Concerns are mounting after reports surfaced that adults using hurricane shelters on school compounds may have been engaging in sexually inappropriate behaviour in areas where students could see, prompting urgent calls for an investigation. The.....

Dancehall artiste Brysco is now behind bars in the United States after being arrested on a domestic violence-related charge. The 26-year-old entertainer, whose given name is Tray Anthony Brisco, was taken into custody on April 9 and is currently....

The former Member of Parliament charged with incest after allegedly sexually assaulting his teenage daughter has been granted $300,000 bail when he appeared before the Westmoreland Parish Court. The man, who previously represented the People's......

Many believed he was dead. Few thought he could have survived such a fall. But nearly six months after his brush with death, Cephas Johnson is still around to tell the tale. Just days after Hurricane Melissa battered sections of the island last......

The Bryan family of Woodbourne, St Thomas, is struggling to come to terms with the shocking death of their 90-year-old patriarch, Raphael Bryan, whose life ended due to an unexpectedly bizarre and tragic incident. Known for a strength that belied....

Thirteen years ago, when Motanya was just 14, her life was violently altered by someone she knew and trusted within her own community. The young teen said she was subjected to trauma that not only shadowed her adolescence, but shaped many of the......

A senior citizen, who was awarded a little more than $3 million in compensation after being shot and injured by the police in 2006, is urging the relevant authorities to urgently hand over the money. In 2024, a Supreme Court judge ruled that...

Study links marriage to lower cancer risk Marriage could help protect against cancer, according to a major new study. Scientists found that people who never tie the knot are significantly more likely to develop the disease compared to those...

A shocking gun attack that lit up social media has now placed two men firmly on the police radar, as investigators intensify their probe into the brazen shooting on Jarrett Lane in Kingston. Law enforcement officials have identified 'Sir T',...

A quiet Wednesday afternoon turned into a nightmare in St John's Garden, Spanish Town, when a raging house fire claimed the life of a 14-year-old girl and left her brother fighting for his life. Dead is Gabriella Wright, whose charred remains...

Taxi operators are being urged to exercise greater caution when travelling and conducting business, especially at night, following a chilling development in the murder investigation of University of Technology, Jamaica, student, Michael Patterson.....

A dust nuisance in Campbell Town in the Corporate Area has disrupted the livelihood of the residents and small business operators within the space. The dust is caused by road repairs being carried out in the community. Among those affected are......

Brianna Williams is refusing to give up on her dream of becoming the first person in her family to earn a university degree. The St Catherine native is navigating financial struggles, self-doubt, and exhaustion with a resolve she admits she didn....

Motorists will pay more for gas today. Yesterday, the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, said E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $176.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to sell for $184.32. Automotive diesel oil will....

The Shadow Minister of Local Government, Natalie Neita Garvey, is raising concern about the continued housing of hurricane-affected residents in school shelters months after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. In a release, Neita Garvey said that......

Cornwall launches dead baby probe The management of Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James says "an urgent review" of Shandale Ballentine's case his being conducted after her baby was born dead at the facility on Good Friday. In a media release.....

A heartbreaking tragedy at Cornwall Regional Hospital has triggered an urgent investigation after a newborn baby died under troubling circumstances, leaving a first-time mother and her family searching for answers. The Western Regional Health...

A St Catherine farmer will have to pay a bail of half a million dollars if doesn't want to spend more time in jail after he was accused of using a machete to chop another man for having his goats trespass on his land. Forty-five-year-old Dwayne.....

Almost five decades ago, a young Denise Francis was smitten by Dennis Brown, a handsome young man she met at a bus stop on Washington Boulevard in St Andrew. Their short-term teenage romance produced a son. But although Francis' family was...

There was a time, not so long ago, when Tel Aviv in downtown Kingston echoed with fear. A bitter gang feud in the Central Kingston community had people fleeing the streets and many opting to stay inside their yards. For the past two years,...