Stuck in traffic? There could soon be a way out.

A 64-year-old St Mary labourer was found dead along a pathway leading to his home, with police reporting that his body had what appeared to be chop wounds, severe burns and an almost severed wrist.

A 32-year-old chef was found dead with what appeared to be gunshot wounds inside a one-room board structure in Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday.

Dear Pastor, I am 23 years old and I have a boyfriend. We have been together from I was 20.

Years before Jordan Forrester set his sights on a career in medicine, he found himself fighting for his own health.

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced plans to review schools’ textbook lists to ensure that only essential, high-quality texts are required, amid growing concerns about rising back-to-school costs.

Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon yesterday officially launched Hydel Cumberland High School in St Catherine, coinciding with the start of the 2026/27 academic year.

Aggression in children can be “simmering” long before it erupts into physical violence, a child psychologist has warned, urging parents to pay closer attention to subtle changes in behaviour as students return to classrooms.

As some taxi operators withdrew their services yesterday, President of Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egeton Newman, said it is time to “do away” with the practice of striking at the start of school.

Registered nurse Paula Lawrence is one of three healthcare workers at the Bellevue Hospital who received the health ministry’s Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship.

Grave-digging contest brings out strong men (AP): Like death itself, this was no joke.

Jamaica has taken its slavery reparations battle to Buckingham Palace, formally filing a petition asking King Charles to seek legal guidance on the country’s claim against Britain.

With schools across Jamaica facing water shortages as the new academic year gets underway, the Government says it has activated its drought protocols to ensure students are not left high and dry.

Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St James, has opened for the September 2026 school term despite ongoing restoration work to repair damage caused by Hurricane Melissa.

For more than five decades, coffee farmer Basil Willis worked the land in Westphalia, St Andrew, building a livelihood from the soil.

Carrie Edwards-Elson’s dreams of higher education may have been delayed by personal loss, childbirth and financial constraints, but they were never abandoned.

By the time London Crawlle applied for an N.C.B. Foundation scholarship, the deadline had already passed. She applied anyway.

For once, when Cindy looks outside her New Haven home, there is no floodwater to wade through, no furniture to lift and no need to figure out where she will go if the water rises too high.

Nickita Williams knows what it means to have life change overnight. At just 12 years old, she lost her mother. It was a loss that sent her childhood into a painful and uncertain new chapter.