SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued a landmark ruling ending a ban that criminalized same-sex conduct within the country’s police department and its armed forces. Human rights...
The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says groundwater levels in Content, Manchester, which caused flooding in the community, are now slowly receding. The rising water levels have been attributed to the significant rainfall experienced before and...
The Annotto Bay police in St Mary seized a sub-machine gun on Thursday during an operation in the Port-Auto Lane area. According to a police report, at approximately 4:25 p.m., cops, and acting on intelligence, proceeded to a premises located...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former...
Expressing concern about the potential health risks posed by debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says a team has been established to oversee and manage the clean-up efforts, noting that the Government is...
A 17-year-old boy who was allegedly among a group posing as passengers before robbing a driver for a popular ride-sharing company has been charged with robbery with aggravation, possession of a prohibited weapon, and using a firearm to commit a...
Community Relations Officer for the National Works Agency ( NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts, said the agency is working to repair a section of breakaway along the Sign main road in St James. “The roadway connects commuters and residents from...
The special amnesty programme by the National Water Commission (NWC) for small business operators with outstanding bills has been extended to December 31 arising from Hurricane Melissa. The three-month initiative started in September and was set...
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has reported that one of its buses was involved in a fatal accident in Vineyard Town, St Andrew on Thursday, resulting in the death of a young boy. “We deeply regret this unfortunate incident and express...
Following the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, concern is being raised about the status of Falmouth, Trelawny, which was declared a National Monument by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust Falmouth was declared a National...
A special body is to be established that brings together all entities involved in the issuance of building permits and approvals to expedite rebuilding in the tourism sector, as the Government moves to save jobs and boost economic earnings. Prime...
Twenty-four-year-old Jaheim Douglas of Central Village in St Catherine has been charged with obtaining money by means of false pretence for selling a house he does not own. Reports from the Central Village police are that between October 2024 and...
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Ocho Rios Runaway Bay Chapter (JHTA-ORRB) and the St Ann Chamber of Commerce have both lauded the reopening of the Ocho Rios pier, which was closed for almost two years to undergo repairs. At the...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says Ariel Bowen is being deployed to the Consulate-General of Jamaica in New York as Officer-in-Charge. Bowen has held several positions in the Jamaican foreign service and, prior to her...
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host a livestock clinic at Newcombe Valley Primary School in St Elizabeth on Friday, November 21. RADA Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown, told JIS News that the event, which begins at 10...
As Jamaicans prepare to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging caution regarding replacing zinc roofs with concrete slab roofs, under the assumption that they are more disaster resistant. “I...
The St Catherine South police have identified the three men who were fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police yesterday along Mandela Highway. They are 21-year-old Davian McLean of Cooreville Gardens, Kingston 20; Salime...
The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) is urging members of the public to desist from attacking vector control workers carrying out their duties, following a stoning incident on Tuesday. The vector control team was in Siloah, St Elizabeth...
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North police have taken a man into custody in connection with the suspected murder of his elderly mother whose body was found in an advanced state of decomposition in the parish on Wednesday. The deceased...
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the Coast Guard seized a little over 990 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $3.7 billion dollars following a successful joint counter-narcotics operation offshore Jamaica on Wednesday. It...
The St Ann Chamber of Commerce is supporting recommendations for a task force made up of stakeholders to aid in the recovery efforts of St Ann. Hurricane Melissa damaged sections of St Ann on October 28, destroying homes and flooding communities,...
COVID-19 caused serious psychological strain for Jamaicans, but the mental health challenges emerging after Hurricane Melissa are, in many cases, more severe, long-term, and layered onto existing stressors, according to St James-based senior...
No authorisation has been granted by the Ministry of Education for classes to resume at a primary school in northwest St Elizabeth, where at least four families have been sheltering since Hurricane Melissa destroyed their homes last month, a senior...
NEW YORK: The funeral for the late Jamaican consul general to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson, is set for Friday, December 5. The service will be held at the Community Baptist Church in Englewood, New Jersey, starting at 11 a.m. Roach-Wilson died at...
Sygnus has launched its Hurricane Relief and Rebuild Initiative, committing over $16 million toward a $60 million target to support recovery in communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. The effort has already raised $32 million, boosted by a $...
