ROBERT PICKERSGILL, the now retired former member of parliament (MP) for St Catherine North Western, who served seven unbroken terms as MP, believes it will be impossible to provide job descriptions for elected representatives. Job descriptions...

DECLARING THAT it was important for Parliament to establish its own integrity, Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced plans to establish a parliamentary committee to review job descriptions and a code of conduct for ministers,...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte yesterday sought to allay fears among members of the religious community, disclosing that the Government did not intend to disturb any savings law clauses in the Constitution or...

With no indication of the extent of a data breach and cyberattack at investment firm Mayberry, the company yesterday urged clients to take immediate steps to protect themselves “against any possible adverse consequences”. In its second notice to...

Jamaica’s single anti-corruption body, the Integrity Commission (IC), has described as unfortunate Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte’s comments in relation to its push for government ministers to sign its Leaders...

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...

Scores of commuters gathered at the bus park in Spanish Town, St Catherine were sent into a frenzy following a shooting in a section of the park sometime after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Daymione Shaw, a construction worker from Salt Pond Road, in St Catherine was today charged with murder. The charges follow last month's gun attack at the bus park in Spanish Town in the parish, which left one man dead. The 29-year-...

MADRID (AP) -- Karim Benzema officially bid farewell to Real Madrid on Tuesday, saying he wanted to end his career with the club but life gave him another opportunity. The French striker did not give any hints about his future at the time, but...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jun 6, CMC - At least three people were killed and several others injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 rocked parts of Haiti early on Tuesday morning causing panic and damage to some buildings near...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jun 6, CMC - The death toll from the heavy rains which have been pounding the French Caribbean Community (CARICOM) island of Haiti since the last weekend, climbed to 42 with 11 others missing, Haitian authorities have...