The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is reporting that it has arrested three suspects - a man and two women - in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud investigation affecting several financial institutions. The 44-...
A Canadian man drowned yesterday after the boat on which he was travelling off the coast of Negril, Westmoreland, was reportedly hit by a large wave, causing the vessel to overturn. The deceased has been identified as 68-year-old Jean D’amour of...
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is reporting that consumers across Jamaica are now benefiting from significant reductions in vegetable prices, with market data confirming cuts ranging from 14 per cent to 77 per cent across most vegetable lines...
A man who was among persons who broke into a house in Stony Hill, St Andrew and attacked the occupant with machetes has been arrested and charged. He is 40-year-old construction worker Abraham Brown, who is charged with burglary and wounding with...
National Water Commission (NWC) customers in Botany Bay, Pamphret, Creighton Hall, and surrounding areas in St Thomas are advised that their water supply will be regulated. The areas of White Horses, Hamburg Lane, Botany Bay, Creighton Hall, and...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president on Tuesday reduced wages for members of Congress by approximately 30%, as the South American nation faces a budget crunch and gets ready to hold elections in the first semester of this year. Congress...
For 72-year-old Joan Crooks, the realisation came quietly but powerfully. Within the space of a single week, two of her granddaughters would walk across separate graduation stages, marking the end of years of sacrifice, perseverance and steadfast...
For a single mother, it is a blessing when a child graduates from university, having overcome a mountain of hurdles to earn the credentials that allow the title “doctor” to precede their name. Double that achievement – two siblings, graduating...
The St Ann police have arrested a man and a woman following the seizure of several rounds of ammunition in the parish on Monday. It's reported that round 3:30 p.m., police conducted a snap raid along Gully Street in the Golden Grove district....
Lloyd Armstrong, a St Catherine taxi operator, was remanded Tuesday after appearing in court charged with fatally stabbing a fellow driver in Portmore last year. Armstrong, also known as 'Ju Ju Frass,' is charged with the murder of 45-year-old...
A 47-year-old man from Montego Bay, St James, has been charged with harbouring a fugitive following the capture of 25-year-old Brittany Hall, who was wanted in connection with murder in St. Andrew. According to the police, on Wednesday, January...
(AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said “everything is going wrong” for his team after being on the end of a stunning Champions League football upset at Norwegian underdog Bodø/Glimt on Tuesday. City slumped to a 3-1 loss in a match...
The National Water Commission (NWC) has introduced an adjusted water trucking schedule for Barrett Town, St. James, as restoration works continue following Hurricane Melissa. Under the new arrangement, water trucking will take place on Wednesdays...
Traffic flow changes will soon be announced due to improvement works on the Naggo Head to Braeton Road project in Portmore, St Catherine, the National Works Agency (NWA) says. "We are going to have to make some changes in traffic flow," said...
The annual Hague Agricultural Show, scheduled for next month in Trelawny , has been canceled for 2026, as organisers focus on helping farmers recover from Hurricane Melissa. It's the second cancellation in four years. President of the Jamaica...
Forty-three-year-old Christopher Gardwood from Kingston has been charged with receiving stolen property after police intercepted a stolen Honda Fit motor car in Lauriston, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on January 9. Police reports state that...
The agriculture ministry says while minutes from virtual procurement committee meetings involving $870 million in contracts were “inadvertently” lost, the contracts were "properly" awarded. The response follows the Auditor General's Department's...
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that the outage affecting Hanover and Westmoreland is due to a problem that has developed on a major power transmission line. JPS, in a statement on Tuesday, said it has mobilised its teams to address...
A fire of unknown origin today ripped through a yard in the Dunbeholden area of Portmore, St Catherine, destroying four wooden houses and leaving six families homeless. According to residents, the blaze started at around 12:32 p.m. and spread...
The Kingston Eastern police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide that occurred on Dorado Drive in Harbour View on Tuesday. Deputy Superintendent Michelle Campbell, who is in charge of the East Kingston Police Division, confirmed to The...
Chief Financial Officer at the St Ann Municipal Corporation, 40-year-old Trevon Clayton, and Senior Managing Accountant at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, 42-year-old Latoya Hemmings, who both reside in Trelawny, have been charged for...
Presiding judge Justice Sonia Bertram Linton today abruptly left the bench following a heated exchange between senior prosecutor Kathy Ann Pyke and defence attorney Hugh Wildman during the trial of six police officers accused of the murder of...
A St Catherine man was on Monday fatally shot during a tussle with cops who attempted to take him into custody. He has been identified by the police as 33-year-old labourer O'Shane Cunningham of Jones Avenue in Spanish Town. The police reported...
An 18-year-old St Mary man has been charged for allegedly breaking into the house of a relative and stealing over J$800,000 and US$300. Charged with house breaking and larceny is Dwayne Williams, a labourer of Sue River in Richmond. His court...
The public will soon see more improvements to the country’s electronic procurement portal, GoJEP. GoJEP is a web-based, collaborative system designed to facilitate the full life cycle of the tendering process for both buyers and suppliers....
