WESTERN BUREAU: She could not run when Hurricane Melissa tore apart the tiny house in Springfield, St Elizabeth. The disabled daughter survived, but her mother and two uncles, inseparable siblings who spent decades living together, did not. Their.....

One of the Caribbean’s leading experts on climate change and its devastating effects is sounding a warning that, if Jamaica does not increase its resilience it will continue to suffer economic and social shocks from the impact of climate change......

The future, long-term viability and resilience of government-operated facilities situated near the shoreline in Jamaica are now under scrutiny following severe devastation inflicted on several as a result of the passage of Hurricane Melissa on...

The man who was found guilty for the 2018 murder of businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone, after he went missing, is to know his fate on Monday. Twenty-six-year-old Shamar Clarke, a former employee of Rhone, was remanded by Justice Carolyn Tie-Powell for......

WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors and public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators in St Elizabeth are experiencing growing frustration over the continued non-use of a newly built public sanitary convenience in Junction, which remains closed months after a......

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

Police say they may have cracked open a stolen car ring with reach across the island after a raid in Spanish Town on Friday turned up a dismantled Toyota Axio and signs of a thriving chop shop operation. According to police reports, sometime...

Twenty-three Haitians were taken into custody on Thursday after cops carried out an early morning raid at a premises in Harbour View, St Andrew. Police say officers moved in around 8:00 a.m., and found the group inside the location. They were...

United States authorities say a Black Lives Matter executive treated the movement's money like her own purse, allegedly dipping into the funds to cover personal expenses, including a trip to Jamaica with friends. Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson,......

There has been a reduction in suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis and related deaths, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. Describing the development as "encouraging for the country", the Minister said the...

When Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, it not only destroyed infrastructure and washed away crops but also put a damper on the island's underground lottery scamming network. As floodwaters churned, scammers say millions that were...