Member of Parliament-elect Dennis Gordon has pledged to work closely with his former colleagues in the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) to advocate for the reform and strengthening of local government across Jamaica. In a...
HAVING MADE the switch from Great Britain to Jamaica in 2022, middle-distance runner Adelle Tracey has vowed to give her absolute best as she makes her final preparations for her third World Athletics Championships appearance in the island’s...
MORE THAN 25,000 fans gathered at the National Stadium in Kingston on Tuesday night to cheer on the Reggae Boyz in their final round of World Cup Qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago, with the Boyz securing a 2-0 victory. Jamaica Football...
THE JAMAICA football fraternity is still in mourning following the passing of local football legend Allan ‘Skill’ Cole, who had fallen seriously ill recently. ‘Skill’, as he was affectionately called, was 75 at the time of his passing. Locally, he...
The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) says it is deeply alarmed by a directive given by Commission of Police Dr Kevin Blake, ordering that Chairman of the Police Officers’ Association (POA), Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron, vacate...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:09 AM
With phishing campaigns on the rise following a breach of Google’s Salesforce database, Dwayne Brown, cybersecurity executive at JN Group, has urged Gmail users to strengthen their account security and adopt safer log-in practices. His warning...
Six months ago, she was Jamaica’s top diplomat in the United States (US), but today she is the first female member of parliament to represent the Manchester North East constituency. Audrey Marks has transformed from diplomat to political...
Today marks five years since the passing of legendary ska and reggae singer, Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert, the lead singer of Toots and the Maytals. Toots passed away at the University Hospital of the West Indies in 2020. He was 77. Cabel ‘...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:09 AM
WASHINGTON (AP): Labour unions representing millions of educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown, saying arrests near school campuses are terrorising children and their teachers...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:09 AM
DOHA (AP): Qatari security forces and emergency fire personnel deployed Wednesday around the site of an Israeli attack the previous day on Hamas’ political leaders who had gathered in the capital of the energy-rich Middle East country to consider...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:09 AM
LONDON (AP): Britain’s Prince Harry joined his father, King Charles III, for tea on Wednesday at his Clarence House home in London, the first time they’ve met in well over a year. The two have been distant since Harry and his wife, Meghan, left...
WESTERN BUREAU: Ocho Rios has a new pulse — and it beats at Uncorked Ochi — a space that is more than a restaurant, more than a wine bar, more than a deli. Nestled in Drax Hall, Jamaica’s fast-rising new frontier, Uncorked Ochi is a full-bodied...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:08 AM
DONETSK REGION (AP): With the Russian advance deeper into the Donetsk region, the air in Ukraine’s last strongholds is thick with dread and the future for civilians who remain grows ever more uncertain. In Kostiantynivka, once home to 67,000 people...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:08 AM
HAVANA (AP): A total blackout hit Cuba on Wednesday, the latest in a series of outages blamed on ageing infrastructure and fuel shortages at power plants. It was the second islandwide outage this year, with three other blackouts reported late last...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:08 AM
AS JAMAICA teems with development while staring down the barrel of climate change, pollution and nature loss, environmental advocacy is being seen as a key safeguard for sustainability. Local stakeholders are anticipating that the recent...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:08 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Alarmingly, it is estimated that 720,000 suicides occur per year worldwide. Suicide remains a devastating global and public health issue. More Jamaicans are committing suicide. In 2022, 64 suicides were recorded, moving up...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:08 AM
Reggae music ambassador and Grammy Award-winning reggae artiste, Kabaka Pyramid, continues his 2025 world tour with historic performances in Asia. On August 3, Kabaka delivered a powerful set at the ACC X Music Festival in Gwangju, South Korea,...