Two men have been charged after allegedly defrauding a trading company of millions in a scheme that investigators say spanned nearly two years. The accused are 30-year-old Shemar Dawson, an accounting clerk, and 27-year-old Leonardo Jibbison, a...
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and their spouses stepped away from the demands of duty to reconnect and recharge at a deeply impactful Couples’ Retreat held last weekend under the theme ‘You Are Still the One’. Staged by the...
While the Corporate Area pulses with commerce and traffic, a quieter transformation is taking place in the backyard of a Havendale home. There, amid the hum of residential life, a pair of technology professionals is attempting something audacious:...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Government’s proposed Beach Access and Management Policy has drawn sharp criticism from the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), which contends that the framework entrenches, rather than dismantles, the...
Dr Kathryn Shields Brodber, a retired senior lecturer at the University of the West Indies, died on March 11 after a long illness. Her life will be celebrated next Tuesday at Webster Memorial United Church in St Andrew, starting at 10 a.m. Dr...
WESTERN BUREAU: The need for potable water and properly paved roads dominated complaints from residents at an Hanover Eastern community Development Fund (CDF) constituency consultation on Tuesday at Bethel Primary School in Hopewell. Concerns...
In an era when real estate is increasingly viewed as a pathway to generational wealth, Tiffany Gray is shifting the conversation from transactions to transformation. As founder and chief executive officer of Stella Global Realty Jamaica Ltd, Gray...
Kadeen Dobbs’ seventh book, Building Comprehension and Literary Skills in Global Black History for High Schoolers, is the latest in a series exploring black self-identity. Aimed at students ages 11 to 18 – though likely to interest many adults – it...
The Reggae Boyz kept their FIFA World Cup dream alive with a 1-0 semi-final victory over New Caledonia in a playoff tournament in Mexico on Thursday night. They will now face the Demoratic Republic of Congo on March 31 for a place at the FIFA...
Breaking a record set by Christopher Taylor and becoming the first Class Two athlete to run under 46 seconds in the 400 metres belongs to Jason Pitter of Kingston College. Pitter won the boys’ Class Two 400m final at Thursday in a time of 45.76...
Joseph Salmon of Jamaica College broke the boys’ Class One discus record twice en route to winning gold at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Thursday. The defending champion and pre-event...
A police constable has been charged over a shooting in Preston Hill, St Mary last June that left a man dead and a woman injured. Constable Alwyn Hill is charged with murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, and wounding with intent. Hill...
Vybz Kartel won Best Caribbean Music Act at the 2026 MOBO Awards on Thursday. The dancehall artiste prevailed in a competitive category that included Masicka, Shenseea, Lila Iké, Ayetian and Yung Bredda. The Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards,...
President of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), Dr Kevin Brown, said the institution’s technical team is working overtime to resolve issues that have led to the late payment of salaries for its academic staff. The staff members...
The 48-year-old St Catherine taxi operator who was taken into custody on Sunday for the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl who was a passenger in his vehicle has been charged. He was charged on Wednesday by detectives attached to the...
The St Mary police are probing the death of a man in the community of Luna. He has been identified as Owen Lewis. The matter is being treated as a suspected case of suicide. Reports are that around 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, residents stumbled...
Academic staff at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) today staged a sit-in to protest the late payment of their March salaries. Following a Zoom meeting held on Thursday morning with the academic staff union, a resolution was voted...
There are currently eight schools that are still being used as shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, housing a total of 93 people. The update was provided this morning by Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the Ministry of...
A district constable has been charged after allegedly discharging his firearm at a motorist along the Port Henderson Main Road in Portmore, St Catherine. Sean McKenzie is charged for breaching the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and...
A St Elizabeth man who shot a father six times in front of his young children and spouse has been convicted of murder. A seven-member jury, with a 6-1 majority decision, found Ethan Clarke, also called ‘Predator’, guilty for the 2018 execution-...
Freshly crowned Class One girls 1500m champion Jovi Rose of Holmwood Technical has now set her sights on completing the middle-distance double at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. The 17-year-...
One of two inmates who allegedly attempted to escape from the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St Catherine on Wednesday was fatally shot by correctional officers. The deceased has been identified as 33-year-old Odane Hyatt of Rosehall...
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has signalled the Government’s intention to expand a successful rural farming initiative to more communities, following what he described as “measurable outcomes” in St Catherine. The Improving Rural Livelihoods...
Two police constables have been charged for assaulting a man in Spanish Town, St Catherine and have agreed to pay $255,000 in restitution following mediation. Constables Paul Banbury and Jason Hunter are charged in relation to an incident that...
Three sanitation workers have been charged with murder following the killing of a man in Montego Bay, St James earlier this month. Charged are 23-year-old Akeemo Brooks, otherwise called ‘Keemo’, 39-year-old Miguel Whitelock, and 34-year-old...
