St Catherine pastor in motor vehicle fraud case vows to make restitution

A St Catherine pastor accused of fraud involving the purchase of a motor vehicle has told the court that he intends to make restitution to the complai

Falmouth mayor appeals for public help to build new municipal office after Melissa damage

Mayor of Falmouth Collen Gager is appealing to the Trelawny business community and others to assist the municipality with the construction of a new office,

Tropical Storm Arthur, first Atlantic season, targets Gulf Coast with heavy rain

The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed on Wednesday near the Gulf Coast, bringing intense rain and the threat of dangerous flash

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal held to 1-1 draw by Congo at World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates could only manage a 1-1 draw with Congo on Wednesday in their opening World Cup match.

US probing St Elizabeth businessman in cash-smuggling case at Sangster airport; granted $2M bail

The Jamaican businessman who is facing criminal charges for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than US$270,000 into the country hidden in soap boxes

Foreigners sent to Jamaica under US deal can seek to remain, says Chang

15-y-o St Elizabeth girl charged for beating and robbing teen schoolmate

A 15-year-old student of B.B. Coke High School in Junction, St Elizabeth, has been charged with robbery with aggravation and assault occasioning bodily

Federal government seeks to halt first US reparations programme for Black people

The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States’ first reparations programme that offered Black people in a small Illinois city

Cape Verde’s Vozinha becomes Instagram sensation thanks to his saves and streamer’s push

When shown the number of Instagram followers he had gained after helping tiny Cape Verde hold off powerhouse Spain in his team’s World Cup debut, 40-year-old

PM opens new Spring Village Bridge in St Catherine

Residents of Spring Village in St Catherine now have a new bridge, which will ensure safe and reliable access to schools, jobs and emergency services,

Jamaica’s security attaché graduates from Inter-American Defense College

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tanisha Ellison, Jamaica’s security attaché at the embassy in Washington, DC, has become the first Jamaican to graduate

Pit latrines biggest risk to Jamaica’s water supply, warns Samuda

Western Bureau Matthew Samuda, minister of water, climate change and the environment, has described backyard pit latrines in high water-table communities

Hanover celebrates 2026 Rhodes Scholar

Western Bureau: Tiana Shantae Dinham, Jamaica’s 2026 Rhodes Scholar from Maryland in Hanover, was honoured at a civic ceremony in Bustamante Square in

Relief on horizon for gaming machine operators - BGLC adjusts technology compliance policy

Gaming machine operators will no longer be required to transition from Pulse technology to SAS-compliant machines within a prescribed timeframe, following

Cop charged in connection with ‘Buju’ killing offered bail

WESTERN BUREAU: Constable Andrew Wilson, the policeman charged in connection with the controversial shooting death of Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin of Granville,

$1M fine for quarantine disobedience, says St James Health Dept

WESTERN BUREAU: As the world continues to monitor the current Ebola crisis in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the St James Health Department

Golding: Diaspora should help run Jamaica, not just fund it

WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding is calling for the Jamaican Diaspora to be formally integrated into the nation’s governance structure,

Holness bats for coordinated response as organised crime takes hold in Jamaican Diaspora 

WESTERN BUREAU: Greater international cooperation in combating organised crime is being urged by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, who, yesterday, reiterated

Public official faces $200 fine after PAC no-show

 A public official, who was a no-show yesterday at a meeting of the parliamentary committee examining governance and procurement issues flagged at the

Deportee deal draws fire

The Dr Andrew Holness administration is facing pressure to justify Jamaica’s involvement in a controversial United States (US) deportee arrangement as