The fear of heartbreak and the humiliation of getting 'bun' have driven many Jamaican men towards taking up less committed roles in women's lives. Rather than fully investing in a relationship, these men deliberately choose to become 'side men',.....

To strangers, the modest tattoo on Cindy's* left shoulder may appear meaningless, but to her it's a quiet monument to survival. The tattoo is nothing more than a simple date -- no design, no decoration -- yet it carries a lifetime of meaning. Now....

On the day Melissa Silvera was laid to rest two years ago, the sanctuary was heavy with grief and reverence. Her husband, Jolyan Silvera, relied on his mother, Cynthia, to deliver the tribute on his behalf. The words were from the scripture. "......

The Ontario Food and Vegetable Growers' Association (OFVGA) has dubbed Jamaicans as some of the hardest working people in agriculture. The entity marked 60 years of collaboration with the island through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme.....

An additional 10,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are set to receive their contribution refund for the year 2018 by Monday, February 9. Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds, Payments and Monitoring Unit, Cameo Simmons Thomas,...

The grounds of the Lawrence Tavern Primary School in St Andrew were a hub of activity on Thursday as students stepped into the future by dressing as their favourite profession, while exploring potential career paths. From doctors, lawyers,...

Nineteen-year-old labourer David Brooks of Walks Road, Spanish Town, St Catherine has been charged with house breaking with intent and malicious destruction of property following an incident along Brunswick Avenue in Spanish Town on Sunday,...

A 27-year-old man has been charged by police in connection with the August 2024 shooting death of a man known by the alias Bringle in Admiral Town, Kingston 12. Charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of...

Politician Jolyan Silvera said he did not earlier admit to shooting his wife because he did not want to deprive their children of both parents. That's according to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP),...

The Education Ministry is advising administrators that students should be allowed to wear jackets to school, whether or not they are part of the standard uniform, as the island experiences a cold front. In a release issued on Thursday, the...

On February 12, Millicent Smith will celebrate her 103rd birthday but she told her family that she doesn't want a fancy party, so as not to 'attract her ancestors'. "I just want a little get-together and no big TV station and dem tings deh...

Following a life-altering experience more than two years ago, a motorcycle crash survivor is imploring others to leave the 'bike life' alone. Shamar Willis says that had he known that he would lose his left foot to his motorcycle, he would have.....

A former inmate of the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre is crediting the Department of Correctional Services' structured rehabilitation programme for giving her new skills, renewed confidence, and a clear sense of purpose after incarceration......

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North Police Division are seeking the assistance of the public to locate a man known by the alias 'Popeye' as they investigate a murder case. The man being sought is Jason Omar Channer, who police say is...

The St Catherine North police are reporting that a 37-year-old man was fatally shot during an operation in Thompson Pen, St Catherine today. The deceased has been identified as Demoy Campbell, a fisherman of a Thompson Pen address. According to......

A probe has been launched into the death of a detainee at May Pen police lock-up in Clarendon on Wednesday. He has been identified by the police as 58-year-old Collintine Sutherland of Crofts Hill in the parish. Reports are that about 8:30 a.m.,.....

Former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, is one step closer to prison after the Gun Court on Thursday accepted his guilty plea in connection with the death of his wife. The decision was handed down.....

Given the cooler temperatures experienced across Jamaica over the past few days due to a cold front, the Ministry of Education has stepped in to advise schools that students should be allowed to wear jackets to classes. The cold front has brought....

Following months of investigation, the St Andrew South police have made a breakthrough in the probe into the double murder of a man and a child on Grenmeade Road, Kingston 20, on September 15, 2025. Forty-year-old Courtney Ashley, otherwise...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to participate in the inaugural Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) 'One Love Blood Drive' on February 6 at the agency's offices on Hagley Park Road, St Andrew, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Manager, Corporate.....