SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States. The...
HE WAS born Marvin Wilson in St Elizabeth, but migrated to St Ann where he currently resides, and is known in northwestern Jamaica entertainment circles as ‘Boyous the Contortionist’. He also refers to himself as an acrobat. He has a lithe and...
MEDICAL STUDENT Yanique Jackson was struggling financially, particularly with tuition fees, and there were many times “when I felt overwhelmed”, then came the Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship Programme, which “gave me hope”. “It gave me...
Gordon Brown’s story is one of bold ambition, quiet determination and the belief that with hard work and the right opportunities, anything is possible. Born and raised in Kingston, Gordon first left Jamaica at 17, a recent graduate of Campion...
PAHO/WHO: The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Suzan McLennon-Miguel Caribbean Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Leadership Award, a new regional honour recognising exceptional leadership in the fight against antimicrobial...
The Benevolent Missions of Atlanta (BMA’s) two decades of helping to advance primary education in both Jamaica and Metro Atlanta took centrestage in the Peach State capital city recently. For BMA, it was a major milestone. The nonprofit...
A police constable was on Monday freed of an unlawful wounding charge after successful mediation which led to him paying the complainant, a district constable, $400,000. Constable Ricardo Fray was also freed from a malicious destruction of...
The Jamaica Labour Party's Donovan Williams has been declared the winner in Kingston Central following the official count of votes cast in the constituency in Wednesday's general election. The preliminary count on the night of the election had...
Individuals who are experiencing trauma as a result of crime are being encouraged to seek assistance from the Ministry of Justice’s Victim Services Branch offices islandwide. Director of the Victim Services Branch, Dionne-Dawn Binns, noted that...
Human rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has urged the Dr Andrew Holness-led administration to resume the vital work on constitutional reform with strong bipartisan efforts, ensuring an inclusive and participatory process following its win...
A St Ann brother and sister have been charged for stabbing a woman during a physical confrontation, which left her hospitalised. Thirty-year-old Lionel Howell, otherwise called ‘Kemar,’ a labourer of Mammee Bay, and 33-year-old Jestice Howell,...
Several homes along Fitzgerald Avenue in the Maxfield area of St Andrew were ravaged by a fire of unknown origin on Friday afternoon. The police and the Jamaica Fire Brigade are probing the incident. The blaze started shortly after noon. Two...
A 57-year-old Gayle, St Mary man was charged on Thursday for the murder of his 71-year-old brother, who was found dead with a wound in his home in the community. Charged is Canute Clemmings, otherwise called ‘Elton,’ a labourer of Jeffrey Town...
President of the Trelawny Justices Association, Ken Grant, is calling for justices of the peace in the parish to fulfil their mandate of making routine visits to lock-ups, saying this is important to ensuring that the rights of persons in custody...
The three Haitians who were held in Angels, Spanish Town, St Catherine and later found to have overstayed their time in Jamaica have been ordered released from custody due to time served. Fedia Lizzare, Nancy Lizzare, and Liberal Schnieder on...
The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) is calling for a comprehensive and timely updating of Jamaica's voters’ list to enhance confidence in the electoral process, amid the voter turnout recorded at Wednesday's general election. The turnout was...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States States is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to two million people in poor countries by 2028, the State Department announced Thursday. Gilead Sciences had already...
Parents across Region Four are to benefit from targeted training sessions this academic year, to help strengthen literacy and numeracy skills among students, says Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday. The accident occurred near the town of...
The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) says it stands ready to work with the Government to ensure that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) receive the support they need to contribute meaningfully to Jamaica’s economic...
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has recommended that cocoa farmers with fields susceptible to frosty pod disease mitigate the threat and preserve quality by introducing disease-tolerant varieties of the crop. Director of...
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she did not meet the ethical standards required for government ministers over a recent home purchase. Rayner, who...
EAST PORTLAND: Portland resident Percival ‘Cat’ Scott, who switched allegiance to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in 2020, says he has experienced real prosperity as a result of the Andrew Holness administration. Cat, as he is called by his...
For three consecutive years, the Court of Appeal has disposed of more cases than were newly filed, according to Chief Justice Bryan Sykes. “Most recently, last year, according to our statistician, it’s 117.94 per cent, and this makes our Court of...
Persons with disabilities now have easier access to government services and learning materials through a mobile application developed with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica. The ‘I Am Able – My JCPD’ app, developed in...
