In an address during the closing service of the 176th General Assembly of the Jamaica Baptist Union, Reverend Judith Johnson-Grant urged the Church to not retreat from its spiritual responsibility to confront and address poverty but to respond...
The National Education Trust (NET) has spotlighted the Bamboo Primary School and the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St Ann as standing as ‘powerful symbols of resilience, recovery and renewed hope’ in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The...
On Sunday, March 8 at 5 p.m. at The Little Theatre in St Andrew, Women In Law Foundation (WILF), in conjunction with Riverside Open Bible Church and Mona Open Bible Church, and in association with Company Dance Theatre (CDT) Jamaica, will be...
The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) has cited high implementation costs and low customer uptake among factors that have slowed adoption of the central bank’s digital currency, JAM-DEX, by deposit-taking institutions. Bank of Jamaica (BOJ)...
(AP) — Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the United States who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism. The announcement came...
Opposition spokesman on environment Omar Newell is urging the Government to transfer the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) from the economic growth ministry to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. “A ministry tasked with...
People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament Dwayne Vaz and his driver have been charged following an alleged assault in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Sunday. Vaz denied any involvement in the alleged assault. “I categorically state...
Heavy rains disrupted classes at Baxter’s Mountain Primary School in St Mary, leaving students and staff marooned on Wednesday. Principal Sherene Harris said torrential rainfall from Tuesday into Wednesday inundated the roadway leading to the...
Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson, has condemned recent remarks by Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang describing the human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) as “living off blood money,”...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:08 PM
A St Catherine man who was recently deported from the Bahamas has been charged by police in connection with a 2016 gun attack in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town. He is 31-year-old Akeem Jackson, otherwise known as ‘Bobo Sparks,’ of Twickenham Park...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 11:33 AM
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is moving to rapidly expand national identification enrolment services across the country. Executive Director, Dr Warren Vernon, made the disclosure during a recent meeting at the...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is projecting that inflation will average 5.9 per cent over the next two years. Governor, Richard Byles, advised that this forecast is below the previous projection of an average of 7.4 per cent. “It is projected that...
A 33-year-old St Ann man has been charged for the alleged rape of a teen girl and for keeping her at his home for days. Charged with abduction, rape, grievous sexual assault, and unlawful detention is Kenroy Edwards. Reports from the Centre for...
Following the tragic killing of three-year-old Jayce Pinnock in Denham Town, Kingston, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has announced measures to enhance the safety and security of citizens. The actions...
More than 200 farmers, youth, and entrepreneurs in Kitson Town have been certified under a US$1 million Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agrifood Systems project, a rural-development initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:11 AM
Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment, and commerce, is participating in a technical exchange on best practices in the design and operation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Bogotá, Colombia, from February 24–26. The exchange,...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:11 AM
The Jamaica Baptist Union recently concluded its 176th General Assembly, during which Reverend Davewin C. Thomas, pastor of the Burchell Circuit of Churches, was installed as president. The decision was affirmed during a business meeting on...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:10 AM
The Marcus Garvey Groundings, the Black History Month cultural celebration of Jamaica’s National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the country’s reggae music that’s presented by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Miami, will have its historic 5th...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:09 AM
Innovation and entrepreneurship took centre stage at the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) on February 20, as seven student-led ventures competed in the finals of the Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition. Four young innovators from...
A student-led exhibition featuring 52 black professionals is not only telling their stories, but sharing the reflections of the high school students who interviewed and photographed them. The ‘We Are Canada’ initiative was created by students in...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:09 AM
Hundreds of Rotarians from 10 countries in the northern Caribbean will rendezvous in Jamaica from April 27 to May 2 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, as clubs in Rotary’s District 7020 gather for their annual district conference under...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:09 AM
“This is the first time in my 64 years that I am homeless,” said Hubert Samuels emphatically, recalling the morning Hurricane Melissa tore through Black River last October. The powerful system, which intensified to a Category 5 hurricane at its...
Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2026 | 12:08 AM
Stakeholders from across government, development partners, academia and the agri-food sector convened on February 10-11 for a two-day visioning workshop aimed at shaping Jamaica’s 10-year National Agriculture Development Plan, a strategic response...
