The new Little London Police Station in Westmorland was officially opened today. The upgraded facility replaces the previous station, which was destroyed by fire. The structure was also recently impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Among other things...
Businessman Nicholas Morgan, who is charged on allegations of collecting over $8 million from several persons and failing to deliver on motor vehicles, today had his $1.6 million bail cut in half in the St Catherine Parish Court as he seeks to...
Eyes are being set for a return to rafting on the Martha Brae River in Falmouth, Trelawny following displacement caused by Hurricane Melissa. Businessman Johnny Gourzong, the owner of River Raft Limited, which operates the Rafting on the Martha...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status. He is blaming...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has dispatched its second tranche of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The shipment, coordinated by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), departed on Thursday...
The Government is exploring the prospect of using more than 1,000 containers currently sitting idle at the Port of Kingston as possible temporary housing solutions for persons affected by Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Energy, Transport and...
The UK Guardian is reporting that a Jamaican woman and her British husband have been left disappointed after the Home Office rejected a visa application for their eight-year-old daughter. They had hoped to bring their child to the UK, as she...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Belize on Thursday sought to assure the public that the water supply in the country is safe for drinking, even as it acknowledged recent public concerns regarding the detection of E....
LONDON (AP) — The British government welcomed the news Thursday that net migration in the United Kingdom, the difference between those moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more than two-thirds in the year to June, but...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has handed over $10 million worth of walk-behind tractors and earth augers to support farmers working on arable lands and in...
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a $10-billion M5 Business Recovery Programme to support businesses that have been disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Managing Director, DBJ, Dr David Lowe, provided details of the...
The People’s National Party (PNP) has extended congratulations to the New Democratic Party and Prime Minister-designate Dr Godwin Friday on their victory in the general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Friday's New Democratic Party...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has issued his strongest warning yet in the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s catastrophic impact, declaring that “nowhere in Jamaica is safe anymore” and announcing an emergency national...
SAN JUAN (AP): Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced Wednesday that he has authorised the US government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking. For a limited time,...
WESTERN BUREAU For thousands of Jamaicans, the warmth of Christmas will be more than a memory this year. Hurricane Melissa, now recorded as the most violent storm ever to strike the island, has left families facing not only structural ruin but...
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will require publishers to produce accessible texts, including braille and large print, registrar Dr Wayne Wesley said Monday. Speaking at a World Intellectual Property Organization workshop in Port of Spain...
York Castle High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, is preparing to cut ties with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and run fully on solar power within weeks, with help from its alumni association. Principal Raymon Treasure said the school had been...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has extended "warm congratulations" to Dr Godwin Friday on his party's electoral victory in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Friday's New Democratic Party (NDP) secured victory in Thursday's election, defeating the...
The Government has announced that the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Virtual Concert held on Sunday raised more than $65 million towards the national Hurricane Melissa relief programme. The fundraiser took place on Sunday and was broadcast on...
A 71-year-old man died from tetanus in Westmoreland after a nail punctured his foot in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The Ministry of Health is also investigating another case of tetanus in St Elizabeth, also arising from a nail puncture...
The operators of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston have advised that the runway at the facility will be temporarily closed this evening to facilitate a critical element of the airport's Runway End Safety Area (RESA)...
The Standing Committee of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has decided to cancel the party's annual conference in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The JLP's Communication Taskforce Chairman, Abka Fitz-Henley, says the decision is...
The police in St Catherine have charged the 53-year-old man who was taken into custody after the decomposing body of his 80-year-old mother was found with stab wounds inside their home. Charged with murder is Paolo Grant of Cheesefield district...
Sections of the community of Corletts Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine are tense arising from the shooting death of a 60-year-old resident this morning. The deceased has been identified as Alphanso Samuel McDonald otherwise called ‘Boo’....
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton on Thursday reported that assessments of water supply systems in areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa have found that the majority of the facilities show satisfactory levels of safe water for...
