GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela released citizens and foreigners from its prisons on Thursday in what a top government official described as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US...
A comprehensive rodent control programme is to be implemented across several communities in Westmoreland as public health officials intensify efforts to reduce environmental risks and improve sanitation standards. The initiative, which will be...
Former president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, was today hailed as a titan and champion of agriculture during a special service of tributes held at the 4-H Centre at the Denbigh Agricultural Showgrounds in Clarendon...
Detectives assigned to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) have seized 280 illegal gas cylinders and arrested and charged four individuals, including a teen boy, following a multi-agency operation targeting an...
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says the region’s tourism sector remains fully operational and resilient despite recent disruptions caused by the temporary closure of airspace following the military operation by the United States in...
S Hotel Montego Bay in St James has been named the number one all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean by voters in the 2026 USA Today Readers’ Choice Awards, while Sunset at the Palms in Negril, Westmoreland, secured the number four position. The...
At 27, Nicarlo Lewis is steadily building a name for himself as the owner and operator of Mighty Weld Services, a growing welding business based in Comfort Hall, Manchester. His journey from high-school dropout to certified welder and business...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan unveiled Thursday by Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a major boon for the city’s mayor on one of his signature...
Excelsior High are the 2025 ISSA all-island Olivier Shield champions after defeating reigning daCosta Cup champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) 2–0 in the final at Stadium East today. Excelsior opened the scoring in the 10th...
More than 400 earthquakes were recorded in and around Jamaica in 2025 by the Earthquake Unit (EQU) located at the University of the West Indies, Mona. This was reported by Scientific Officer, EQU, Karleen Black, during a Jamaica Information...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is inaccurate to suggest that the four-year-old boy who died after being shot during an alleged shoot-out with gunmen in Granville, St James, on New Year’s Day was killed by police. At this time, the...
The Clarendon police are reporting its most significant reduction in crime in over a decade, with head of the division, Senior Superintendent of Police Shane McCalla, charging that the police will continue to employ targeted strategies to further...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government’s post-Hurricane Melissa recovery activities in Accompong, St Elizabeth, will go beyond roof repairs to include restoring community infrastructure, including a water system. “The intervention...
The United States Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela. The move signals a note of disapproval forTrump's expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere...
A policeman who failed to provide a statement to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has been sentenced to pay $350,000 or serve 30 days in prison. The sentence was handed down on Wednesday, following Constable Onardo Walker's...
Four of the six individuals listed earlier this week as wanted or persons of interest in St Elizabeth have surrendered, the police say. The St Elizabeth police are urging the remaining two, Andre Blackwood, otherwise called ‘Squit Squit’, and a...
(AP) - The Trump administration will withdraw the United States from dozens of international organisations, including the United Nations population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations. President Donald...
The 2026 staging of the Western Relays has been cancelled due to uncertainty over the availability of the GC Foster College track, organisers announced on Thursday. "We regret to announce the cancellation...,” the organisers said in a statement...
A St Catherine farmer was fatally shot by the police during an early-morning operation in Linstead on Thursday, after allegedly pointing a firearm at officers who had gone to his home with a search warrant. He has been identified as 31-year-old...
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has praised former commissioner Wensworth Skeffery for his “tremendous” contribution to the country’s electoral system, following his retirement from the body at the end of 2025. Skeffery, who was...
The police have charged a man who was wanted in connection with an alleged multimillion-dollar overseas employment scam that reportedly recruited more than 200 applicants. He is 52-year-old Horace Haughton, otherwise called 'Dr Perez or 'Dr...
(AP) — The United States Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela. The move sets up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western...
WESTERN BUREAU: Isat Buchanan, Opposition member of parliament for Portland Eastern, has issued a forceful defence of Jamaica’s democracy, warning that no external force should interfere in the will of the Jamaican people, while underscoring the...
In response to the widespread impact of Hurricane Melissa, Worthy Park Estate Limited has launched “Powered by Rum-Bar”, a community relief initiative aimed at restoring livelihoods and connectivity in some of the island’s hardest-hit areas. Led...
After Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, leaving destruction and grief in its wake, Jamar and Natassia Wright stepped into schools with a different kind of relief effort – not rebuilding walls but restoring balance, motivation, and emotional...
