Senior figures within Jamaica’s media landscape have strongly rejected a call from a government lawmaker to reinstate criminal libel, arguing that such a move would roll back hard-won press freedoms secured under the Defamation Act of 2013. Former...

As the Jamaican Government prepares to purchase thousands of container homes as a rapid response to the housing stock devastated by Hurricane Melissa, Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) President Richard Mullings is urging...

As Hurricane Melissa pummelled Smithfield in Westmoreland, 50-year-old Vincent Fisher worked frantically to protect his concrete home. He tried to clear a fallen tree, secure shattered windows, and sweep water from the flooded front room. Outside,.....

Some 200 students from five of the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa are set to continue their education under a relocation initiative – the brainchild of St Catherine North West Member of Parliament Damion Crawford. The North West St...

Jamaica is mourning the passing of Dorothy Pine-McLarty, a transformative figure in the development of Jamaica’s modern electoral system. Pine-McLarty, who was widely regarded as one of Jamaica’s leading property attorneys, built a reputation fo...

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 Category 5 Hurricane Melissa unleashed chaos across Jamaica, 40-year-old American businesswoman Jetia Miller discovered something entirely unexpected -- love. Stranded by the storm, Miller fell for a local stranger who she said took her in.....

Principal of Ocho Rios High School, Marvin Clowson, says that while the school willingly accepts students from other schools during the disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa, the school will not be accepting any transfer requests at this time....

The Government is exploring the prospect of using more than 1,000 containers currently sitting idle at the Port of Kingston as possible temporary housing solutions for persons affected by Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Energy, Transport and...

Investigators in Portmore, St Catherine are searching for a taxi operator who allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in the parish recently. Reports are that the suspect, who hails from the Greater Portmore community, carried out the...

In a bare one-room shell with no furniture and no roof, 24-year-old Shanea Brown has turned survival into schooltime. While Hurricane Melissa has forced the closure of several schools, Brown has refused to let the disaster steal her child's...