Jamaica has thrown its support behind two global environmental resolutions on coral reefs and sargassum seaweed, citing the country’s escalating climate-related losses, including the US$8.8-billion devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa....
The Urban Development Corporation will, for the first time, stage New Year’s Eve fireworks in Black River, St Elizabeth, and Long Bay Beach in Negril, Westmoreland, two parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, to uplift Jamaicans in the west....
The People’s National Party (PNP) has praised its members and Clarendon councillor Scean Barnswell and his wife for their "swift, courageous, and heroic" action that led to the rescue of a six-year-old girl abducted from her school on Tuesday....
The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) and the National Water Commission (NWC) will waive charges for customers who have been without service since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on October 28. The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR...
(AP) - An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a local rescue worker and independent media reports on Thursday. About 80...
The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) and partners have announced the completion of the Starbucks YUTE Work II programme, which provided life skills and employability training to 53 young people from vulnerable communities. The eight-month...
In a time when many young people struggle to balance academics with financial pressures, one determined baker is proving that passion, creativity and perseverance can open doors to opportunity. Armed with a small kitchen, a love of baking and a...
THE SEVENTH session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) is now underway in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. UNEA-7 brings together Ministers of Environment, intergovernmental organisations, multilateral environmental agreements, UN system entities...
The Kiwanis Club of North St Andrew (KCNSA) has completed a transitional hostel for orphaned young men at the Matthew 25:40 Boys’ Home, run by Mustard Seed Communities in Kingston. Once a termite-ridden block in disrepair, the facility has been...
WITH THE global cost of climate-induced extreme weather events in the past two decades estimated at US$143 billion per year, the world’s climate tab is growing. “Costs have increased exponentially over the last five years, and cumulative costs from...
THE LATEST publication of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) has identified “five interconnected solution pathways” to achieve transformation it describes as being necessary for human and environmental health and survival, amid the onslaught of...
The Portmore Chorale once again lit up the stage with a performance blending vocal mastery, spiritual depth and the vibrant cultural energy that has defined the ensemble for four decades. This year’s concert, staged as a 40th anniversary gift,...
Olympia Gallery, at 202 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, is one of Jamaica’s best-known art spaces, with works always on sale. The gallery is housed in a distinctive building designed by Jamaican engineer, builder, art patron and artist A.D. Scott. It...
This is the first in a series highlighting the impact of Hurricane Melissa on the Bluefields Organic Farm and Haven View Villas and Spa , an eco-tourism facility operated by Keith R Wedderburn in Westmoreland. In Cherry Hill, overlooking the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using US forces to take control of a merchant...
The police have charged a man accused of entering the vehicle of a motorist who had stopped to give passage to another driver, and then robbing him of money and other valuables. Osaka Gillespie, 38, of Mark Lane, Kingston, was on Tuesday charged...
Thirty two deaths remain under investigation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa’s passage in October. Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, reported that the confirmed...
A St Catherine judge today refused bail to a man charged with larceny for allegedly selling a car he had rented, after it was revealed that he has several convictions for larceny. The court was informed that the accused, 46-year-old Marlon Chung...
Cabinet has approved amendments to the Income Tax Act to facilitate a regime that allows for a non-taxable treatment of disaster relief honorarium made by employers to employees during periods in which a declaration of disaster has been issued....
