WITH SUSTAINED winds of 297 kilometres per hour, Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm in Jamaica last October, forever changing how we look at climate change readiness and disaster preparedness. The island sustained an estimated...
ANOTHER milestone in innovative partnerships for environmental sustainability was achieved recently as the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) formalised a landmark alliance to strengthen...
AS THE world turns its gaze to International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, the role of collaborative best efforts to tackle food waste – the focus of this year’s observance – was highlighted from as far back as two years ago. The 2024 Food Waste...
Effective April 1, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will begin transitioning nine core compliance filings to an online-only format, ending in-person processing for these services as part of its ongoing digitisation drive. In addition,...
After Hurricane Melissa western parishes in October 2025, Shanique McKenzie-Daniel, assistant director of alumni relations at Monroe University in New York, wasted no time in mobilising support for her Jamaican alma maters. Her former secondary...
Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, David McAllister, has characterised the European Union (EU) and Jamaica as reliable partners whose relationship is anchored in strong like-mindedness, shared values...
(AP) — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Wednesday. The talks, which Diaz-Canel said are in the early stages, come at a time of increasing...
(AP) - Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, issuing its own counterproposal instead, as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries. Two officials from Pakistan described the 15-point US...
On a night of fast times and personal bests, Holland High’s Shanoya Douglas emerged as the standout performer, winning gold in the girls' Class One 100m final in 10.98 seconds, going sub-11 as expected, at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’...
The PNP Patriots, an affiliate of the opposition People’s National Party, is urging the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency and Integrity Commission to probe disputed allegations by Councillor Rosalie Hamilton against Member of...
Kingston College’s Julius Itubo broke his own record in the boys Class Three 1500 metres final at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships on Wednesday, finishing in 4:00.76. Itubo had set the previous mark of 4:05.15 last...
Jamaica joined more than 120 countries Wednesday in supporting a United Nations resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity.” Applause erupted in the UN General Assembly Hall in...
A man was shot dead in a parking lot near Kingston Public Hospital less than an hour ago, the police say. Crime scene investigators are now processing the area, which has been restricted. More details to come. - Andre Williams Follow The...
Motorists are facing another week of increases in the prices of gas. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.25 to sell for $167.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.25 to sell for $175.32....
The attorney for a Trelawny man who claimed that he was kicked all over his body by cops during an incident captured by cell phone video, then set free without criminal charges, has signalled that he will seek full justice for his client....
Dorette Rhoden Henry, Mathematics and Information Technology teacher at deCarteret College in Manchester, is the 2025-2026 LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/ Jamaica Teaching Council Teacher of the Year. Henry, an accomplished educator of...
The Government today unveiled the long-awaited electronic transactions policy (ETP), which mandates that electronic or e-signatures and records are legally acceptable and binding. The policy will serve as a road map for full implementation of...
General Manager of Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan, has demitted office. Morgan stepped down effective today. In a statement, the state-owned oil refinery said General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Tamara Robinson, who has been acting in the...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has launched a comprehensive Health After Action Review (AAR) in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, marking a pivotal step in strengthening...
