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Homes flooded in Burger Gully during heavy rain on Friday
Residents of Burger Gully in Mountain View, St Andrew, were on Friday evening seeking to dry out their homes and salvage their belongings after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the area in the afternoon. Some persons reportedly had to...
CommentsClarendon woman charged with fraudulent conversion
A Clarendon woman has been charged with fraudulent conversion after she allegedly fleeced a complainant of $150,000. She is 49-year-old Sherlyn Taylor, otherwise called ‘Sunshine’ of Hollywood Drive, Hayes in Clarendon. The Lionel Town police...
Comments- Jamaicans urged to secure their family’s future with a will
- UHWI condemns attack on nurse in road rage incident
- JFJ disappointed by the Government's plan to appeal SOE ruling
- DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request
- St Elizabeth farmers warned to take immediate action against beet armyworm infestation
‘Find a lawyer!’
Constitutional attorney John Clarke is urging Jamaicans who were detained under states of emergency (SOEs) to seek legal advice following the Constitutional Court’s declaration that the measures imposed by the Andrew Holness administration from...
CommentsRemittance alert Premium
Jamaicans in the diaspora and at home are bracing for a negative impact on the country’s people and economy should Republicans in the United States (US) House of Representatives go ahead with plans to impose a five per cent tax on remittances from...
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Strong international interest in beauty, personal care industry
Strong international interest in Jamaica’s beauty and personal care industry is one of the positive outcomes of the staging of Expo Jamaica 2025. Vice President of Exports, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sonja Linton, said that Jamaica is...
CommentsSupreme Ventures Limited hosts blood drive
On Thursday, May 8, Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) hosted its annual blood drive at the National Blood Transfusion Service on Slipe Road, Kingston. Now a highly anticipated event on the SVL calendar, the drive brought together employees, volunteers...
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Tia Clayton leads the world
TRACK AND FIELD fans at the Doha Diamond League were left seeing double in the women’s 100 metres yesterday as Tia Clayton led her sister Tina in a 1-2 finish with times of 10.92 seconds and 11.02 respectively. Great Britain’s Amy Hunt was third in...
Comments‘I’m gonna run faster’
AFTER NARROWLY missing out on the silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games last year, Jamaican sprint hurdler Rasheed Broadbell has set his eyes on the upcoming World Athletics Championships, promising fast times. Broadbell was third in the men’s...
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Jamaica’s poultry sector valued at $310b in new study
A new study commissioned by the Caribbean Poultry Association estimates that the sector contributes more than $300 billion to the Jamaica economy, and is in a position to satisfy nearly all of the demand for poultry meat locally. The socio-economic...
CommentsPM wants long term agri-supply contracts to become the norm
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging hotel operators to negotiate long-term contracts with farmers who supply them with food produce, saying it would give the farmers security to invest in their operations. “We have to get our hotels to...
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Cece Winans More Than This concert ‘a call to righteousness’
With Governor General Sir Patrick Allen as the patron, the East Lawns of King’s House as the venue, the date announced as Emancipation Day, Friday August 1, and all net proceeds going to charity, the concert headlined by gospel powerhouse Cece...
CommentsBonafide Fest delivers big on music, memories for Mother’s Day
WESTERN BUREAU: Christopher Martin lit up the stage with a fiery late-night set that proved to be worth the wait and the ticket price. Closing the inaugural Bonafide Fest at Montego Bay’s Catherine Hall Sports Complex with swagger and soul, the...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Should teachers use AI tools they forbid students to use?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Shortly after Open AI released ChatGPT to the general public on November 30, 2022, by January 2023, there were over 100 million users around the world. The search engine Bing from Microsoft was powered with Generative Pre-...
CommentsExorbitant cost of school graduation is unjustified
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express deep concern and outrage over the disturbing practice emerging in some of the public schools, where students are being asked to pay exorbitant fees – in some cases as much as $25,000 – for graduation...
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Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns’ economies. A GOP plan targets that
WASHINGTON (AP): Israel Vail’s entire life in the small western Guatemalan town of Cajolá is built off the money that his three children send home from the United States. The money from their construction jobs paid for the two-storey white home...
CommentsUS attorneys general defend birthright citizenship for Caribbean immigrants
WASHINGTON, (CMC): A coalition of 20 attorneys general says they “stand together” to defend the birthright citizenship for Caribbean and other immigrants as the United States Supreme Court Thursday heard oral arguments defending the nationwide...
CommentsA tail-wagging good time in the hills
From river dips and tasty treats to fun games and the cutest doggie outfits, Happy Tails’ Paws, Peaks n’ Picnics returned for its second staging last Saturday, offering the ideal play date for dogs and their owners. Held at Rafjam Bed and Breakfast...
GoodHeart | A life of giving earns Beryl Finegan Mother of the Year 2025 title
There is something profoundly uplifting and reassuring about a celebration honouring selflessness, sacrifice, and silent courage. That’s exactly what Ava-Gay Blair-Black envisioned when she created the Mother Of The Year competition, which is now...
Editorial | Twin national/KSAMC vote sensible
Tony Deyal | The White House – white, black or khaki?