It was the guidance of a mentor that led Dorrette Rhoden Henry into the teaching profession and, 30 years later, that influence continues to shape her approach to teaching and learning. After graduating from the Mary Mount High School in St Mary, R...

What should have been a routine trip to the doctor with his children ended in bloodshed just steps away from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), where tragedy unfolded on a strip of land long whispered about for fear and turf control. Yesterday afte...

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans to embrace environmental stewardship and resilience as the country embarks on the Restoration, Ecological Enhancement and Landscape Framework (RE-LEAF) National Programme, an initi...

The upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference is being touted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade as potentially the most impactful since the first was held in 2004, with a number of changes implemented to achieve this. Alando Ter...

As Jamaica sharpens its approach to post-disaster recovery, the South American nation of Peru is emerging as a key model, offering lessons in resilient reconstruction, institutional design, and faster infrastructure delivery. It is against this back...

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...

A man who was shot near the Kingston Public Hospital was rushed to the Accident and Emergency department just metres away, as police quickly descended on the scene and cordoned off the area. Reports are that the victim was taken from a police...

A Trelawny man who was seen being repeatedly kicked and beaten by police in a viral video is now seeking justice, after being released without charge following the shocking incident. Nickholos Chambers, 28, said the ordeal took place in Rio...

A Clarendon man is nursing injuries after he was allegedly stabbed while trying to intervene in a dispute between two women in Bucknor district. The incident reportedly unfolded about 3:00 am on Sunday, March 22, when the man stepped in during......

A tense courtroom scene unfolded Wednesday as a Florida woman accused in a brazen shooting near the home of global superstar Rihanna entered a not guilty plea to attempted murder and a string of other serious charges. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, a 35-....

A Manchester woman was forced to fight off a terrifying attack after she woke up to find a man inside her home who allegedly assaulted her and tried to rape her. Reports from the Mandeville police are that about 2:30 am on Friday, March 13, the.....