The Associated Press: If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or...
The watchdog signed off — but not before it barked. Access to Information documents obtained by The Sunday Gleaner reveal that the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) warned the transport ministry against handpicking contractors even as it endorsed...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP): Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, including some who were allowed to enter...
In the coming days, Jewish communities around the world will celebrate Purim, a festival that commemorates a dramatic moment in ancient Persia when the Jewish people were saved from destruction. The story, recorded in the Book of Esther, tells of...
I hope by now you’ve realised that if you want a change with your finances, it takes doing things differently. If you’re a believer, it means applying the principles of God’s Kingdom to the way you treat your money. Because money matters to God, we...
Anybody that is involved in strong spiritual warfare like the midnight prayer and other forms of intercession, must master this principle of praying until something happens. Once you know what the will of God is, you must be ready to pray until...
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:2-3 On Tuesday morning at around 3:19 a.m. some...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it is expressing profound outrage and sorrow at the killing of a three-year-old boy and the injury of his eight-year-old brother and their father in a gun attack at their home in Denham...
A man charged over the theft of gaming boxes from a bar in St Catherine was on Friday remanded when he appeared in the parish court. Omar Dennis, 35, of Denham Town in Kingston, is charged with shop breaking and larceny. Dennis appeared before...
A 17-year-old boy from Boscobel, St Mary, has been charged by police in connection with the shooting death of 59-year-old businessman Garfield Singh at his Boscobel home last Monday. The minor is charged with conspiracy to rob and possession of...
A 22-year-old man died from injuries he sustained when the Isuzu motor truck he was travelling in slammed into the rear of a parked truck on the main road in Hope Bay, Portland on Saturday. The man, whose name has not been released, was a...
A man accused of stealing $400,000 from a cash pot machine at a business establishment in Spanish Town, St Catherine was on Friday remanded when he appeared before the parish court. Heron Coleman, a resident of the parish, is charged with shop...
West Kingston Member of Parliament, Desmond McKenzie, is offering a reward of $600,000 to anyone who can provide credible information to the police that leads to the arrest and charging of the persons responsible for today’s deadly home invasion...
A three-year-old boy was killed, and his eight-year-old brother and father were injured in a gun attack at their home in Denham Town, Kingston early this morning. The incident occurred along Nelson Street in the community. The deceased child has...
That a dog is a man’s best friend is widely accepted, and Kevorn Ellis of Wiltshire district in Anchovy, St James, has more than a few such friends. The owner of Souljapup Kennels is not only their keeper but their trainer and whisperer. His social...
LONDON: A violent, mysterious murder jump starts the newly released book –‘ Letters to Hillary’ from author Kathy Owen. Two bloodied bodies lie on the floor, but who lives and who dies remains unclear in this complex psychological thriller – built...
Key community stakeholders have hailed a Peace Cup held on Ash Wednesday in Central Kingston as a powerful testament to the area’s steady progress in fostering and maintaining peace. Speaking at the Breezy Castle Sports Complex, Member of...
Starting tomorrow and continuing through next Friday, the Language Section of the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy (DLLP) at the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) will host its annual Language Section Week....
CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) has announced that the Cross Continental Forum, a global market access platform connecting producers across Africa, the Caribbean, and their wide diasporas, will this year expand to South Africa. “After two...
Relatives of 40-year-old Dacia Forrester are making an urgent appeal for help after she was allegedly doused with gasolene and set ablaze during a dispute at a gas station in Whithorn, Westmoreland, on Thursday. “I am pleading to the public; I am...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is now receiving a salary package in line with the public sector compensation review that put the annual basic salary for the officeholder at $28.6 million as of April 1, 2024. "After careful review and internal...
A 63-year-old mechanic from St Catherine was acquitted on Friday of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter. The man was tried before the St Catherine Circuit Court on charges of grievous sexual assault and indecent assault. He had strongly denied...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is now receiving a salary package in line with the public sector compensation review that put the annual basic salary for the officeholder at $28.6 million as of April 1, 2024. "After careful review and internal...
More than 500 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $10 million, was seized during an operation in Yallahs, St Thomas, on Friday afternoon, the police say. Officers said they acted on information and, around 3 p.m., went to a...
HEART/NSTA Trust says it will inform staff of timelines for incentive and increment payments next Wednesday, amid frustration from some employees over what they describe as insufficient communication on when funds will be received. In a response...
