The National Works Agency (NWA) says motorists should proceed with extreme caution along a section of the Spur Tree main road in Manchester following a two-vehicle collision involving a box truck and a taxi in the vicinity of the popular Alex Curry...
There has been a 29 per cent reduction in the number of children killed in Jamaica this year, Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has revealed.
The Edmund Bartlett-led Ministry of Tourism says the safety and security of Jamaicans and visitors are always of the utmost concern and underscored that all cases of sexual assault are being given full attention. The assurance is in response to a...
A United States media outlet is claiming that the rape of tourists in Jamaica is a serious problem that is not getting enough attention. The Detroit Free Press today carried a report recounting the experiences of women and girls who were allegedly...
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has extended the permissive 10-digit dialling period by five months to March 30, 2019. On May 30, the OUR introduced 10-digit dialling in anticipation of the introduction of a new area code, 658. To...
A former police informant this morning testified that murder accused Constable Collis 'Chucky' Brown warned him against telling anyone about their interaction.
Detectives attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigations Branch today arrested the reputed leader of the Clansman Gang, Tesha Miller. The police, in a statement a short while ago, said Miller along with another man and a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making another hard line immigration play in the final days before the midterm elections, declaring that he wants to order an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the...
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has welcomed the Government’s down payment of over $6.5 billion toward its streetlight arrears. JPS says it is also heartened by the Government’s commitment to pay the remaining outstanding...
Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke has dismissed as mischievous and untrue posts circulating on social media that the Government has passed a bill to close dormant bank accounts and levy a monthly fee on such accounts. “It is simply false....
The police are reporting that a police-military team seized 196 nine millimetre rounds of ammunition on a bus during a vehicular checkpoint operation in Kingston 13. The recovery was made at the intersection of Norman Lane and Spanish Town Road,...
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that water supply in sections of St Ann is currently being impacted by low yields at the New Ground Plant. Areas affected include Lime Hall, New Ground, Clamstead, Laycock and Gravel Hill, says...
Sport Minister Olivia Grange says her Ministry is working with the Commonwealth Secretariat to develop a programme to measure the contribution of sport to Jamaica’s development. Grange says there is enough talk about how important sport is...
The police in St Catherine have seized a firearm and three rounds of ammunition during an operation in Spring Village, Old Harbour on Monday. One man was arrested and charged in relation to the incident. He is 27-year-old Chevoie Brown, a labourer...
Detectives in the St Ann Police Division are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly man whose body was found in a public tank in Grierfield, Moneague on Monday. He has been identified as 65-year-old Errol Slew, otherwise...
The 90s reigned supreme at PAN 2018 Held at the National Stadium car park on Sunday, the event took thousands of patrons back to one of the best eras in Jamaican culture- the 90s...
Committing to support the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) at a recent road race, organisers at Running Events Jamaica delivered on their promise, donating 24 HP personal computers to the society, specially equipped with non-visual desktop access...
The findings of the latest U-Report poll have indicated that most young Jamaicans have never been cyber-bullied.But a few of the persons who have experienced it have since stepped forward to give chilling accounts of their ordeal. They want to raise...
Education minister Ruel Reid has indicated that a 45 per cent increase in the number of practitioners having a diploma and higher degrees, signals the Government's thrust to ensure that every child is exposed to first-rate educational standards.Reid...
President of the People's National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, has lamented the implementation deficit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), noting that there has to be improvement if the region is to tackle issues such as climate change and...