Hundreds of students from primary and secondary schools across the island last Thursday participated in the inaugural STEAM in Action Expo, a major highlight of National STEAM Education Week 2026. The Expo, held at the Chinese Benevolent...
The St Andrew North Police Division has been recognised by the God Family Ministries International Church for its sustained reduction in crime. A special thanksgiving service, held last Sunday under the theme, ‘Engage, Educate, Empower and Enforce...
The police in Spanish Town, St Catherine have imposed a curfew in the Shelter Rock community. The measure follows the murder of a woman who was gunned down early this morning in the community. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. today and will remain...
The police in St Elizabeth are probing the death of a man whose body was found in his yard on Saturday. He has been identified by the police as 44-year-old carpenter Oneil Malcolm, otherwise called 'Tulloch’, of Buena Vista. The matter is being...
An investigation is under way into the suspected drowning of a 14-year-old boy in the Rio Cobre in his community of Gordon Pen, St Catherine on Saturday. The teen has been identified by the police as Raheim Greenfield. Reports are that about 2:30...
A woman was gunned down in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town, St Catherine, early this morning. She has been identified by the police as 42-year-old hairdresser Camille Kerr of Jones Pen in Beacon Hill, Spanish Town. The police reported that about 1:00...
A 30-year-old Manchester man who was accused of breaking into an establishment and stealing items in 2024 was on Friday freed in the parish court after the judge upheld a no-case submission. Garnet Graham was answering charges of shop breaking...
The Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project is on track, and is slated for completion by May of 2027, says Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda. The Minister who, along with officials from the Ministry, the National...
The Ammar’s department store in downtown Kingston has been gutted by a fire. The losses are believed to be in the millions. The fire department indicated that a call reporting a blaze at the establishment was received minutes after 8:00 a.m. A...
With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That’s not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when...
WASHINGTON (AP): Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night – when most of the population is winding down or already asleep – have poorer overall heart...
This week’s Torah reading brings us to one of the most dramatic and revealing moments in the entire Biblical narrative. The Jewish people just left Egypt after centuries of slavery. They’re getting their first taste of freedom, yet they’re not...
One of the most powerful and most dramatic deliverances in the bible and in human history is the miraculous, commando-style rescue of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. The Israelites were in a total mess – enslaved, dehumanised,...
Today we start a new series on one of the most important issues we will face in this life – money. It is astounding when we consider the effect that money has on our lives. Problems surrounding finances have been repeatedly cited as the leading...
On this fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, the appointed Old Testament lesson is set in Micah Chapter 6:1-8. However, verses 9 to 16 are such an important reminder of who the wicked are. The wicked, evil, wealthy parade their disregard for morality...
Wishing you peace, joy and happiness all your days! Already enjoying these? Been a while since you experienced such luxuries? If so, it’s my sincere wish that that will change sooner than later. Maybe your melancholy mood prevents you from...
I recently chanced upon Pastor Duhaney Simmonds at a spot along Great George Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. He was immaculately dressed, standing straight in his sartorial spendour. He really looked out of place at that spot, but in the...
A man has been charged after allegedly entering the rooms of guests at a resort in Tower Isle, St Mary, and stealing cash and personal items, including designer bags. Charged with burglary and larceny is 43-year-old Aneiph Burton, a construction...
Responding to public discourse about the safety of Bath in St Thomas and the popular Bath Fountain attraction, the police in the division are assuring the public that the area is safe. Inspector Donald Burke, speaking to residents at a community...
St James football coach, 56-year-old Hector Wright, and his wife, 42-year-old Jodi-Ann Coke-Wright, have been charged following the alleged seizure of a quantity of cocaine at their home in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay. Wright, a former national...
The passenger bags and cargo of Jamaicans arriving home as well as visitors are set to undergo greater scrutiny as the Jamaica Customs Agency moves to crack down on illicit goods. Jamaica Customs has indicated that arriving passengers’ bags and...
A Portmore, St Catherine woman has been charged with fraud after allegedly collecting money and failing to provide headstones. She is 31-year-old Tash Hylton, who has been charged with fraudulent conversion, non-delivery of goods and services on...
The police in St Thomas have launched a manhunt for a group of gunmen who opened fire on cops following a chase that stemmed from a traffic stop. The police said no member of the police party was injured; however, the service vehicle sustained...
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting a 29.6 per cent decline in deaths related to fires in 2025, marking another year of progress in its national fire-prevention efforts. The figure reflects continued momentum following last year’s 15 per...
A police constable is one of two men arrested on Friday in relation to the seizure of ammunition during a series of operations carried out across several locations in Hanover and Westmoreland. The policeman is attached to the Westmoreland...
