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Launch host Susan Simes joins T.A.I.L Connection founders Dr Courtney and Suzette Faulknor and Courtnae Faulknor, PRO, for a celebratory moment after the launch of the relationship initiative on Sunday, August 23
Published 9 hours ago by Keisha Hill

T.A.I.L. Connection encourages couples to invest in love before the crisis

More than 30 couples from Jamaica and the diaspora have already registered for T.A.I.L. Connection, a new relationship and marriage initiative encouraging couples to become more intentional about…
Betty-Ann Mason
Updated 3 hours ago

Turning personal experience into purpose - A Jamaican nurse’s fight against diabetes

Growing up in Portmore, St Catherine, Betty-Ann Mason always knew she wanted a career in healthcare. Today, the Jamaica-born nurse is making a difference thousands of miles from home as a diabetes…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
Published 13 hours ago

57-y-o Linstead man with 28 convictions pleads guilty to simple larceny, remanded for sentencing

A 57-year-old St Catherine man who has a long criminal history, including 28 convictions, today pleaded guilty to stealing items from a house. Lorenzo Edwards, who is of a Linstead address, was…
FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building, March 18, 2022, in Schoenefeld near Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Published 14 hours ago

Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission and 22 US states filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday, claiming that it defrauded advertising customers. The lawsuit, filed in the…
National Safe Schools Coordinator, Sergeant Andrew Williams, speaking on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) ‘Force for Good’ Podcast on August 30.
Updated 14 hours ago

Students encouraged to report cases of bullying

National Safe Schools Coordinator, Sergeant Andrew Williams, is encouraging students who are being bullied at school to report the issue to a responsible adult. “I’m a product of the safe school…
A school official checks students' temperatures as they enter school, on the first day of the new school year amid the Ebola virus outbreak, in Ituri, Congo, Tuesday, Sept.1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)
Published 15 hours ago

Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicentre despite concerns from parents and teachers

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — A new academic year began across Congo on Tuesday despite concerns by parents and teachers that the country’s Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter. The…
Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages and Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Andrea Purkiss.
Published 16 hours ago

Opposition presses Government over soaring airfares to Jamaica, fall in arrivals

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has called for the Government to detail its plans to stem the decline in visitor arrivals as well as the soaring cost of air travel to Jamaica. In a…
Footballer Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards has joined A-F-C Wimbledon on a season-long loan from Chelsea
Published 17 hours ago

Footballer Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards joins AFC Wimbledon on loan from Chelsea

Jamaican international footballer Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards has joined English League One club AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan from Chelsea. The club made the announcement today. Richards says…
Police and firefighters at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, where a section of a building collapsed, killing a man and injuring another on September 1, 2026.
Published 17 hours ago

One dead, another injured after section of building collapses at Balcombe Drive Primary

At least one man is dead and another seriously wounded after a section of a building at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, collapsed on them. An alleged…