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Tourism workers' pension scheme to start January 1
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the delayed pension scheme for tourism workers...
Sydney Engel hailed as ‘ a true friend of Jamaica’
Sydney Engel, one of New York’s foremost pioneers of real estate development, died...
J’can leaders welcome NYC move allowing vote to non-citizens
NEW YORK, NY: Jamaican leaders in the diaspora have welcomed the move by the New...
Paramount Jamaica hosts vaccination blitz
For 17 years, Paramount Jamaica held an annual Christmas treat for the children...
Tigers belong in the wild
Time was when it would have been considered out of the question for any government,...
GoodHeart | Bradley Richards starts single mother foundation...
When Bradley Richards thinks about his childhood spent watching his mother Erica...
Gov't signs $120 million contract to upgrade Clarendon...
The Justice Ministry has signed a $120 million contract to upgrade and renovate...
Court rules only contract claim in Cari-Med vaccine case...
The Supreme Court has ruled that the breach of contract claim brought by five Cari-Med...
Shaw fires defiant RADA board members
Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw has fired the seven members of the board of the...
Policeman accused of having sex with minor granted $350,000...
A 36-year-old police constable accused of having sex with a minor was today granted...
Ganja seized in Hellshire, St Catherine mangrove
The St Catherine South police have made another ganja bust and investigators are...
Opposition Senator moves motion for icons to be named national...
A call has been made for four of Jamaica's cultural and sport icons to be declared...
51 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
Two more COVID-19 fatalities have been recorded in Jamaica, increasing the tally...
NWA to undertake culvert replacement along White River...
The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that a section of the White...
St Thomas taxi operator dies after crashing into trees
A taxi operator died in St Thomas this morning after his car ran off the road and...
Holiday traffic changes for Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth to...
Effective Monday, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be making changes to traffic...
Delayed Portmore municipal building opens for first council...
The unique night meetings held monthly by the Portmore Municipal Corporation may...
UDC denies low vax levels at Dunn’s River turned off cruise...
Acting general manager at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lisa Golding,...
Holness says becoming a republic should not be empty symbolism
Amid calls for Jamaica to become a republic, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says...
St Elizabeth farm store robber nabbed
The police in St Elizabeth on Thursday arrested a man who held up and robbed workers...
Amoya Mitchell – Longing to reunite with siblings
AS THE Yuletide season approaches, 23-year-old Amoya Mitchell has one wish, and...
Melrose Yam Park to reopen by weekend
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: After a four-month closure, vendors and bar operators at...
The Bridge connects the diaspora
In what is being described as the most transformative power play in diaspora radio,...
New Hanover street lights go missing
WESTERN BUREAU: Eight of the 10 street lights which were recently installed along...
Glengoffe cops detained by termites, rats
As the struggle with termite and rodent infestation continues, police officers in...
Early-childhood education to get more Governmental focus,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Nesta Morgan, the state minister in the Ministry of Education,...
Big ganja haul in Hellshire, St Catherine
The St Catherine South Police are probing the discovery of ganja weighing 1,950 ...
Jamalco disputes CCA review showing US$100 million unaccounted...
Jamalco has taken issue with a Sunday Gleaner report quoting a CCA Capital Partners...
Man confesses to murder of 6-y-o girl, charged
A fifty-five-year-old Kingston man has been charged with the murder of a six-year-old...
Businessman ‘Beachy Stout', co-accused further remanded
Businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald, who is charged for the deaths of his...
Two shot by elderly licensed firearm holder in Liguanea
Two persons, including a taxi driver, are nursing injuries after being shot by a...
Man charged for shooting death of 6-year-old girl
Fifty-five-year-old James Smith has been charged for the death of six-year-old T'Mora...
Scheduled international flights to begin soon at Ian Fleming...
The Ian Fleming International Airport in St Mary will soon begin weekly scheduled...
January 28 committal hearing for Patrick Roberts, co-accused...
A committal hearing in the fraud case brought against People's National Party Councillor...
Kari Douglas assault trial to continue on January 13 next...
Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Trafalgar Division in St Andrew, Kari Douglas,...
23 more COVID-19 cases, one new death
One more COVID-19 death has been recorded in Jamaica, pushing the tally to 2,416....
Why Jamaican students in Cuba are yet to get promised COVID...
The promised COVID care packages for Jamaican medical students in Cuba are yet to...
Taxi operator killed in fiery Manchester crash
A man died in Manchester this morning after his car crashed into a utility pole...
Agriculture Ministry now able to investigate and diagnose...
The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that it now has the capacity, through its...
Passage of board appointment regulations important for...
Anti-corruption watchdog group the National Integrity Action (NIA) says the passage...
Jamaica can capitalise on growing ecotourism sector – Charles...
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles...
Dalrymple Philibert, co-accused’s dumping case set for...
The illegal dumping case against House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple Philibert and her...
Investigator said he accompanied colleague to foil shooting...
One of the investigators in the Clansman-One Don Gang case testified on Wednesday...
Earth Today | Adaptation Fund: Increasing resilience of...
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE employs most of the workforce in Uganda and provides livelihoods...
MPs to get $1 million for resilience building
The Government has allocated $1 million to each Member of Parliament to support...
Upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St James reopened
The upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St James was been officially reopened. The...
Jamaica Fire Brigade plans to increase staff
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has announced plans to increase its staff complement...
Man awaiting extradition again escapes custody
The police are reporting that 27-year-old Portland man Orville Purnell, who was...
Social protection key in reducing HIV risk
The social protection provided by the Government is key in reducing the disadvantages...
KSAMC to commemorate World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day 2021, will, for the very first time, be recognised as a commemorative...
RADA distributing seeds and pesticides to farmers impacted...
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has commenced the distribution...
National Prayer Vigil to promote healing, unity in families
The 29th National Prayer Vigil is to be held at the Fellowship Tabernacle Church...
Technology-based learning here to stay, says Williams
Education Minister Fayval Williams has reasserted her support for blended classroom...
COVID-19 impacts HIV/AIDS patient care
THE MEDICAL care of patients infected with HIV is a problem involving a complex,...
Golding backs yanking muzzle from corruption watchdog
One of the chief architects of the gag clause in the Integrity Commission Act has...
Delivery driver left me with black eye after throwing package...
A NAN got a black eye after she was struck in the face by a package hurled by a...
Candace Owens accused of verbal ‘gymnastics’ on George...
Critics of right-wing commentator outraged after dismissal of George Floyd’s death,...
Minor among three arrested in Portmore following robbery
The police are reporting that three males including a minor were arrested in Portmore,...
Businessman frustrated by long wait for Court of Appeal...
Businessman Kaon Northover is expressing frustration and disappointment that he...
Study: One in 10 black men are put in solitary confinement...
Researchers from Columbia University found that about 11 percent of black men in...
Black British Activism Talk with Leila Hassan Howe Faith...
Hundreds tuned in online for a talk on November 3rd about Black British activism...
Reputed gangster convicted for brazen Westmoreland attack
A reputed gangster who opened gunfire at a Westmoreland resident before torching...
Montego Bay to welcome first vessel since cruise resumption
The city of Montego Bay in St James will on Wednesday welcome the Carnival Glory,...
Kingston & St Andrew declared safe space for persons living...
The Jamaica Network of Seropositives (JN+) has certified the Kingston and St Andrew...
Young black Londoners twice as likely to be unemployed...
Independent and Evening Standard investigation reveals 37.4 per cent of black Londoners...
Praise for Prince Charles after ‘historic’ slavery condemnation
Equality campaigners say remarks made as Barbados became a republic are ‘start of...
27 more COVID-19 cases, one additional fatality
Jamaica has recorded one more COVID-19 fatality, increasing the tally to 2,392....
Leigh-Anne Pinnock says movie makes her feel 'seen' as...
Leigh-Anne Pinnock says she finally feels 'seen' as she leads an all-black cast...
Police seize illegal gun in St James, two arrested
The police are reporting the seizure of a .38 revolver with six 9mm cartridges in...
Some 5,000 teachers to receive e-vouchers to buy laptops
Some 5,000 public school educators could commence receiving electronic vouchers...
St Andrew man charged with murder
Fifty-year-old Oral Hamilton has been charged for the murder of 51-year old Wayne...
Josephine Baker becomes first Black woman honoured at France’s...
Baker was a world-renowned entertainer.
Astronomers uncover closest pair of supermassive black...
Astronomers suspected the NGC 7727 galaxy hosted the two black holes, but had not...
Boots under pressure to make Black Friday deal on morning...
'There is no reasonable or moral justification for putting the price back up once...