WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels is accusing a church in the Hanover capital of squatting, saying the building it is occupying is owned by the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), which needs it to establish a tourism training centre. â€...

Warning of the threat the ongoing Middle East conflict poses to the Caribbean’s food and economic security, Wendell Samuel, assistant secretary-general (ASG) of CARICOM, is calling for stronger regional coordination to enhance resilience, bargaini...

An autopsy has been scheduled for April 28 to determine the cause of death of a newborn at Cornwall Regional Hospital as grieving mother Shandale Ballentine has launched a crowdfunding campaign to assist with funeral expenses for her son, Ramontay R...

WESTERN BUREAU: Vendors at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay are once again crying foul against the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) over the market’s conditions and accusations of unfair treatment by the municipal authorities, follow...

WESTERN BUREAU: A man believed to have been the mastermind behind Tuesday’s murder of deejay Roger ‘Jaggy D’ Walker, a police source told The Gleaner, was shot and killed in a gunfight with the Hanover police early Friday morning. The deceased...

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...

Concerns are mounting after reports surfaced that adults using hurricane shelters on school compounds may have been engaging in sexually inappropriate behaviour in areas where students could see, prompting urgent calls for an investigation. The.....

Dancehall artiste Brysco is now behind bars in the United States after being arrested on a domestic violence-related charge. The 26-year-old entertainer, whose given name is Tray Anthony Brisco, was taken into custody on April 9 and is currently....

The former Member of Parliament charged with incest after allegedly sexually assaulting his teenage daughter has been granted $300,000 bail when he appeared before the Westmoreland Parish Court. The man, who previously represented the People's......

Many believed he was dead. Few thought he could have survived such a fall. But nearly six months after his brush with death, Cephas Johnson is still around to tell the tale. Just days after Hurricane Melissa battered sections of the island last......

The Bryan family of Woodbourne, St Thomas, is struggling to come to terms with the shocking death of their 90-year-old patriarch, Raphael Bryan, whose life ended due to an unexpectedly bizarre and tragic incident. Known for a strength that belied....