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Oberlin schoolboy injured by schoolmate in Lawrence Tavern Square
A male student of Oberlin High School was today rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital after being hit in the head with a piece of metal by a schoolmate in Lawrence Tavern Square in St Andrew. The injured boy reportedly lost consciousness. He...
CommentsPM Holness to address Delaware State University graduation
Prime Minister Andrew Holness will on Friday deliver the commencement address at Delaware State University in the United States. President of the university Dr Tony Allen said this was the first time in the university's 132-year history that a...
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‘Wi did see dis a come’
There will be no roadblocks and ‘we want justice’ outrage for the death of four males, including a 17-year-old, whose lives fatally ended during an alleged gun battle with the police in Kingston yesterday morning. The usual demonstrations...
CommentsJCPC to introduce ‘review of merits appeal’ rule
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), Jamaica’s apex court, is set to introduce a ‘review of merits appeal’ rule, a major development that will effectively reduce the number of cases brought by appellants from jurisdictions it serves...
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Essex Hall residents want water pumping system
Since January, Sonia Fuller, a retired teacher, has been forking out $5,000 every three weeks to pay truckers to bring water to her house. Fuller lives in Essex Hall in West Rural St Andrew and, about 15 minutes from her house, runs the New River...
Comments‘Maths is in my DNA!’
CAMEKA INGRAM knew very early in life that she wanted to be a teacher, and specifically a teacher of mathematics. Her favourite childhood memories are of playing shop with her friends and selling them pretend items. “I would put soil in bags and...
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‘We did all we could’
THE JAMAICA Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), in congratulating the relay teams that qualified for the Olympics in Paris this summer, has also made it clear the organisation did not take the World Relays, from which the quartets achieved...
CommentsMalta backs PFJL in support of U17 development programme
THE PROFESSIONAL Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL), in partnership with Malta, yesterday launched its Under-17 development programme at the UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence. The pilot programme, which will see four teams – Arnett...
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FTX to refund most customers less than two years after catastrophic crypto collapse
FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that. FTX said in a court filing late Tuesday that it owes about US$11.2...
CommentsIFC backs Portland Fund III in second fundraising round Premium
The IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, plans to invest US$15 million and provide technical support in the ongoing second round of funding for Portland Caribbean Fund III, managed by Portland Private Equity. The IFC investment...
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Remone Watson heads to St Kitts Music Festival
Remone Watson, the 2023 ‘Digicel Rising Stars’ (DRS) winner, is one of the acts on the upcoming St Kitts Music Festival, and he couldn’t be happier. “This is the biggest show outside of Jamaica for me,” the 21-year-old singer shared...
CommentsKai Cenat's riot charges dropped after he apologises and pays for Union Square mayhem
NEW YORK (AP) — Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against online streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologise for luring thousands of fans to New York's Union Square last year, prosecutors said. Cenat, 22,...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Jamaica’s detection systems worked
THE EDITOR, Madam: There has been much talk about an aircraft which came to Jamaica with persons who were refused landed status by the Passport, Citizenship and Immigration Agency (PICA). As someone in the travel industry, I am seeing growing...
Comments... Is this customer service?
THE EDITOR, Madam: I just read the response from Ms Coke (Director Customer Experience...
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Conservatives jumping ship?
LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused on Wednesday of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. In a stunning...
CommentsRegion still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms
PORTO ALEGRE (AP): Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents refused to leave belongings behind while others returned to evacuated homes despite...
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Something Extra | Thursday
Ushering in education week with style and panache, Broken Plate Restaurant in partnership with Amplify Studios, the Book Industry Association of Jamaica and GrassROOTS Community Foundation on Sunday centred literacy with Books ‘N Brunch. Kicking...
Odette Nelson’s fight against ischaemic heart disease
On Valentine’s Day, the day that was designed to celebrate love, Odette Nelson came face-to-face with tragic circumstances. She describes the details of that devastating day that later led to her diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease. “I was at...
La Fiesta provides festive cultural, culinary experience
Last weekend Kingston’s Latin and Latin-loving community came alive to relish in Cinco De Mayo celebrations. Likewise, Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen (JFDK) on Friday had their second staging of La Fiesta, a street food festival commemorating the...
CommentsSpur Tree Spices shakes things up with the launch of new look
Specially invited guests were in a celebratory mood last week for the official launch of Spur Tree Spices’ new product lines, when they received an unexpected visitor during the official proceedings. Eyes glared as the room shook to alarming...
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Editorial | More than Negril’s crisis
Basil Jarrett | Is marriage useless in 2024?