International reggae superstar Buju Banton has given fellow entertainer Wayne Wonder and his wife until Wednesday to retract alleged defamatory remarks posted on Wayne Wonder's page and to issue an apology. The couple was served last week Friday...
A 68-year-old Florida man who was wanted for 36 years on child molestation charges was arrested by United States (US) authorities in New York last week. Joseph Michaels was taken into custody by members of the US Marshals' Regional Fugitive...
Three people are facing criminal charges for their alleged roles in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and a suspected money mule operation, authorities announced on Monday. Ashanti Johnson, 24, Kevin Bentley, 37, and David Brevett, 54, have been...
A senior accounting clerk employed by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was recently found guilty of undertaking a fraudulent allowance scheme. Gwendolyn Ward was convicted of multiple counts of falsification of accounts, forgery, and...
A catholic priest who was found guilty of having sex with a minor on the compound of his church was on Friday sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in the St Catherine Circuit Court. The 41-year-old was sentenced by Justice Dale Palmer to 12 years...
The police have imposed restrictions for those attending this week’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in St Andrew. Firearms, knives, ice picks, machetes, firecrackers, aerosol sprays, large...
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that the Electronic Motor Vehicle Certificate of Fitness (e-Fitness) is going well with 446, 610 digital certificates issued under the new system as at March 16. Rolled out in July 2025, the system...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – A Jamaican man in St Kitts and Nevis has been sentenced to prison following the discovery of a firearm and ammunition at his home earlier this year. Jamar Woodstock, who lives on Nevis, pleaded guilty to possession of...
From the benches of Parliament to the debating society at The University of the West Indies (UWI), arguments for and against legalising consensual sex among minors continue to stir opposing views, particularly an accompanying Jamaicans For Justice...
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is celebrating 58 years of shaping Jamaica’s development landscape, marking the milestone with activities that highlight its impact across infrastructure, tourism, and national growth. As part of the...
“Could not be more fitting”. That’s how Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby has summarised the theme of the upcoming Rotary District 7020 Conference ‘Unite for Good’, as he welcomed Rotarians from 10 northern Caribbean countries to the Jamaican capital...
Marcia Skyers-James, the director of sales and marketing at the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, New York, is one of many examples of barrier-breaking Jamaica-born woman in the United States (US). Skyers-James has defied trends in the hotel industry,...
Cuban medics are preparing to leave Jamaica this week and Jamaicans have been showing appreciation and solidarity with the men and women of the Caribbean island that has been wilting under the onslaught of a fuel blockade. Twice in five days, their...
Jamaica is set to take a major step in the coming days towards enforcement of helmet wearing. In a multi-agency initiative, led by the JN Foundation, a capacity-building training activity is to be undertaken, aimed at empowering the Jamaica...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) recently received generators and water tanks which will go towards ensuring safety and stability at local children’s homes, even during future hurricane events. The equipment was handed over...
The Women Entrepreneurs Network of the Caribbean (WENC) has announced the appointment of Nayana Williams, CEO of Lifespan Company Limited, as an adviser to its board, strengthening the organisation’s mission to support and empower women...
For four days, some 400 educators, policymakers and thought leaders from 27 countries, converged at a landmark covenant with Caribbean learners. The CXC’s Inaugural Regional Education Conference and Ministerial Forum sought to frame a defining...
In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease. This...
In the difficult weeks following the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, several communities across Jamaica were left struggling with damaged homes, blocked roads and disrupted access to healthcare. In many rural districts across western...
The multimillion-dollar fraud case involving medical doctor Chloe Douett and her co-accused has been transferred from the St Catherine Parish Court to the Supreme Court by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The development was...
A teen boy has been taken into police custody for the alleged killing of a man in Belfield, St Mary on Friday. The police report that the teen and the man were involved in an argument, which later became physical. During the incident, the man...
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that the Coast Guard on Saturday intercepted a go-fast boat offshore Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth and seized more than 2,500 kilogrammes of cocaine and detained three persons. According to the JDF,...
The 2026-2027 Budget Debate comes to an end on Tuesday with Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams expected to respond to the Opposition’s alternative to the administration’s $29.4-billion in new and renewed revenue measures. The...
Customs officials have implemented a new policy that mandates employees to detain all three-dimensional or 3D printers imported into Jamaica, pending an internal verification of the end-user, a leaked internal memo has revealed. The move by the...
WESTERN BUREAU: From the quiet hills of Adelphi in St James to the corridors of power at the Pentagon, Jamaica-born Mark Denton is poised to make history as the first Black man to lead the Cadet Corps at Norwich University in its more than 200-year...
