On the historic stretch of Orange Street – famously known as Beat Street – a new chapter in Jamaica’s reggae legacy is unfolding. Directly across from Ibo Spice, Mitchie has officially opened the doors to Mitchie’s Record Shop, planting fresh...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has pushed back against criticism from Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck regarding the Child Diversion Programme, saying that no one, regardless of the office they hold, can dictate to the...
The sentencing hearing for Jolyan Silvera, the former lawmaker who pleaded guilty to killing his wife, will be open to the media and the wider public. The hearing is set for March 6 in the Gun Court, which is not open to the public. However,...
The Constant Spring police partnered with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to undertake a massive clean-up of the station grounds, creating a more welcoming environment for the police officers and members of the public whom...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has committed to repairing greenhouses in Mafoota, St James, that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October. This is in addition to infrastructure upgrade, which...
The St Catherine North police have identified the body of the man who was found floating in a canal on Tuesday. He is 39-year-old security guard Michael Patterson, otherwise known as 'Bupsy', of Ensom City in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Patterson...
Residents of Oracabessa, St Mary, are enjoying a cleaner and more hygienic environment, thanks to an improvement in garbage collection by the NEPM National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in the area. Councillor for the Division, Ramon...
Heavy rains yesterday disrupted classes at Baxter’s Mountain Primary in St Mary and left the entire school population marooned with rescue attempts aborted. A fire truck that attempted to carry-out a rescue mission had to abandon its plan on...
A 22-year veteran policeman, formerly assigned to the now disbanded Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime (CTOC) Branch, was closely cross-examined yesterday in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial, where alleged gang leader Tesha Miller and 24 others...
An uncle of Matthew Lee, one of the three men killed during a police operation in 2013, testified that he had no knowledge of repeated warnings allegedly given by the young man’s father about his association with men from Grants Pen in St Andrew...
The National Water Commission (NWC) says it has suffered a $3-billion loss in revenue following the passage of Hurricane Melissa and another $3.7 billion in estimated damage to infrastructure. Acting Vice-President of the NWC, Herman Fagan, told...
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is urging Jamaicans to resist any move to import bananas during the current production shortfall, warning that doing so could expose the island to a plant disease capable of wiping out the local...
WESTERN BUREAU: Lennox Wallace, the parish manager for the St James Health Department, says discussions are now being held to address the ongoing issue of persons, including individuals from outside the parish, transporting their garbage to...
Jamaica is hosting civil society organisation (CSO) leaders from some 12 regional countries at the inaugural Caribbean CSO Conference. The four-day event, featuring 120 participants from nations including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana,...
The National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica, was awarded $9.3 million (USD$60,000) in foreign assistance through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (USAFCP) grant programme. Under the theme “Protecting...
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is reporting progress on efforts to improve governance of the natural world while also being intent on exposing the benefits for people everywhere. “ In 2025, the organisation supported 70 nations to...
JAMAICA’S URBAN centres face increasing pressure from flooding, rising temperatures, degraded public spaces, and growing social vulnerability. As climate impacts intensify, traditional “grey” infrastructure alone is no longer enough. Globally,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Donmayne Gyles, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Andrews Memorial Hospital, has donated medical supplies and computers valued at $9 million to the Hurricane Melissa-ravaged Black River Hospital on behalf of his...
Members of a joint select committee reviewing the Child Diversion Act, 2018 have suggested that children deemed “uncontrollable” should not be placed in state homes and institutions. Instead, the members said, they should be referred to the Child...
