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Hylton criticises BOJ interest rate hike, pleads for help...
An urgent solution is needed to help small and medium sized hotels withstand the...
St James mother in custody after 7-y-o son murdered
A St James mother has been taken into custody and is now being questioned by the...
St Ann man charged for murder after allegedly caught on...
The police have charged a man who was caught on camera leaving a bar in St Ann with...
Murder tally climbs to 594
The murder tally in Jamaica now stands at 594 as at May 27. This represents a seven...
Man convicted of lottery scamming, money laundering by...
Kemar Townsend was on Monday convicted by a jury in the St Catherine Circuit Court...
Attorney being sought by police struck off roll
It has come to light that Keith Jarrett, who was yesterday listed as a person of...
Man in fatal Manchester supermarket shooting gets 18 years...
Former delivery supervisor Andre Bromfield was today sentenced to 18 years and five...
Opposition calls for PM to reintroduce mask mandate
Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, is again urging Prime...
Illegal gun seized in Old Harbour, robbery suspect being...
The Old Harbour Police in St Catherine on Monday seized an illegal handgun on West...
Immigration Corner | Application for first adult UK passport
Dear Mr Bassie, I am eligible for a British passport and I am planning to apply....
Police list attorney as person of interest
Detectives from the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC)...
NHT refutes claims of ‘structural issues’ with upscale...
Fire doors for the National Housing Trust's (NHT) upscale Ruthven Towers complex...
Airport worker arrested in connection with cocaine bust
An airport worker has been arrested in connection with the seizure of one kilogram...
Baldie and Hines murders not connected, say police
Senior Superintendent in charge of the St Catherine South Police Division, Christopher...
Elderly woman found wandering on Molynes Road
The police are appealing to the public for help to reunite an elderly woman with...
Fake reports of crime scene at Bayside, Portmore, say police
The police are advising persons that a message circulating on social media and messaging...
Defective Bybrook Bridge in Portland being repaired
The National Works Agency (NWA) says deck repair works started today on the Bybrook...
Murder convict Lindell Powell should be sentenced to life...
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, wants murder convict Lindell...
Labourer dies in Old Harbour house fire
A man was killed in a house fire in Marlin Crescent West, Old Harbour, St Catherine...
Ancillary workers at Anchovy High stage protest
Operations at the St James-based Anchovy High School were disrupted this morning...
Three men arrested in St Thomas following gun seizure
The police in St Thomas are reporting the seizure of an illegal gun and the arrest...
Broken pipeline in Half-Way Tree, water supply to some...
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that a broken pipeline in the vicinity...
Shaneca Smith pushing farmers to forefront in St Elizabeth
Shaneca Smith has been making a big difference in the lives of farmers and those...
PM announces new housing developments for western Kingston
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that a new housing development dubbed...
Man arrested after police seize gun at Westmoreland bar
A man was arrested in connection with the seizure of a gun during a police patrol...
Historic DPP appeal against 'lenient' murder sentence to...
The first case brought by prosecutors since the law was changed last year giving...
Opposition spokesperson on tourism chastises Bartlett for...
Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism, Senator Janice Allen says portfolio minister...
Code of conduct to govern small lenders now with Bank of...
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) says a code of conduct has been drafted to...
Alleged robber shot dead by licensed firearm holder in...
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Branch in Portland, are investigating...
Thorny crime plague resprouts in Rose Heights
A deadly gun attack last Thursday has landed Rose Heights back in an all-too-familiar...
Emanuel and Marva Azan 44 years and still passionate about...
The first time Emanuel Azan laid eyes on Marva Brooks, he knew she was the one for...
Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India
NEW DELHI (AP): For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern...
Five stolen goats recovered in St Elizabeth operation
The St. Elizabeth Police recovered five goats in South Hampton, St. Elizabeth today....
T&T assistant police commissioner charged with misconduct
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The head of one of the intelligence agencies in the...
11 persons hospitalised after St James bus crash
Eleven persons are now in hospital following a motor vehicle crash along the Lilliput...
10,000 cruise ship jobs coming - Bartlett
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says 10, 000 Jamaicans will gain employment with...
Police seize two guns in Denham Town
The Denham Town police seized two guns and several rounds of ammunition during an...
St Andrew residents to challenge approvals for Digicel...
The Supreme Court has granted the go ahead for residents of Aylsham Heights, St...
One dead, eight injured in St Andrew gun attack
One man was killed and eight others injured in a gun attack in St Andrew this morning....
GoodHeart | JWN to donate to schools’ breakfast programme
Over two thousand students from five schools in St Elizabeth will receive joy from...
Murders up 6.5%
Murders in Jamaica have increased by 6.5 per cent. The latest crime statistics published...
PM says mask mandate to return soon
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government plans to reinstitute the mask-wearing...
Man injured in Tex Lane gun attack
A man was shot and injured on Tex Lane in Kingston this afternoon. It is reported...
Veteran broadcaster and playwright Barbara Gloudon has...
Veteran journalist and playwright Barbara Gloudon has died. "Mom's gone looking...
Talks between NWC and unions end without resolution, strike...
Negotiations between the National Water Commission (NWC) and the five unions representing...
Jamaica-born Karen Green eyes history in Florida congressional...
Jamaica-born Rev Dr Karen Green has announced her candidacy for a seat in Florida’s...
US Customs officers seize cocaine concealed in cooler cups...
PHILADELPHIA, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency...
Reverend Barrington Daley new head of Moravian Church
Reverend Barrington Daley is the new head of the Moravian Church in Jamaica. Daley...
Lionel Town Hospital pushing nutrition one bite at a time
Doctors at the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon are staging a two-day symposium...
Rogue JP resigns following Sunday Gleaner exposé
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has revealed that a rogue Justice of the Peace (JP)...
JDF says it is cooperating with probe into injury of civilian...
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it is fully cooperating with investigations...
Businessman, secretary shot in Discovery Bay
A businessman and his secretary were shot and wounded by two gunmen travelling on...
Man crashes stolen car in Manchester
The police in Manchester are on the hunt for a man who today crashed a stolen motor...
Woodsville Bridge in Hanover closed as structure deemed...
The Woodsville Bridge along the Cascade main road in Hanover has been closed as...
Spanish Town man gets 25 years for armed robbery
A St Catherine man who shot and injured a businessman during a robbery in Spanish...
Way cleared for extradition of former Haitian senator to...
The way has now been cleared for the extradition of Joseph Joel John, the former...
Man in custody over attempted theft of fibre optic cables...
A man has been arrested in relation to the attempted theft of fibre optic cables...
Johnson Smith formally launches candidature for Commonwealth...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith today formally...
Omicron BA.2 variant confirmed in Jamaica
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reporting that the highly transmissible Omicron...
US to provide $500 million more in financial aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will provide an additional $500 million in financial...
Man U hire Erik ten Hag as fifth manager in nine years
Once a model of coaching stability in Alex Ferguson’s long trophy-filled tenure,...
Update | Child shot in Hanover attack dies in hospital
The child who was among three people shot in Cascade, Hanover last night has succumbed....
Turning eyesores into beautiful wonders
Five years ago, Raymond Brown’s passion for beautification and flower gardening...
Child among three shot, one fatally in Hanover
A child was among three people shot in Cascade, Hanover about 8:30 p.m on Wednesday....
Gun seized following fatal shooting in Manchester
Cops assigned to the Manchester Police today seized a firearm and several rounds...
PM concerned about labour shortage in construction
With seven major developments on the horizon along the north coast and a labour...
UWI chaplain elected Anglican Bishop of Kingston
University of the West Indies chaplain, the Reverend Canon Garth Minott, has been...
Update | Trial of man accused of killing Lynvale Bloomfield...
The long-awaited murder trial of the man accused of killing former Portland Eastern...
Murders, sex offences top cases before Home Circuit Court
Murder and sex offence cases continue to account for the bulk of matters before...
Trial of man accused of killing Lynvale Bloomfield expected...
The judge-alone murder trial of the man charged with the stabbing death of then...
PNP proposes win-win solution to quell Little Bay land...
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is urging the Government to immediately...
Car dealer shot dead in Manchester
The Manchester Police are probing the murder of a car dealer at a bar in Hatfield...
Court orders release of laptops in WIPL saga
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Montaque on Tuesday ordered the release of laptops...
Body of 12-year-old child found after being swept away...
There was uncontrollable grief at the Montego Bay wharf in St James late this evening...
Another athlete killed in Kenya, boyfriend on the run
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Another female runner has been killed in the high-altitude...