The Stadium East field has now been reopened after being closed for a major police operation. Over four days, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) found 10 firearms including high-powered weapons buried at the east field. Several rounds of...

The Jamaican coffee sector will receive support to boost export into the European market through a joint project between the Government and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Carib-Export). The initiative aims to bolster the productivity and.....

Students at the Jamaica House Basic School are benefiting from a reading initiative being undertaken by the Kiwanis Club of Papine at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica. The signature project of the Club, titled 'Reading for the...

MOUNT CAREY, St James: The police are investigating the death of 22-year-old Ronald Barnes who was killed this morning in the community. Early reports say Barnes, otherwise known as chicken, was traversing the community on his motorcycle when he...

A St Mary man was shot and killed yesterday, during a heated dispute over a parking spot. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Adrian Lawrence of School Hill, Castleton in the parish. He was shot and killed at about 3:45 p.m. on Thursday....

A man who confessed to stealing more than $530,000 from his ex-girlfriend was ordered to make restitution when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday. Vasanie Kerr, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny and...

A Corporate Area man, who admitted that he struggles to make ends meet on a monthly basis, returned a wallet with more than $50,000 on Thursday, after learning about the owner's financial woes via a note in the billfold. Jordan Grindley said he......

Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey believes that persons who are caught with an illegal firearm should be sentenced to life imprisonment. Parliament, in 2010, amended the Firearms Act to impose a minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment....

A Manchester cop, who is also a trained nurse, has been lauded for assisting a mentally ill woman who blocked the Somerset main road in the parish recently. Constable Dean Palmer, according to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) which posted the....

The residents of Grants Pen in St Thomas say that very soon, they may become crocodile food as the imminent new highway that will bypass their community will force them to walk through an area that the reptiles call home. Yesterday, they staged....

Certified clinical sexologist and family therapist Dr Sidney McGill says men in committed relationships should consider giving oral pleasure to their pregnant partners. "I would advise men who are in committed long-term relationships, and their.....

After 10 years of searching, 38-year-old Joan Ross is not giving up hope in the search for her older sister, Marlene McLean, who she has never met. Ross, who currently resides in Waterhouse, St Andrew, says that while she knows very little about....

In 2015, Kingston resident Mary* thought she was going to die when she was caught in the middle of a crossfire between rival gunmen. "Mi deh pon di corner wid mi sister and some other people. Mi deh pon mi phone a do something and same time one......

A former employee of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has been accused of using her position to steal more than $800,000 from a programme that is aimed at assisting people in need. The accused woman, Alvira Campbell, has been...

Local government elections have been postponed for a further 12 months, to be held no later than February 2023. This follows approval of The Representation of the People (Postponement of Elections to Municipal Corporations and City Municipalities).....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke, is to engage with financial institutions regarding recent increases in banking fees. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information,...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is in dialogue with stakeholders in the poultry industry, with a view towards implementing strategies to reduce the level of increase that is passed on to consumers. Making a statement in the House of...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has announced a $50-million allocation to support poultry farmers across the island. Portfolio Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., said the funds will be distributed through the Rural Agricultural Development...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says over the coming months the Government will be looking to remove more of the measures that have been instituted to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission. "Barring any extreme change in circumstances...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is encouraging consumers to be vigilant when making purchases from Instagram stores to avoid being scammed. Corporal Kayla Keane of the JCF's Corporate Communications Unit told JIS News that the Cybercrimes...