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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks, addressing the launch of the Christiana Digital Addressing Pilot Project at the Christiana Po
02 Nov, 2026 0

Digital addressing pilot rolls out in Christiana, Manchester

Some 4,700 buildings and residences in Christiana have been assigned unique digital addresses, as the Digital Addressing Pilot Project rolls out in the Manchester town. The initiative, which is a…
FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
02 Nov, 2026 0

Jamaican man among Caribbean nationals nabbed by ICE in nationwide crackdown on voter fraud

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says Caribbean nationals, including a Jamaican man, are among several foreign nationals arrested or investigated in…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Dana Morris Dixon (centre), having a light moment with students as they discuss healthy food choices at the National School Nutrition Policy Certification Ceremony held at Bartons Primary and Infant
02 Nov, 2026 0

Gov’t injects over $9 billion in school nutrition

The Government is investing more than $9 billion in school nutrition, as part of efforts to improve children’s health, strengthen educational outcomes and promote healthy eating habits across the…
Law enforcement respond to a plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, Sunday, November 1, 2026.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida, all 9 on board died

A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighbourhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes near a busy roadway. Everyone on board was…
 Miss Jamaica World 2026 Matea Mahal Smith.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Matea Mahal Smith is Miss Jamaica World 2026

Matea Mahal Smith has been crowned Miss Jamaica World 2026, emerging from a pool of 23 contestants. The 24-year-old aspiring doctor, who wore the Miss Aveeno sash, was named the winner at the grand…
International dub poet Malachi Smith
02 Nov, 2026 0

Poetry tour to promote resilience among students

The importance of self-worth, self-esteem and personal resilience will be the focus of a two-week poetry tour of Jamaican schools, beginning today. The ninth staging of the Jamaica Poets Nomadic…
Tivoli Gardens’ Mickel Graham (left) celebrates scoring the equaliser against Arnett Gardens in a Legend Jamaica Premier League football game at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex yesterday.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Garden party ends in stalemate

Mickel Graham’s 88th-minute strike earned hosts Tivoli Gardens a share of the points in the ‘Clash of the Gardens’ against Arnett Gardens in their Legend Jamaica Premier League (LJPL) encounter at the…
Portmore United’s Jevaughn Grant (right) tries to lob Montego Bay United’s substitute goalkeeper Vino Barclett during their Legend Jamaica Premier League game at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay yesterday.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Ten-man roadblock - Champions Portmore forced to come from behind to earn MoBay draw

Defending champions Portmore United came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw against Montego Bay United (MBU) in their Legend Jamaica Premier League encounter at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay…
Twenty-two-year-old bartender Shaquille Borris Sproul.
02 Nov, 2026 0

PARTY TRAGEDY - Bartender’s death at Halloween festival leaves family, friends seeking answers

The family of 22-year-old bartender Shaquille Borris Sproul said it is considering taking legal action against the organisers of the SCREAM Halloween Festival following his death while working at the…