Jamaica’s ability to develop at a faster pace is being hampered by “excessive bureaucracy”, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is arguing. Holness, who was speaking at the official handover ceremony of the Essex Valley Agro-Processing Facility ...

A startling incident outside the courtroom brought renewed tension to the ongoing anti-gang trial involving reputed Clansman gang leader Tesha Miller and 24 other accused yesterday, shortly after the matter was adjourned on day one at the Supreme......

At 100 years old, Isaiah Freckleton still marvels at the passage of time. Lying in his bed one night, alone with his thoughts, the centenarian found himself pondering. “I began to count from one to a hundred,” he said. “And I lay down, and I.....

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green yesterday maintained that he would have taken no further action after sending an anonymous letter to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) about a 2013 Acadia Drive, St Andrew shooting, saying he...

It has been a hellish week for two elderly siblings whose four-bedroom home in May Pen, Clarendon, was engulfed by fire, taking all their possessions and decades of hard work and accomplishments. Chef Byron Desport, 67, said he was at his cook...

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 former teacher is expressing concern about the safety of educators after a recent Supreme Court ruling stemming from a school brawl. The court awarded several million dollars in damages to a student who was left bloodied and missing a tooth...

When their mother, who was a foster child, got pregnant at just 13, Crystal and Crystel Thomas were practically born into State care. The twins, who consider themselves fortunate that they were never separated, say that they learnt early to lean....

While many Jamaican children start their school day battling the heat, students at Penlyne Castle Primary School arrived wrapped in jackets, sweaters and knitted tams, bracing against temperatures more common to mountain regions than the tropics......

Constable Eric Davian Evans has been remembered not only for his dedication to serving his community, but for the warmth, love and selflessness that defined his life. Evans, 30, who was assigned to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch....

A Jamaican man who was deported from the United States (US) has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for illegally re-entering the US, authorities there have disclosed. Dwayne Claud Singh, 39, was handed a 22-month sentence by US District....