The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received $1 billion from the Government to begin clearing the approximately 500,000 truckloads of debris that resulted from the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Executive Director of the...
A St James man who was accosted by the police after explosions were heard at his home and it was later revealed that he had been throwing live rounds into a fire has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and dealing in a prohibited...
Dr Gavin Myers has taken over the leadership of anti-corruption and governance organisation National Integrity Action (NIA). His appointment took effect on January 1. He replaced Danielle Archer, who recently resigned as Principal Director. Myers...
The trial of former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western Jolyan Silvera, who is charged for the murder of his wife, has been pushed back to February 2 in the Gun Court. The 52-year-old businessman was arrested and...
Ambassador Curtis Ward is being remembered as a distinguished ‘son of the soil’ who served Jamaica with care and integrity and was someone who was committed to public service. Ward, who was Jamaica’s former representative at the United Nations,...
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged by the police after illegal ammunition was allegedly found in his car after he reportedly fled from cops probing the case in which a large quantity of ammunition and guns were found at a...
The police have charged a senior policeman attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) in relation to the seizure of just over 5.8 kilogrammes of cocaine in Kingston last week. Detective Inspector Martin...
The St James Health Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has officially launched a $50 million Integrated Vector Control Programme aimed at reducing vector-borne diseases in high-risk communities across the parish...
WASHINGTON, CMC – Jamaican nationals were among criminal migrants deemed the “worst of the worst” who were detained in recent days by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The...
A 54-year-old Browns Town, St Ann construction worker has been charged by the police for allegedly pocketing money given to him to buy material to undertake construction works on a property in Drax Hall. Courtney Palmer is charged with fraudulent...
Ambassador Curtis Ward, Jamaica’s former representative at the United Nations, has died. Ward passed away late last night at his home in Maryland in the United States. Ward, who was born in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, and attended Manchester...
“It takes a village to raise a child” is among Jamaica’s most-beloved adages. At its core is the understanding that our elders are the custodians of our traditions and the architects of our institutions. Yet, today, the question confronts us: how...
Public discourse often focuses on new projects and increased spending. Yet, our recent experiences suggest that the more-pressing concern is not necessarily how much we spend, but rather how well public resources are managed. Jamaica’s enduring...
Scroll through any social media feed, and it quickly becomes clear: our food environment extends beyond traditional spaces such as the kitchen or school canteen. For many young Jamaicans, social media platforms like TikTok now shape what they eat...
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact on communities across Jamaica, the Order of St George has emerged as an international partner in the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance, mobilising global networks to bring...
A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. On December 10, the year 2025 reached a murderous milestone. In 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had recorded 126 journalists and media workers killed...
Since the end of December 2025, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many users’ requests to undress real people by turning photos of the people into sexually explicit material. After people began using the feature, the...
JMMB Trinidad and Tobago’s subsidiaries raised more than TT$540,000 (approximately J$12 million) through its CSR Disaster Relief Fund, “One Love”, to assist communities in Jamaica devastated by Hurricane Melissa. The funds will be channelled...
New York-based World Cares Center is teaming up with Dr Robert Clarke from Help Jamaica Medical Mission and Dr Bill Tinglin to undertake a major medical and humanitarian initiative across several parishes affected by Hurricane Melissa. World Cares...
Jamaica-born Florida politician Dale Holness is making another bid to try and win a congressional seat. This will be Holness’ third attempt at winning the congressional election for District 20 in Florida. He lost a special election in 2020 by just...
The St James Municipal Corporation is exploring the establishment of night markets in downtown Montego Bay to support vendors who make most of their income during evening hours. Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the corporation, Councillor...
The police have arrested a woman and a man after a gun was seized during an operation in Spicy Grove, Oracabessa in St Mary, early Saturday morning. According to the Oracabessa police, about 5:30 a.m., a team conducted an operation at a premises...
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched an enquiry into a police-involved shooting that injured a man said to be of unsound mind at a market in Mandeville, Manchester on Saturday. It's reported that around 10:45 a.m.,...
Rehabilitation works on several roadways impacted by Hurricane Melissa are slated to start by the end of January, the National Works Agency (NWA) says. The Government has allocated an initial $5 billion to undertake repairs to sections of the...
(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader. Cuba, a major...
