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New Hanover custos charged to mobilise JPs in transforming communities
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has charged Custos Rotulorum of Hanover, Lennox Anderson-Jackson, to mobilise the Justices of the Peace (JPs) within the parish to play a more active and transformative role in their communities. These roles,...
CommentsNationwide protests begin against Trump's immigration crackdown and health care cuts
CHICAGO (AP) — Protests and events against President Donald Trump's controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people have started Thursday at more than 1,600 locations around the...
Comments- Fake cabbie to spend 11 years in prison for rape and other crimes
- Five US immigrants deported to Eswatini being held in solitary confinement
- JHTA sounds alarm on inadequate emergency services in Negril
- INDECOM probing police killing of three men in St Catherine
- Vybz Kartel arrives in Montego Bay ahead of Sumfest coronation
Rural Express on the way
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to launch a Rural Express Service offering premium travel on long-haul direct routes from the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew to various locations across the islad for an introductory fare of...
Comments2029 completion date targeted for redeveloped Nat’l Stadium
Construction of a redesigned National Stadium in Kingston is slated to get under way next year for completion in 2029. The redeveloped stadium, which will include seating for 37,500 patrons (an increase over the current 35,000), 90 per cent roof...
Comments- Holness urges Jamaicans to ‘take a positive view on life’ in journey to prosperity
- Scott-Mottley: New PNP administration would reopen constitutional reform process
- Shaquian Maxwell, Robertha McKenzie the top PEP students in St James East Central
- Committal order quashed after legal blunder in murder case
NDTC’s opening night, benefit performance for JamCoders
The highly anticipated National Dance Theatre Company’s 63rd Season will open on Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m. with a benefit performance for JamCoders computer science Summer Camp. Delivered through partnerships and administered by the Department of...
CommentsConstruction set to start on Harmony Cove
Construction is to get under way on the long-awaited Harmony Cove resort immediately after a groundbreaking exercise later this month, bringing tangibility to the US$1-billion luxury project more than 20 years after it was first announced by former...
Comments- TCI’s deputy premier calls for Caribbean Rotary unity, youth empowerment
- Brown Burke urges teachers to vote PNP to help ‘rescue Jamaica’
- PNP Women’s Movement president urges women not to vote for George Wright
- Corporate Hands | PSTEB receives 115 tablets from ITA to boost digital crash data collection
ONE SHOT
FOLLOWING BOTCHED exchanges at the World Relays and failure to achieve the automatic qualifying mark for the Tokyo World Championships, Jamaica’s male sprinters will make another attempt this Saturday at the London Diamond League in their bid to...
Comments‘I am no stranger to the US Open’
RICHARD STONE, the first fighter to win back-to-back Night of Champions International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) World Championship titles at the International Sports Karate Association (ISKA) United States Open, returns to the main tournament for...
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Tesla débuts in India at nearly twice the price
Tesla Inc opened its first showroom in India on Tuesday, marking the electric vehicle maker’s long-anticipated début in the world’s third-biggest automotive market. Located in the Bandra-Kurla Complex, an upscale business centre in the financial...
CommentsKingston Wharves acquires large stake in Cargo Handlers
Port operator Kingston Wharves Limited has acquired a substantial stake in port services company Cargo Handlers Limited, CHL, and has an option to purchase additional shares, but says its future plans don’t include a takeover of the Montego Bay-...
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DJ Gabby aims to shake up Global Fête
When Reggae Sumfest 2025 hits Montego Bay this summer, all eyes will be on the stage as artistes turn up the heat. One of those heating things up from the booth is DJ Gabby – real name Gabrielle Davis – who’s carving out her own lane in a...
CommentsMasicka ready for Sumfest
After delivering consecutive superlative performances at BRT Weekend in the United States (US) and the legendary Wireless Festival in the United Kingdom, dancehall heavyweight Masicka is set to bring the same high energy to the Reggae Sumfest stage...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Call to action: Do what we did not
THE EDITOR, Madam: Dear young people of Jamaica, I want to begin by apologising for our failure to build a country where you can bloom: academically, financially, socially, and spiritually. We dreamed of a better Jamaica but never demanded it....
CommentsAssault on trial by jury
THE EDITOR, Madam: Trial by jury, once seen as sacrosanct, is now the victim of sustained assault. Observing youthful exuberance, my grandmother would often chime in, “young bud no know storm”. I recall in 1983 when I represented some members of...
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Jamaican among deportees to African kingdom of Eswatini
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP): The United States has sent five immigrants it says were convicted of serious crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the US Department of Homeland Security confirmed, in an expansion of the Trump administration’s...
CommentsLabour minister resigns after her suggestion beggars were pretending sparked backlash
HAVANA (AP): A Cuban minister who sparked criticism after saying that there are no beggars in Cuba, only people disguised as such, resigned Tuesday. Cuba’s Presidency said in a post on X that Minister of Labour and Social Security Marta Elena Feitó...
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Something Extra | Thursday
The whimsical atmosphere stretched into Saturday for the second staging of The Book Fairy Festival, where literary fanatics gathered and imaginations came alive. All the fairy dust led to The Jamaica Pegasus, home to purple couch chats; audiobooks...
Something Extra | Wednesday
Trendzy by Ackeilia’s Coconut Runway Show made a splash in St Andrew over the weekend, where fashion met festivity in a celebration of all things summer. The event unveiled a sizzling lineup of swim and resortwear, plus an athleisure drop with Body...
What’s on the menu at Nikki’s Kitchen?
Six months after lighting the stoves inside Dulce Lounge at 22 Barbican Road, Nikki’s Kitchen is stoking heightened interest. Naturally, the eatery’s proprietor, Nicola Whitelocke, feels optimistic about the good word of mouth now making the rounds...
CommentsPerform finds new rhythm with Tempo Café
When a great vibe and melody are paired with food, there’s no telling where the flavours will take you. Tempo Café, the refreshed eatery formerly known as Perform, aims to strike a new chord in St Andrew’s dining scene. “We have a deep passion for...
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Editorial | Partnership for athletics
Basil Jarrett | We need more soldiers in the classroom and in the streets (But not for the reasons you think)