(JIS) - The Government is on track to disburse the first set of monetary grants to citizens impacted by Hurricane Melissa, under the Shelter Recovery Programme (SRP), by the end of this month. Information Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon...
Thieves broke into the Greenwood Baptist Church in Trelawny on Tuesday night. Pastor Reverend Wayne Smith told The Gleaner that the church was ransacked and several items were stolen. “The thieves gained entry through a boarded-up window. They...
Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Arleen McBean, is calling for the implementation of an agreement between the Ministry of Health and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to ensure that officers injured on the job receive...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is mourning the death of one of its members in St Elizabeth on Tuesday. Corporal Caple Ferraro, who was attached to the JCF Marine Division in Negril, Westmoreland, was found at home around 6:15 p.m. suffering...
A man wanted for murder was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police on Monday, while another has surrendered, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting. Omoy Largie, also known as 'Not Nice,' was shot by the police...
The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is prioritising the most dangerous of 16 breakaways identified in Trelawny Southern. Stephen Shaw, manager of communications at the NWA, said limited funding means the agency must focus on sites posing the...
A 17-year-old boy was freed of a murder charge in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Tuesday after the prosecution conceded it could not disprove that he acted in self-defence. The charge related to the case of 16-year-old Zaveer Edwards of...
Culture Minister Olivia Grange says Jamaica has lost a “household name” with the death of veteran radio broadcaster Walter Charles ‘Bob’ Clarke. “Bob Clarke was a household name across Jamaica because of his affable personality and his passion...
Motorists are being urged to educate themselves about the laws governing the use of the nation’s roads, which will lead them to making better choices. Senior Judge of the Corporate Area Traffic Court, Her Honour Mitsy Beaumont-Daley, made the...
The National Water Commission (NWC) has reported that repair works will be undertaken on its sewer network along River Bay Road in Montego Bay, St James. The works are expected to last for one month, starting on Monday, February 2. According to...
A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 was felt this morning in sections of Kingston and St Andrew. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, says the quake occurred at 3:47 a.m. and had a focal depth of 17 kilometres....
Detectives from the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Renaldo Brooks, a farmer of St Elizabeth, as they probe the seizure of more than 100 pounds of cocaine at the Sangster...
A man has been charged for breaking into a gas station in Manchester. Charged with house breaking and larceny is 36-year-old Joseph Spencer. His court date is being finalised. Reports from the Mandeville police are that on Saturday, January 24, a...
The police are investigating the suspected suicide of a 73-year-old St Andrew woman. She has been identified as Shelia Collette Garrick. The police report that Garrick’s body was found hanging from a window at her home on Monday night. The matter...
The St Catherine-based Charlemont High School is on an upward trajectory in mathematics and exemplary performance in English Language, coming out of the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Students more than...
With a call for unity, reform and renewed community engagement, Paulette Kirkland has taken leadership of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), pledging to guide the body into what she calls its next phase of service. Only the second...
Fifty thousand dollars each, in cash donations, was delivered to several children’s homes and infirmaries this holiday season. This support came through Infiniti Co-operative Credit Union’s Hope for the Holidays initiative, as communities continued...
The Insurance Employees Co-operative Credit Union (IECCU) defined 2025 by a single guiding purpose, living the principle ‘People Helping People’. During a year of economic uncertainty, the credit union strengthened its commitment to serve as a...
The Jamaica Defence Force Co-operative Credit Union (JDF CCU) turned the principle of ‘People Helping People’ into action this year, actively strengthening the ‘Fi Mi Credit Union, Fi Mi Family’ bond through targeted community engagement. The...
Guided by ‘People Helping People’, Infiniti Co-operative Credit Union turned its service inwards this holiday season, directly rewarding the members. In a celebration of loyalty, the credit union gifted three members a share of $500,000 through its...
Credit Unions operate on a simple but powerful idea of ‘People Helping People’. This is not just a slogan. It is the real foundation of all 23 credit unions across the island. It shapes how they operate, and creates a genuine bond with their over...
The organisers of FitFest Party and Expo have announced details of their 2026 series, positioning the event as a blend of fitness, health education and entertainment. The first staging is scheduled for January 31 at the NWC Sports Club in Mona, St...
Amore Ital Living is not merely a wellness brand. It is the product of survival, love and a hard-earned reckoning with the body. Founded by Rajah Amore and Kimberley Webber, it emerged from a life-altering health crisis that reshaped both their...
WESTERN BUREAU: At 70, blindness left him unable to rebuild; at 84, his brother could only wait. When Hurricane Melissa destroyed their home in Bunkers Hill, Trelawny, the Reid brothers – alongside a widowed mother of five – were left homeless,...
