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....
Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.03 to sell for $152.32 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.04 to sell for $158.93. Automotive diesel oil...
Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby says the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has been forced to fund salary expenses that are the responsibility of the central Government, leaving a burden on the already cash-strapped municipal...
A $1-million discount granted by a bidder to the Houses of Parliament, which later awarded the firm a $24-million contract, undermined the “integrity and transparency” of the procurement process, an audit report has concluded. Further, the report...
Four persons were arrested this morning as part of an investigation into the alleged theft of over $80 million from the National Commercial Bank (NCB). The operation involved personnel from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (...
Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.03 to sell for $152.32 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.04 to sell for $158.93. Automotive diesel oil...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has challenged Chinese contractors to use their expertise to help Jamaica build affordable housing, saying the country cannot celebrate luxury construction while thousands of families remain without roofs after...
Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has announced that each division of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has been allocated $2.5 million towards an employment-generation programme for December. Swaby said he has directed the City...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that it is actively investigating recent reports of real estate fraud being perpetrated against persons who have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on December 8,...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Montego Bay has undergone a dramatic public-safety turnaround, arguing that sustained reductions in crime are essential for the town to fulfil its economic promise. “We have transformed public safety,...
Alleged robbers were stopped in their tracks by the police in the gated community of Phoenix Park Village, Phase 3, in Portmore, St Catherine this afternoon. One of the men was shot dead, while his crony escaped. The police reportedly recovered a...
Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby says the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has been forced to fund salary expenses that are the responsibility of the central Government, leaving a burden on the already cash-strapped municipal...
A vehicle from the fleet at the Houses of Parliament (HoP) was used for unofficial purposes by the facilities and operations manager, in breach of Government policy, a report from the Auditor General's Department (AuGD) has revealed. The vehicle...
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says there is no proposal for any additional public funds beyond the US$150 million (J$24 billion) loan provided to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to fast-track electricity restoration following Hurricane...
Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:04 PM
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has met its December 10 target of restoring electricity to 95 per cent of customers in St Mary and Portland by the first week of December, and to 75 per cent of customers across Manchester, Clarendon...
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has announced a 20 per cent discount on fees linked to structures used at entertainment events. The measure is aimed at easing pressure on promoters and other stakeholders in the...
Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 11:22 AM
Cabinet has ordered the cancellation of Christmas parties across government as recovery following the passage of Hurricane Melissa takes priority. The decision comes in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, which struck the...
No arrest has yet been made in Canada in connection with the multimillion-dollar December 3 theft of a trailer containing dozens of barrels of clothes, food, tools and generators intended for hurricane relief in Jamaica. Responding to queries...
Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 10:24 AM
Two communities in St Ann are mourning the deaths of two senior citizens whose bodies were found in advanced stages of decomposition on Tuesday. The deceased are 75-year-old farmer Arthur Bennett of Caledonia district and 72-year-old retiree...
Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 10:05 AM
Nearly eighty years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined what every person needs to survive and thrive. It was a philosophical and political breakthrough – and it has been the bedrock of our global community ever since. Human...
