Some five decades after its predecessor was destroyed by fire, Jamaica’s state-of-the-art government forensic pathology autopsy suite was reopened on Thursday, aiming to tackle a mounting backlog of more than 300 autopsies. However, while plans ar...

The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has slammed a proposal by government backbencher Everald Warmington to remove Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis from the the rank of commissioner at the Integrity Commission. The party said it would.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has issued a firm rebuttal to recent criticism of his administration and the city, suggesting that the negative commentary is politically motivated and damaging to the efforts of ordinary residents......

The Administrator General’s Department (AGD) says it does not perceive any conflict in overseeing the estate of Jodian Fearon, the young mother who died after being denied treatment at several hospitals in the Corporate Area five years ago. The......

With social equity and national development as top priorities, the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) and the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) have committed to full transparency through a transformative partnership set to improve the lives of....

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...

The St Mary police have arrested 43-year-old Tavia Whitely for allegedly attempting to smuggle prohibited substances into the Annotto Bay police lock-up on Wednesday. Whitely is a businesswoman of Annotto Bay in the parish. She has since been....

A St Andrew woman has been arrested following an alleged acid attack that killed her boyfriend and left his son hospitalised. Dead is 40-year-old sales representative, Christopher Clarke, while his son is nursing burns to his face, left eye, and....

A court date is being arranged for a St Mary couple in which the boyfriend is accused of raping a minor over a two-day period with the girlfriend's aid two years ago. Accused are 32-year-old barber Antony Berry, otherwise known as 'Zeeks', and......

Three men are dead and two illegal firearms seized after an alleged confrontation with police in Back Street, St Ann on Wednesday. Among the deceased is 38-year-old Dickie Bonnick of Runaway Bay, St Ann. Reports are that about 8:50 p.m. the...

The murder of a taxi driver who was shot in his car at the Naggo Head Transportation Center on Wednesday and died in hospital is being investigated by St Catherine police. He has been identified as 44-year-old Winston Williams, otherwise called.....