(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement...
(AP) — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire but did...
(AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press programme, the president said...
Grief-stricken relatives of 14-year-old Gabriella Wright are appealing for urgent public support to save her brother, who remains critically injured following a house fire in St John’s Garden, Spanish Town in St Catherine. Their mother, Suzette...
“If the Church is to remain relevant, we cannot close our minds to new research, discoveries, and developments across various disciplines, including the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Ignorance is not a Christian virtue. At times, the old...
As we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is my prayer that you will receive fresh revelation of what this sacrifice means for you. This is why we have been studying blood covenants in the Bible. While it may seem like a gory...
Recently, the Caribbean nation of St Kitts and Nevis (SKN) recognised, in law, the Rastafari movement, which originated in its sister CARICOM nation of Jamaica. It was widely reported that SKN is the first Caribbean nation to officially recognise...
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division have launched an investigation into the murder of a 23-year-old man in Linstead on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Tyreese Richards, a labourer of Time and...
The People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is condemning what it describes as selective enforcement by Parliament’s Ethics Committee, following its recall of lawmaker Dennis Gordon over the ongoing University Hospital of the West...
More than 140 rounds of ammunition were seized during a joint police-military operation in Goldsmith Villa in August Town, St Andrew on Friday, the police say. No one was arrested. According to the Half-Way Tree police, the operation was carried...
Executive Director of the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation, Courtney Cephas, is encouraging members of the Jamaican Diaspora to channel all donations to the public health sector through the entity to ensure efficiency and accountability...
Arsenal's Premier League title bid was hit by a stunning 2-1 loss to Bournemouth in London on Saturday. The league leader blew the chance to move 12 points clear of second-placed Manchester City after losing for the third time in four games in...
Police are seeking the public’s help to locate 32-year-old Kimaunie Lounds, a sales representative from Spanish Town, St Catherine, who has been missing since March 29. Lounds is of brown complexion, slim build, and about five feet nine inches...
Eight members of the judiciary were sworn into higher offices by Governor-General Patrick Allen on Thursday. Justices Lorna Shelly-Williams and Carolyn Tie-Powell will serve as acting judges of appeal from April 20 until July 31. Tracey-Ann Johnson...
Recipient of the 2026 St Ann Chamber of Commerce’s Excellence in Education Award, Anisa Wilson-Smith, is grateful for the recognition of her work over the past two decades, but says she is not resting on her laurels. Wilson-Smith, executive...
Member of Parliament for Central St Mary Omar Newell is urging greater efforts to honour 18th-century freedom-fighter Chief Takyi, arguing that the revolutionary’s legacy could anchor a globally competitive heritage tourism industry in Jamaica....
The UK Government recently facilitated the successful staging of a two-day Records and Digital Preservation Seminar, in partnership with the Jamaica Archives and Records Department, an agency of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and...
More than 90 travel advisers and trade partners from the northeastern United States market, among them 50 of Jamaica’s top performers, were recently recognised for their role in promoting Jamaica as a destination of choice for travellers. Tourism...
LONDON: Gilbert Clarke, who served as a member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, was recently honoured by the UK’s King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron for his service to Britain and Europe. Clarke, who...
NEW YORK, NY: Jhodi Webster is a Jamaican neuroscientist on the front lines of neurodegeneration research. Raised in the Constant Spring area of St Andrew, she attended St. Andrew High School for Girls before pursuing her undergraduate studies at...
The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) and the MSME Alliance have agreed to align their advocacy efforts in a bid to increase their influence on national policy. The move reflects...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says Cornwall Regional Hospital has returned to near pre-hurricane bed capacity, but staffing gaps, abandoned patients and delays in a field hospital are still straining services. Addressing members of the...
(AP) — Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose...
A court on Friday refused to consider a bail application for a St Catherine taxi operator accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and ordered a social enquiry report. The 48-year-old man is also charged with forcible abduction, rape and sexual...
