The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is now undertaking repair works along sections of Spanish Town Road in St Andrew. The corridors being repaired are from Six Miles to the Weymouth Drive intersection (westbound) and from the Maxfield Avenue...
St Andrew businessman, 36-year-old Kevaughn Black, has been charged with fraud after allegedly pocketing millions in a deal to import a motor vehicle. The police report that the complainant expressed interest in purchasing a 2021 Toyota Hilux GR...
(AP) — A shipment from the United States of medicines and medical supplies arrived in Venezuela on Friday, reflecting the new spirit of cooperation between the two countries following the stunning capture last month of then-President Nicolás...
The Government has proposed a Budget of $1.4 trillion for fiscal year 2026/27, of which $99.7 billion has been allocated to capital projects while $1.342 trillion will cover recurrent (housekeeping) expenses. Details of the projections are...
The Trelawny Municipal Corporation says it is confident that it will meet its property tax target of $379 million despite widespread damage in Trelawny following the passage of Hurricane Melissa last year. The target deadline is March 31, when...
The St Andrew North police are raising fresh concerns over the what they say is the increasing use of ski-masks by criminals, particularly in cases where suspects pose as legitimate customers before carrying out robberies and shootings....
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have signed a new agreement aimed at strengthening regional public health collaboration. The 2026-2030 agreement was formalised Friday during a virtual...
Three men have been charged with the January 9 murder of a teacher in Gordon Pen, St Catherine, police in the St Catherine North Division have confirmed. Charged are Tyrick Fennell, otherwise called 'Six', a garbage collector of Palmers Cross,...
(AP) — Zimbabwe caused the first major upset at the T20 Cricket World Cup with a surprise 23-run win against Australia on Friday. Blessing Muzarabani grabbed 4-17 and Brad Evans picked up 3-23 as Australia was bowled out for just 146 in 19.3...
The Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a man by members of the security forces during an operation in Bayshore Park, Harbour View in eastern Kingston on Friday. The deceased has been identified as...
A detective corporal told the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday that police intelligence had identified one of the three men killed during a January 2013 operation on Acadia Drive as an area don in Grants Pen. The officer, who initially led the...
Negril Councillor Arthel Colley is calling for greater investment in the resort town, arguing that insufficient spending by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has left critical infrastructure issues unresolved and is negatively affecting both...
WESTERN BUREAU: More than four years after fire destroyed the Granville Police Station in St James, there is still no clear picture as to when the promised replacement facility will be constructed. Deputy Superintendent of Police Roderick Reid, the...
The chatter of children filled the newly refurbished Children’s Computer Lab at the St James Parish Library as grade-five students from Chetwood Memorial Primary School became the first to explore the space since its reopening. The computer lab...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has so far delivered mental health care to roughly 2,000 residents of St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, the record Category 5 storm that tore through the parish...
Public disorder in Annotto Bay has become a mounting concern for residents and businesses, prompting calls for tighter enforcement against illegal vending and chronic traffic congestion in the St Mary town. Stakeholders complain that blocked...
Two men, listed as persons of interest in the killing of a Jamaica Defence Force soldier, have turned themselves in to the Major Investigations Division, the police confirmed on Thursday. The men were sought in connection with the murder of 24-...
Senior Superintendent Hopton Nicholson, head of the St Catherine North Division, on Thursday appealed to councillors of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation for information to help authorities apprehend illegal Haitians residing in the parish He...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson says the government was already struggling to meet revenue needs before hurricanes Beryl and Melissa, even as he stressed the need for strategic use of funds from the newly proposed taxes. Robinson...
The Andrew Holness administration is proposing new revenue measures that include increases in taxes on property, tourism activities, alcohol and cigarettes, and new taxes on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages and digital services. The measures,...
Entertainer Alecia 'Lila Ike' Gray and her co-accused, Shennelle Moore, are to stand trial in September on charges of disorderly conduct, indecent language and resisting arrest, arising from an incident involving the police in 2025. The September...
The St Catherine Municipal Corporation has introduced a one-month amnesty for residents who have undertaken, or are in the process of undertaking, construction work without the requisite permits and approvals. The initiative started today and was...
Two women were shot and killed early this morning in Bayshore Park, Harbour View, sending shockwaves through the East Kingston community. The deceased have been identified as 82-year-old Merna Robinson and 37-year-old Phyllis ‘Munchie’ Powell....
A slaughterhouse in Glengoffe, St Catherine, has been closed by the health department due to sanitation and other issues. Speaking at today’s monthly meeting of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation, Acting Public Health Inspector for St...
Negotiating a new all-island electricity licence, Portmore parish status, tougher penalties for sexual crimes, and advancing a ride-hailing policy are among the key priorities for the Holness-led administration in the new legislative year. In the...
