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New York begins drying out after record-breaking rainfall
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways, and airports that were temporarily shuttered by...
CommentsCayman police seize gun used in killings in Jamaica - Commissioner
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Commissioner of Police of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Derek Byrne has disclosed that they recently seized a firearm that was used in at least five murders in...
Comments- Clarendon man held with gun in Trelawny traffic stop charged
- Disney Plus announces crackdown on password sharing in Canada
- Injured B.B. Coke schoolboy gets help to undergo CT scan
- Police issue warning after car-stealing ring uncovered in Clarendon
- Bus carrying children overturns in England, killing driver and 14-year-old girl
BRUTAL BEATING Premium
WESTERN BUREAU: A 14-year-old B.B. Coke High School student, who was beaten severely by one of his schoolmates, remains hospitalised while his alleged attacker has been taken into custody by the Junction police in St Elizabeth. The boy’s mother,...
CommentsLeon-Issa’s privacy fight to continue Premium
Amoi Leon-Issa’s fight for privacy did not end on Friday with her compliance with a Supreme Court order to give the police access to her phone as they probe the 2022 murder of her son, nine-year-old Gabriel King. King, who was developmentally...
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Lewis gets closer to dream with Jill Stewart Sports Scholarship
WESTERN BUREAU: FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Rhianna Lewis, who holds big dreams of becoming a professional track and field athlete, was left speechless on Thursday when she found herself the recipient of the Jill Stewart Sports Scholarship, bringing her one...
CommentsDiana Winters wins Edith Baxter Memorial Award
TORONTO: A seasoned Canadian tourism industry professional has won the Edith Baxter Memorial Award which was launched in 2021 and biennially recognises outstanding individuals who leverage their influence to promote the positive advancement of...
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Donaldson’s end was already on the cards Premium
THE JAMAICA Football Federation’s (JFF) refusal to renew the contract of Reggae Girlz coach Lorne Donaldson was long in coming, according to a JFF source close to the process. The JFF, in a press release yesterday, stated that they met with...
CommentsChung fires back at Stewart Premium
General secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dennis Chung has refuted claims by Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) vice president Carvel Stewart that there is no youth development taking place under the Michael...
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Portland Fund III to deploy one-third of funds to women-led companies Premium
Portland Private Equity LP, an investment firm controlled by Michael Lee-Chin, is promising to target women for financing through the new equity fund it’s in the process of seeding. Portland Caribbean Fund III, otherwise called PCF III or Fund III...
CommentsSeprod gets shareholder nod to create new shares
Food manufacturing and distribution company Seprod on Wednesday received shareholder approval to increase the company’s authorised shares, but is still silent on when the new capital will be deployed and for what purpose. The company’s share...
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J’can pantomime in South Florida this weekend
The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council will stage a 2023 edition of their pantomime production Ol’ Time Sinting Come Back Again at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on September 30 and October 1. The pantomime will be in remembrance of...
CommentsLast living suspect in 1996 shooting of Tupac indicted
LAS VEGAS (AP): A man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Fatherless young men turning to crime
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is another day and, once again, we are running around the track, passing the baton to another generation to experience issues of absent fathers. It is no secret that crime and violence is Jamaica’s number-one problem, and...
CommentsNCB customer service woes
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing this letter with the hope that it will bring attention to and resolve a vexing issue. I went to the ATM at NCB Bank’s Linstead branch to withdraw money from my account. I put my card in the ATM machine and was...
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President slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba
MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexico’s president on Friday slammed US aid for Ukraine and economic sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations as the first of two high-level US-Mexico meetings got under way in Washington. President Andrés Manuel López...
CommentsThousands of women march for abortion rights
MEXICO CITY (AP): The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day. Latin American feminists have spent decades fighting to roll back...
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Something Extra | Saturday
The Governor General’s Medal of Honour Presentation Ceremony and Reception, held on Thursday, at King’s House, acknowledged the remarkable dedication and commitment of individuals who have devoted their lives to national development. The medals...
Ooohh Lala – Lackesha Pitter sparks new flame with candle-making
Despite her decade-long career in marketing, Lackesha Pitter has always been curious about her creative side. After undergoing surgery in 2018, she decided to purchase a candle-making kit to occupy herself during the eight-week recovery period....
Editorial | Building a highway is not enough
Tony Deyal | Two coff and a but ...