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US Social Security payments set for big increase
NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans are about to get what may be...
Bahamas announces minimum wage hike, price controls for...
The Bahamas government has announced an increase in the minimum wage as well as...
Two men arrested over gun seizure during St Catherine spot...
Two men were arrested following the seizure of a gun during a police spot check...
Power outage leaves dozens of communities in St James and...
A power outage at a treatment plant has left large parts of St James and several...
Europe turns to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural...
A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off Africa’s western coast may only be...
Child protection agency conducting workshops to fight bullying...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has partnered with the Anti-bullying...
477 whales die in ‘heartbreaking’ New Zealand strandings
Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand...
PNP admits turncoat Meadows
WESTERN BUREAU: DENNIS MEADOWS, a former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) senator who...
Tropical Storm Karl forms in Gulf off southern Mexico coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Karl formed off Mexico's southern Gulf coast Tuesday...
NWC continues crackdown on illegal connections in St Elizabeth
The National Water Commission (NWC) has disconnected several illegal connections...
UNDP calls for debt relief for four CARICOM states
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are included...
Probe launched into illegal land sales by persons linked...
Highlighting the illegal sale and occupation of lands by persons with political...
IMF dims outlook for 2023 global economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its outlook for...
Man hospitalised following St James knife attack
A man is in hospital in critical condition following a knife attack along Barnett...
St James businessman fined $50,000 over seizure of exotic...
Chad Headley, the St James businessman who pleaded guilty last month to unlawful...
Businesses encouraged to report cybersecurity vulnerabilities
As the Government continues to build resilience in Jamaica's cyber ecosystem, businesses...
BOJ to get technical support to identify climate risks...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is to receive technical support from the French Development...
Broadcasting Commission bans playing of scamming, Molly...
The Broadcasting Commission has imposed an immediate ban on the playing of music...
Taxi man murdered in Grants Pen, St Andrew
A taxi man was gunned down along Dulwich Drive in Grants Pen, St Andrew this morning....
Lionel Town among almost 20 Clarendon communities without...
Lionel Town and Rocky Point are among almost 20 communities in southern Clarendon...
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm...
Israel announces sea deal with Lebanon, but doubts remain
Israel’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country has reached a “historic agreement”...
Backwood residents fearful after one killed, four injured...
WESTERN BUREAU: RESIDENTS LIVING in the small farming community of Backwood in German...
House breaker caught under bed charged
Twenty-five-year-old Romaro Parker of Cheesefield district, Linstead in St Catherine...
Updated | Gun attack at German Town shop leaves one dead...
Five people are in hospital and one is dead following a gun attack at a shop in...
UPDATE | 'Central again?' - Kingston lock-up battles latest...
Senior police officers and King's Counsel Peter Champagnie are questioning security...
Demolition of illegal homes in Portmore under way, resident...
The demolition of informal settlement on the outskirts of Clifton in Portmore, St...
Gambia urgently recalls syrups blamed for 66 child deaths
Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups...
Greece: 21 dead, dozens missing, after 2 migrant ships...
Bodies floated amid splintered wreckage in the water off a Greek island Thursday...
14 listed as persons of interest by Kingston West police
The Kingston West police have listed 14 men as persons of interest. The police say...
Grenadian PM says Caribbean politics seeing progressive...
Grenadian Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell, says a progressive wind is blowing throughout...
JLP councillor Christopher Townsend fined for traffic breach,...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Olympic Gardens division in St Andrew...
St Thomas man charged for fatal stabbing of brother
The police in St Thomas on Thursday charged a man for the fatal stabbing of his...
Motorists encouraged to get T-Tag to benefit from reduced...
Amid outcries against the pending rate increases for Highway 2000, the operator...
Police in Clarendon probing separate fatal shootings
The Clarendon Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two men in separate...
JMEA wants BOJ to halt further increases in policy rate
The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) is calling for the Bank...
Couple in $85 million cocaine seizure each granted $5M...
A July 26 return date has been set for the couple charged in relation to the seizure...
11 arrested, illegal guns seized in Newlands, Portmore...
Some 11 persons were arrested this morning by the police in an operation in Newlands, Portmore,...
Shopkeeper murdered in Manchester
The police in Manchester are probing the murder of a shopkeeper at his business...
Old Harbour man charged for fatal bus park shooting
The police have now charged a man who shot two bystanders, one fatally, as he and...
Nephew held for murder of his 77-year-old uncle
A nephew who was listed as a person of interest in the grisly murder of his 77-year-old...
Trump dismissed Jan 6 threats, wanted to join crowd, aide...
Former US President Donald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed...
Guyana president denounces assassination threat as protests...
(CMC) - President Irfaan Ali Tuesday said that the protest by residents over the...
Questions for Holness on funding of Johnson Smith's C'wealth...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has tabled questions in Parliament...
Father now a wanted man in shooting death of child's mother
The Kingston Western police have upgraded to wanted, the status of a man previously...
Six men in Portmore robbery caught after car crashed, charged
Six alleged robbers who were nabbed by the St Andrew police when their getaway car...
Gov't will not seek SOE extension in St Catherine
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says the Government has decided against...
Fitz Jackson and Nigel Clarke clash in House over bank...
Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke and members of the parliamentary...
Man killed in Shortwood Road gun attack
A man was shot and killed along Shortwood Road in St Andrew this afternoon. He has...
Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Clarendon quintuple...
Alleged Cocoa Piece, Clarendon quintuple murder accused Rushane Barnett is to undergo...