Some of Jamaica's political leaders have had contrasting responses to the latest bout of unrest in the public sector. On Thursday, dozens of air traffic controllers went on strike, crippling operations at the country's two major...

Only three airlines were able to able to land at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay this morning, as plans by air traffic controllers to lock the country's airspace goes into full mode. Frontier out of Atlanta, Sun Wing from...

Services at Jamaica's two main airports will be suspended as of 10 a.m. today as the island's air traffic controllers have taken industrial action. The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority says travel to and from the Norman...

A man who was allegedly caught trying to rob a shop in Llandilo, Westmoreland, was reportedly beaten and chopped by residents before being handed over to the police on Monday. The accused has been identified as Barrington Wallaston, 48, otherwise....

Demolition work on the Loyal James Lodge premises in Morant Bay, St Thomas, was stopped for a third time yesterday after three skulls and other bones were discovered. Since Sunday, seven skulls and several other skeletal remains, believed to be.....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Everald Warmington, said work is set to commence on Jamaica's new Houses of Parliament and the development of National Heroes Park...

The Freeport police in St James have commenced a probe into Tuesday's daring daylight knife attack in Montego Bay, in which a popular taxi operator was killed. The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Stevon Little of Moyhall community,......

SAINT International has been criss-crossing the island in search of Jamaica's next generation of supermodels. The Deiwght Peters-led modelling agency has already visited Annotto Bay, St Mary; Port Morant, St Thomas; and Spanish Town Road in St...

The high-pitched scream of a cashier echoed in the courtroom of the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday as she was sentenced for fraud-related matters. Nastassia Spence, 24, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at hard labour,......

A senior parish judge on Tuesday vowed to send a strong message to phone robbers, who, she said, have been making the lives of people difficult. "On every other day there is a robbery, with persons being robbed of their cell phones. We are...

Amazed by the number of persons who have indicated to her that they loaned their accounts to other people, unaware that they were facilitating criminal activities, Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque says she refuses to believe that people....

Christopher Caldwell, president and CEO of Mahoe Gaming, said that the introduction of new video lottery terminals brings greater innovation, security, excitement, and winnings for players. Mahoe Gaming is the operator of the Izizzi lottery games....

Music fan gives birth at concert Heavily pregnant tattooist Joice M. Figueiro was attending the heavy metallers' concert in Brazil last Saturday when she started having contractions during their performance. The music fan, who was 39 weeks...

Technology company Google unveiled a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses expected to provide visual translations at its annual input/output developer conference today. The device's goal is to collect audio during a conversation and...

After 16 hours of meetings, industrial action taken by more than 2,000 workers of the National Water Commission (NWC), has ended. The employees are expected to work starting with today's night shift, which begins at 11 p.m. Labour...

Earlier today Minister of Labour and Social Security Karl Samuda retracted statements he made yesterday that water had been restored to a "great degree" in the wake of the strike taken by National Water Commission (NWC) workers. In making...

Thousands of students in Hanover will have no face-to-face classes today due to the strike by the National Water Commission unionised workers. The strike has affected three of the largest high schools in western Hanover; Ruseas High, Rhodes Hall......

Industrial actions taken by workers of the National Water Commission for a second day have impacted criminal proceedings at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today. Detainees being held in custody within the Corporate Area were not...

Cabinet has approved the strategic framework for electric mobility, which will guide the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) in Jamaica. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the...

Through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Mandeville Regional Hospital has secured 40 pieces of clinical supplies and equipment at a cost of $7 million, to boost patient care at the facility. Among the items handed over to the hospital...