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Some 300 tourism workers across the sector participated in a pilot mental health intervention programme implemented by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in response to the impact of Hurricane Melissa. The four-day pilot, which...
President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr Derrick Deslandes, says the institution’s lack of perimeter fencing and ongoing electrical power issues have left the Portland-based campus vulnerable to criminal activity...
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North Division are investigating the shooting-death of a 37-year-old man in the parish on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Lorenzo Harvey, otherwise called 'Lasha', of Windsor Avenue in...
A Kingston teacher who strangled businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone to death in 2018 after luring him from his home and robbing him has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the "truly horrendous" crime. “A young, tertiary-educated man, with a...
Proven Management Limited, investment manager of Proven Group Limited, today announced plans to partner with Cornerstone Group, which indirectly holds the second‑largest stake in Proven through its subsidiary, Barita Investments. The...
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a construction worker during an alleged confrontation with the police in Annotto Bay, St Mary, on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-...
(AP) - The United States Tuesday expanded travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the...
The 48-hour curfew imposed for the communities of Park and 100 Lane off Red Hills Road, has been extended by the St Andrew North police. The extension will commence 6 p.m. today and will remain in effect until 6 p.m. on Thursday. The initial...
(AP) — Rob Reiner's son, Nick, will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. Nick Reiner, 32, will be charged in the death of the 78-year-old actor and director...
Jamaica's push towards a fully digitised healthcare system received a major boost, with the handover of US$1.3 million worth of equipment to support the country's Electronic Immunisation Registry (EIR). The EIR is a digital system designed to...
A 54-year-old woman has been charged with arson and burglary in Clarendon after a dispute in August escalated to a fire incident on Friday. Jennifer Bachan, also known as ‘Sandra,’ a hospital attendant from Savoy district in Christiana, in...
The National Works Agency (NWA) has announced that a section of Spanish Town Road near the Sandy Gully Bridge in Kingston will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic, starting at 9 p.m. today. This is to allow for repairs to a leaking sewerage...
The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) has formally called on the Government to resolve outstanding issues with salary increments and contracts, even as the country grapples with recovery from Hurricane Melissa. “Notwithstanding all that is...
Opposition spokesman on energy Phillip Paulwell says the announced seven per cent electricity rate increase lacks legitimacy unless Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) release details on the process...
A justice of the peace (JP) was arrested in St Andrew on Monday during a sting operation after allegedly collecting money to sign an official document, law-enforcement sources have confirmed. The JP was arrested for breaches of the Corruption...
A bail application by a man accused of murder was not entertained in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday as the judge indicated that the issue is for the Corporate Area Gun Court. Roddayne Allison, 35, who is charged with the murder of...
A St Catherine motorist who pleaded guilty to causing the death of his friend in a motor vehicle crash in 2021 has been fined $450,000 or 12 months in prison. His driver’s licence has been suspended for one year. The sentence was handed down on...
A labour court in France has ruled Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than 60 million euros (US$70 million) to footballer Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses. The case is linked to the end of his contract before his 2024 move...
