The Trelawny police have increased their presence across the parish for the holiday season. Operations Manager for the Trelawny Police Division, Deputy Superintendent Shamar Edwards, explained that the added “boots on the ground” are part of a...
US President Donald Trump recently threatened to take military action against Nigeria to save Christians from a “genocide”. Trump has three possible motives for making such a threat: his mercantilist quest for rare-earth minerals, his pandering to...
PARIS (AP) — A suspected cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service and its banking arm offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments at the height of the busy Christmas season. The postal service, called...
With just nine days remaining in 2025, Jamaica has recorded a significant reduction in murders and other major crimes, according to the latest police crime statistics. The latest numbers were published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) this...
The Manchester police are probing the deaths of two people who were killed in separate crashes on Sunday. Both victims have been identified as 23-year-old farmer Shacquile Goldbourne of Warwick District and 58-year-old Judith Morgan of George’s...
Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger – an animal feeding bin – "because there was no room for them in the inn". No...
Warning signs are being erected near rivers and streams across Westmoreland as part of an intensified public education drive by the Westmoreland Health Department to reduce the risk of leptospirosis and diarrhoeal diseases, particularly in the...
A Jamaican man has been charged by the London, Ontario police in Canada with second-degree murder in the death of a woman last Friday. Alton Farquharson, 56, originally from Manchester, is expected to go to court on Tuesday. The police have not...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A passenger bus crash killed at least 16 people on Indonesia’s main island of Java just after midnight Monday, officials said. The bus carrying 34 people lost control on a toll road and struck a concrete barrier before...
The National Water Commission (NWC) will undertake the trucking of water in sections of western Jamaica this week to bridge the gap in piped water supply amid ongoing restoration works following Hurricane Melissa. The NWC says its team continues...
The Court Administration Division (CAD) is reassuring the public that court records remain fully intact following the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa. Director of Client Services, Communications and Information, Kadiesh Jarrett-Fletcher,...
Waterhouse FC stunned former Jamaica Premier League leaders Montego Bay United FC (MBU) 1-0 at Jarrett Park as the St James-based team played their first home game since Hurricane Melissa ravaged sections of western Jamaica, including their home...
Racing United climbed to the top of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) despite playing to a goalless draw with Harbour View at Ferdi Neita Park yesterday. Racing and Montego Bay United, who lost 1-0 to Waterhouse, are tied on 26 points, but Racing...
With tears of joy streaming down his face, Omar ‘Rambo’ Wedderburn, head coach of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), could barely contain his emotions after guiding his team to their sixth ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup title on Saturday at the...
MEET Director and principal of Foga Road High, Orette Wallace, was extremely pleased following the third staging of the Audret E/Kevon Robinson Over Distance Development Meet, held at the school in Clarendon last Saturday. The meet, which...
The Supreme Court has granted the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) and its managing director, Dr Maria Myers-Hamilton, permission to seek judicial review of two notices linked to an ongoing investigation by the Integrity Commission. The court...
MANCHESTER, England (AP): Morgan Rogers scored two brilliant solo goals to down Manchester United 2-1 and keep Aston Villa in the hunt for the English Premier League title. The win at Villa Park yesterday was a 10th straight victory in all...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) has taken the decision to put next year’s Breakout League on hold due to a packed international and domestic schedule. Hosted by CWI in collaboration with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the...
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies will require a miracle if they are to record a series-levelling victory over New Zealand in the third and final Test, following another superb performance by the home side’s openers on Sunday’s...
In a display of global solidarity and national pride, the Jamaican diaspora in Canada has delivered one of the largest single contributions to the island’s Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts, raising CDN$3 million through the ‘Harmonies of Hope’...