andrew Harrison, chief executive officer of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation. The update comes amid...
