Fast food franchise KFC Jamaica says there will be a chicken shortage at select locations. In a social media post, the company said its sole supplier, Jamaica Broilers is experiencing challenges in meeting demands. In January, the Jamaican Broilers....

Minister of Transport and Mining, Audley Shaw, is calling on operators in the public transport sector to ensure that the system works in the best interest of all road users. Minister Shaw, who delivered the keynote address at a certification...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a new campaign targeting gunmen. Under the initiative, a reward system will be put in place where between $250,000 and $500,000 will be paid for illegal weapons.

Dancehall artiste Rytikal has been freed of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. In the Gun Court this morning, the judge upheld arguments from defence attorney Able-Don Foote that there were discrepancies in the prosecution's case....

The mother and father allegedly killed by their son in Christian Meadows, Portmore, St Catherine this morning have been identified. They are 69-year-old Cecil Ramsay, a Minister of Religion and a painting contractor and 55-year old acting Vice...

Ground was broken on Wednesday (February 2) for construction of a newly designed eastern entrance for the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew. The project, being financed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, is in....

Vice President of Marketing at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Gabriel Heron, says increased investments, coupled with greater use of technology such as greenhouses and hydroponics, can result in major transformation of the agriculture...

The police in Christian Meadows, Portmore, are investigating a double murder which occurred earlier today. The couple’s son, 24-four-year-old Simeon Ramsey has since been arrested for the murder. Ramsey, who is a teacher, reportedly drove...

A funeral home director, who claims to be owed more than $800,000 for the storage of a body that has been at his establishment since last June, said that he might have to cut his losses and dispose of the body himself. Anthony Linton, director of....

Before age 16, Nichola Levine, who lives with albinism, said that she felt uncomfortable with her condition and was often ridiculed. "People on the road always call me 'Dundus', or 'Ghost' because of my colour," said Levine, who resides in...

Police believe that Kevin Carpenter, who was killed yesterday after he reportedly challenged lawmen as they searched for illegal guns, was a top-tier member in the Trelawny-based Compound Gang. They also believe that Carpenter, since his release.....

A Corporate Area mother of seven, who confessed to leaving her children unattended for hours while she went out to gamble, was yesterday given a two-year suspended sentence when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The 38-year....

The tears that flowed from Yvonne Thompson's eyes on Thursday are unlike those that fell in the preceding 12 months. The then depressed but not defeated woman, who has spent the last year living with her mother, stepfather and three children in.....

Female fish farmer Dian Comrie wants to make a difference despite various challenges. "The challenges I face are lack of road, sometimes lack of fingerlings (baby fish) and problems with the proper feed to grow the fish to maturity in a timely...

Marketing manager at the Hope Zoo Patrice Levy believes that naming cockroaches for money, like what is done at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, won't work for the local attraction. Since 2011, the Bronx Zoo has implemented a Valentine's Day...

A fisherman was sentenced to two years' imprisonment when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday for grabbing a woman's gold chain. Carson Walker pleaded guilty to larceny from the person and being in possession of an.....

An expert witness in the Clansman-One Don gang trial on Thursday testified that he did not change the data extracted from an Alcatel cell phone that has now been entered into evidence. The prosecution had encountered difficulties in its previous.....

Though she now happily teaches building and furniture technology, growing up, Sanjii Fraser was inspired to be an architect and even started pursuing that career at the tertiary level. "There was something that struck me when I'd see high-rise......

An elderly couple was attacked at their home in Buxton Town. Wakefield in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 3. Sixty-three-year-old Murdeline Sullivan, a housewife was chopped to death while her husband is nursing injuries in...