PANAMA CITY, Panama: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is calling for an end to the era of isolated markets, urging his regional counterparts to abandon fragmented national agendas in favour of a singular, united hemispheric goal. Holness, who was......

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green yesterday firmly rejected claims that he conspired with the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) “to convict” the six police personnel implicated in a 2013 fatal shooting. Green, a key prosecution...

Hundreds of mourners defied sub-freezing temperatures, journeying from near and far to pack into Saint Andrew’s Apostolic Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, last Saturday to pay final tribute to Ambassador Curtis ‘Rustie’ Ward,...

PANAMA CITY, Panama: The CAF-Development Bank of Latin America has unveiled a US$100-billion expansion road map aimed at reshaping Latin America and the Caribbean from a global “pantry” into a geopolitical powerhouse. CAF Executive President Ser...

Though separated by different programmes and academic journeys of unequal length, two sisters found themselves united at the finish line. Denecia Salmon, and her sister, Dr Sara Salmon, graduated together from The University of the West Indies (......

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...

When Tyece Ferguson walks across the stage at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica this Saturday, she will be doing more than collecting a Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree -- she will be celebrating a journey defined by courage,...

After leaving his graveyard shift, Daniel Cunningham doesn't head straight home to rest. Instead, the 24-year-old trades his bed for a sketchbook, roaming the busy streets of Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, quietly searching for a face willing to...

Director of the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID), Superintendent Patrae Rowe, said the heightened vigilance at Jamaica's ports has been instrumental in the seizure of illicit drugs. Approximately 50 kilogrammes of cocaine,...

As he has been doing for the past few years, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton once again used the activities around Heart Month to press the conscience of Jamaica's food industry players, renewing his call for healthier options......

(AP): Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months. The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to replace corporate workers. It.....