The Ministry of Education and Youth will be redoubling its efforts to curb violence in schools, using a multiplicity of strategies. Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, said these interventions will be guided by the Safety and Security Policy....
As the new school year is set to begin in early September, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging the public to look out for children who are travelling alone. Head of the JCF's Social Media team, Sergeant Kayla Keane, noted that there...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is again calling on persons not to make prank calls to the 119-emergency number. Manager of the JCF's Call Centre, Tania Ricketts, said that within a one-minute period, the police receive at least five prank...
The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that students across Jamaica maintained a high level of performance in the May/June 2024 sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, said...
The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that 902 of the island's 1,009 schools will be ready for the start of the 2024/25 academic year on September 2, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, made the...
Three men have been charged with the brutal rape and murder of 15-year-old Jamelia Cole, and the violent assault of three of her female relatives during a horrific attack at their home in Trelawny in August last year.
The St Andrew police have charged 29-year-old mason Fitzroy Taylor, also known as ‘Kenroy,’ in connection with last week's murder of a 36-year-old welder at his home in Red Hills in the parish.
Twenty-one-year-old Ajay Demetrius, a chef from St Ann, has been charged over the stabbing of a man during a fight at a hotel in Trelawny on August 21.
The European Union says Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has still “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he won July’s elections. The statement came days after the country’s Supreme Court backed the government’s disputed claims of victory.
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it called a preemptive strike to avert a large Hezbollah rocket and missile attack.
Pharmacy chain Fontana has reportedly pulled magic mushrooms from its shelves, hours after the ministry of Health and Wellness said it did not approve the sale of the drugs locally. In-store visits by The Gleaner on Friday revealed the...
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it has not approved psilocybin mushroom-containing products for use on the Jamaican market, noting the drug and its byproducts "can be dangerous to one’s health".
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) marked a historic first at the Official Release of Results Ceremony in the Commonwealth of Dominica on Tuesday with the launch of the electronic preliminary slip or e-Preslip....
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro's claims that he won last month's presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian cleaning crew was today rappelling in the shadow of one of the world's most famous sites: Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue. Wearing harnesses and using ropes tied to the balustrade around...
A physical education teacher at a St Catherine high school who was accused of sexually touching and kissing a 14-year-old student has been acquitted of indecent assault and sexual touching. The 27-year-old physical education teacher was freed of...
