Jamaica today was among 143 countries that voted in favour of a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly for the Security Council to reconsider the application of Palestine for membership of the United Nations (UN). Recognising...
The National Land Agency (NLA) now says it received permission to remove a mandatory international certification for a senior post to which a former advisor to a Cabinet minister was appointed. The NLA's response today came two weeks...
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says it is regrettable that Opposition Leader Mark Golding has instructed opposition representatives on the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) not to sign off on the committee...
The police are reporting that a man on Thursday night managed to disarm one of two gunmen who attempted to rob him along Spanish Town Road in Kingston. The loaded firearm, a nine millimetre pistol with an attached magazine containing eight 9mm...
Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie says a total of $53 million is to be provided to municipal corporations for Labour Day activities. McKenzie, in a media release today, said he was moved to address the issue arising from a media report...
The police have charged a man for the shooting of another who was sitting in a car along Barbican Road in St Andrew. Charged with wounding with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon, using a firearm to commit a felony is 39-year-old Collin...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has defended his government's decision to ban the consumption of alcohol at funerals, says the issue “has become quite terrible...
A 54-year-old man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision in Grants Pen district, St Thomas, on Thursday. He is Donovan Omeally of Grants Pen district. The Yallahs police say about 7:45 p.m.,...
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — Powerful storms left thousands without electricity Friday in Florida and other Southeastern states, where damaging winds toppled trees onto homes and power lines following days of deadly severe weather that...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has denied reports on social media that “an examination paper” has been leaked. In a statement, CXC said it “has been made aware of...
Investigators in the St Catherine North police division have now identified the victim of a fatal shooting two days ago, in Banbury district in the parish, as 35-year-old Rikal Hunter of Cheesefield district, St Catherine. About 7 p....
The Court of Appeal has set aside the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment imposed in 2018 on former Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier Craig Dubidah for rape. A sentence of 14 years and six months was instead imposed and he...
The street in front of the Jamaican Consulate in Manhattan, New York, is now the scene of a demonstration and counter-protest by members of the Jamaican Diaspora. One demonstration is organised by the Jamaica Diaspora Crime Intervention and...
Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, has instructed opposition representatives on the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) not to sign off on the committee's report until concerns he has raised about the reform process are resolved. The...
NEW YORK, CMC – Immigration advocates have condemned a proposed new rule that they say will significantly impact Caribbean and other asylum seekers. The new rules were published on Thursday by the United States Department of Homeland Security...
GENEVA (AP) — Years after the coronavirus pandemic triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, countries are still struggling to come up with an agreed-upon plan for how the world might respond to the...
Step back in time to May 1964 with these captivating snapshots capturing the firepower demonstration by the Jamaica Regiment. From the precision of a 3.5-inch rocket launcher to the wielding of a Bren light machine gun.
Señor Antonio Ortiz-Mena, alongside his wife and the board of directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), hosted a lavish reception at the Sheraton-Kingston Hotel on Wednesday night, honouring participants and members of the...
At the age of 36, Bob Marley succumbed to cancer after a valiant battle that began during his last concert tour in the United States. Despite undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Bavaria, Germany, his health deteriorated rapidly, leading to...
Resident Magistrate Errington George Green will serve as Jamaica's inaugural Ombudsman. The post was established to investigate citizen complaints regarding administrative abuses, marking its debut in Jamaica. The announcement, issued by the...