Jamaican winger Leon Bailey has issued an apology to Jamaica after the Reggae Boyz failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In a post on his Instagram account two days after the team’s defeat to the DR Congo national football team, Bailey...
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Julian Robinson says JACDEN Limited, a company owned by People’s National Party Member of Parliament, Dennis Gordon, has repaid funds it saved when the University Hospital of the West Indies (UWHI)...
The Vice Mayor of Coral Springs in Florida, Nancy Metayer-Bowen, has been shot dead and her Jamaican husband, Stephen Bowen, has since been arrested. The Coral Springs Police Department report that around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, cops were...
Shernette Crichton has made history again at the Half Moon resort, becoming the first Jamaican and first woman to be appointed managing director of the iconic Montego Bay, St James property. The announcement was made on Thursday by owner Guy...
Kahira Jones, one of the men accused in the highly publicised Vybz Kartel murder trial, was released from prison this morning after spending nearly 15 years behind bars. Jones was among four men convicted in 2014 for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard...
Kintyre Holdings Limited (KHL) is distancing itself from the court action taken by VM Investments Limited (VMIL), while at the same time expressing hope of having the issues resolved. Yesterday, VMIL reported that it has obtained an interim...
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, says the agency is strengthening its fleet management to improve garbage collection across western Jamaica. He noted that trucks and crews from other...
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched a new national standard for helmets worn by motorcyclists: JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification – Protective Helmets for Road Users. The standard forms part of a wider national effort to...
Jamaica has produced scientists of global standing, yet their achievements remain little known at home. That gap in awareness inspired the launch of the “FiWi Science Video Competition: Who is your STEM Role Model?” last year. On Thursday, March...
SEAGRASS BEDS are the nurseries of our ocean, the first home of the snapper, grunt, and parrotfish that sustain coastal livelihoods across the Caribbean; and the primary food source for green sea turtles and West Indian manatees. Seagrasses are...
THE ST Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town has walked away with $300,000 in winnings after topping the Nature-based Solutions category of the EcoSpark Innovation Challenge. Their winning project, EcoDrain, impressed judges at the recent...
THERE IS a new initiative to help solve the world’s waste woes, as data out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) paints a picture of a planet in a growing mess. According to the 2024 Global Waste Management Report, the more than two...
A man who was on trial for illegal gun possession was freed in the Gun Court on Tuesday after the prosecution failed to establish that he was in possession of the illegal firearm. Nembhard Fletcher was charged with possession of a prohibited...
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will be establishing a regional motorcycle helmet-testing laboratory to help raise awareness about the importance of using certified, high-quality motorcycle helmets to save lives and reduce head injuries....
(AP) — Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in the US space programme push toward a landing in two years. Carrying three...
The National Fisheries Authority has begun enforcing new spiny lobster regulations for the 2026 close season, introducing declaration, storage and monitoring requirements while allowing consumption and trade of legally harvested stock. The...
Jason Omar Channer, otherwise called ‘Popeye’, who was listed by the police as wanted for murder, is now in custody. Channer surrendered today in the company of his attorney. He was being sought in connection with the murder of 54-year-old...
A St Catherine man charged for attacking another with a machete, almost severing one of his hands, was today granted $300,000 bail with surety in the parish court. Nathan Whyte, 23, a labourer of an Ewarton address, is answering to a charge of...
Jamaica’s average household size continues to decline, driven largely by a reduction in fertility rates, the latest survey of living conditions has revealed. The 2023 survey, conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) and the...
