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The St Catherine fugitive who is wanted for murder in the United States and had been hiding in Jamaica since 2006 was today remanded in custody when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Kenroy 'Sharkie' Hardie will...
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The Supreme Court has dismissed a claim by IT firm GeoTech Vision for state-owned e-Learning Jamaica Company to pay more than US$100 million for terminating a contract to supply over 19,000 tablets to schools in 2019. e-Learning won its...
On the heels of a recent travel advisory issued for Jamaica by the US State Department, Tourism Minister Edmond Bartlett is headed to the North American country to seek to assure travellers that the island is a "safe, secure and seamless...
Two Kingston men have been charged for the May 13 murder of 39-year-old vendor Shelton Watson, on Main Street in Highgate, St Mary. They are 30-year-old vendor, Dushane Gentles, of Q Lane, Kingston 13, and 37-year-old...
Chairman of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation Norman Scott is highlighting the need for insurance for market vendors following the recent fires in the parish. Twenty stalls were gutted during a suspected arson at the Linstead Market on...
A new classroom block is to be constructed at Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester. This follows Cabinet's approval of a $184-million contract to C&D Construction and Engineering Limited for the undertaking. Minister...
The People's National Party (PNP) has announced the appointment of Dr Andre Haughton to the Opposition shadow cabinet. Haughton, who is the party's caretaker for West Central St James, has been named Opposition spokesman on...
Spirits were high at Bridgeport High School in St Catherine yesterday, following a stakeholder meeting for the construction of a new block at the school; which is slated to begin construction in a few days. Representatives from the Ministry of...
A St Andrew construction worker who reportedly confessed to the murder of his girlfriend, following an argument over his refusal to provide money for his child with another woman, was on Tuesday denied bail in the Home Circuit Court. Kevin Seymour...
GLOBAL SERVICE provider Sagility officially opened its fifth facility on Tuesday at Angels in St Catherine, which will provide employment for than 1,200 more Jamaicans. They will add to the more than 3,600 persons who are already engaged at four...
A NEW, specialised police operational base is to be established in Montego Hills, St James, which will provide enhanced security and improved response time for residents in the community and surrounding areas. Commissioner of Police Major General...
DURING A June 6 visit to Spot Valley High School in Montego Bay, US Army General Laura Richardson, Commander, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), announced the donation of three state-of-the-art multifunction printers and three advanced-technology...
A total of 70 projects were approved for implementation in 55 constituencies and nine municipalities under the Urban Renewal and Development Programme during fiscal year 2022-23. Additionally, six projects were approved for execution in two zones...
NORTHERN CARIBBEAN University (NCU) continues its mission to save the lives of many Jamaicans by training an army of volunteers in basic bleeding control (B-CON) techniques. Bleeding is the number one cause of death in most traffic accidents and...
THERE IS a call for Jamaicans to leverage technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as a powerful tool for social mobility and national development. Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams, who made the call at the recent...
A windshield wiper who had been in custody since June 2015 for gun murder, but was freed on Tuesday, said he will be turning over his life to Christ and will be getting baptised soon. Mark Curtis, 28, who was charged for murder, as well as making...
