Since its establishment last June 2025, the Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has grown to over 100 trained professionals, including 22 newly minted district constables, who recently completed an intensive...
At a time when many people feel are stressed, or simply out of balance, Ananda Marga Jamaica is offering something simple and practical – free yoga and relaxation sessions open to the public. The sessions, led by their yoga teachers, Acharya...
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) last week made oral submissions before the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the Child Diversion Act, advancing key recommendations to strengthen Jamaica’s child justice framework and better...
Two men have been charged in connection with a shooting incident along Blount Street in Denham Town, downtown Kingston, last week. Charged are Akeem Edwards, 27, a construction worker of Race Course Lane, and 33-year-old Gratino Green, a...
A 74-year-old woman believed to be in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease has been reported missing after she left her home in Mona Commons, Papine, St Andrew, early Sunday, the family says. She has been identified as Lesa Esson. Her son...
A 19-year-old man was killed in a crash along the AGR Byfield main road in St Ann on Saturday. The incident came amid police report of an overall decline in road deaths so far this year. The collision occurred about 4:15 p.m. in the vicinity of a...
A man who allegedly confronted police with an illegal firearm was shot and injured in Portmore, St Catherine on Friday. Reports are that about 3:05 a.m., the owner of a motor car was at home near Edgewater when he heard his vehicle’s alarm. He...
(AP) — A top Iranian official warned the United States against a ground invasion, saying its troops would be set “on fire,” as regional diplomats met Sunday in Pakistan in hopes of opening direct US-Iran talks and ending the monthlong war. Iran’s...
The subject of gender continues to be a politically sensitive one in a context where religiously and politically, it is okay to avoid what may be experienced as a controversial matter. Heteronormative and binary presentations tend to be spoken in...
At my church, Transformed Life Church, we’re eagerly counting down to Easter. We believe it’s a powerful time of year that should be both celebrated and understood. One of the things that makes Easter so incredible is the covenant God made with us...
Yes, this is a time of possibilities! Things that were previously impossible for you will now become possible. Listen: something will begin to come out of nothing. Our testimonies will defy all explanation from now on. Naturally, something is...
Holland High’s Shanoya Douglas delivered a dominant performance at Champs, smashing the girls’ Class One 200m record and the national junior mark with a gold medal-winning time of 22.36 seconds on Saturday. Edwin Allen’s Alexxe Henry finished...
Heavy rains Friday night into Saturday morning flooded several roadways in eastern Portland. The main thoroughfare from Boundbrook to Bryan’s Bay, in the vicinity of the old Jamaica Public Service building and the Coronation Bakery, is inundated...
The St Catherine Parish Court is to continue hearing a bail application on behalf of two of three men charged in connection with the alleged theft of a Toyota Probox motor car. The accused are 34-year-old Glendon Walker, 26-year-old Reshaun...
The Court of Appeal has freed two men convicted of murder, ruling that errors by the trial judge rendered their 2017 retrial a “miscarriage of justice” and breached their constitutional right to a fair hearing. In a judgment delivered on Friday,...
A teenage boy has been charged with wounding with intent after allegedly throwing a metal chair that injured a fellow student during a fight at a high school in Alexandria, St Ann earlier this month. Police said the incident occurred about 2:15...
(AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the month-old war in the Middle East on Saturday by claiming a missile launch that Israel said it intercepted. Pakistan said regional powers plan to meet Sunday on how to end the war, while Iran...
An exhibition curated by Jamaican-Canadian historian Dr Afua Cooper is now on display at United Nations headquarters in New York. ‘A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada’ is being shown in the Visitors’ Lobby until April 20....
The St George’s College (STGC) Teen Biz Expo 2026 was more than a school-based activity. It was a vibrant, student-driven showcase of innovation, leadership and entrepreneurial ambition among third-form students. Conceptualised under the theme ‘...
We’re a month into another war in West Asia. As visions of Iraq and weapons of mass destruction fabrications waft in the air like political farts, I’m pondering if this might be the crisis that brings forth WW III or the moment that forces a wide-...
London: Black Heroes Foundation is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary this October, marking a decade of work dedicated to preserving, promoting and celebrating black history, achievement and cultural contribution in the UK. Founded by Dr...
Marquies Page of St Jago High School delivered a dominant performance on day four of the ISSA GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships, setting a new boys’ Class Two 110m hurdles record on a night of milestones. Page clocked 12.98...
Marquies Page of St Jago High School shattered the boys’ Class Two 110m hurdles Champs record at the National Stadium on Friday, clocking a blistering 12.98 seconds in the semi-finals. Page dominated the race, erasing the previous record of 13.26...
Three records were broken in the girls’ sprint hurdles semifinals in classes one, three and four at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) at the National Stadium on Friday. Tiana Marshall of Wolmer's Girls' School...
