The Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) was under a virtual lockdown for several hours until late Friday as security forces continued a high-level operation into a major cocaine bust that the police have estimated at approximately J$1 billion....

São Paulo, Brazil: Brazil is awaiting Jamaica’s response to a proposed sanitary agreement that would clear the way for poultry and pork exports to the island. Although Brazil is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of animal prot...

Experienced attorney-at-law Kelly-Ann Murdock has officially been installed as the country’s chief corruption prosecutor, about four months after acting in that role at the Integrity Commission (IC). Murdock, who is the director of corruption pros...

WESTERN BUREAU: With Hurricane Melissa compromising Black River’s capacity to host the parish’s Emergency Operations Command Centre (EOCC), St Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz has been designated the new hub of operations as the par...

WESTERN BUREAU: Black River Mayor Richard Solomon is embracing the idea of rebuilding the town, which was all but wiped out by Hurricane Melissa, into a stronger, smarter and more resilient town. Solomon is therefore pledging his full support to the...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has announced the appointment of Ariel Bowen as Jamaica’s next ambassador to Japan. She is expected to take up her new appointment in the next few weeks. Bowen currently serve...

WESTERN BUREAU Montego Bay is preparing to welcome hundreds of athletes and officials from across the Caribbean this November as Jamaica hosts the inaugural Special Olympics Caribbean Beach Games, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) pledging c...

WESTERN BUREAU: Gregory Brown, principal of Knockalva Technical High School in Hanover, says the institution will not be able to properly welcome incoming students for the approaching September term, as the school, which was badly damaged during the...

Four of the island’s top leaders and alumni of St George’s College are to be inducted into the 2026 St George’s College Hall of Fame during a ceremony to be held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on November 1. In addition, the inaugural Speci...

FALMOUTH, Trelawny: The historic Water Square in Falmouth provided a fitting backdrop on Thursday as the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), in partnership with the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, hosted the parish’s Independence Civic...