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Update|Robert Prevost elected first American pope in history, now Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took...
CommentsMan killed in crash in St Elizabeth
A motorist on Wednesday died after his car crashed and overturned in Brompton, St Elizabeth. He has been identified as 32-year-old Kimarley Rowe of Killmurray district in Brompton. Reports are that around 10:15 a.m., Rowe was driving a Nissan AD...
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Baby shortage Premium
Birth deliveries at the country’s largest maternity facility, Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), have tumbled from more than 500 last year to just over 300, a startling shift that confirms a national decline in childbirth. Sister Dawn Williams Gordon...
CommentsAttorney claims child jailed after withholding cell phone password Premium
A 12-year-old boy is alleged to have been jailed overnight by cops in Trelawny after he refused to comply with their demand for the password to his cell phone. That’s the claim from the attorney for the child’s family. The series of incidents began...
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Ray Au’Clair Studio to host batik workshop in St Ann Premium
ON SATURDAY, May 24, Ray Au’Clair Jadire Studio in Lydford, St Ann will be hosting two batik-making (dying) workshops, one from 9 a.m. to noon, and the other from 1 to 4 p.m. Prospective participants may choose one or the other session. The...
CommentsAdopt-a-Clinic programme generates over $220m in support
WESTERN BUREAU: Courtney Cephas, executive director of the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation, says that Jamaica’s primary healthcare sector has received an impressive $220 million in support under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Adopt...
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DIFFERENT BALL GAME
MONTEGO BAY United coach Paul ‘Tegat’ Davis says facing Tivoli Gardens in the first leg of their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) quarter-final at Sabina Park this evening at 6 p.m. will provide a completely different test to the previous times the...
CommentsJamaica gears up for drone soccer World Cup
DRONE SOCCER is a rapidly emerging sport that Jamaica seems set to be right at the helm of. Team Jamaica is gearing up to represent the island at the 2025 Federation of International Drone Soccer Association (FIDA) Drone Soccer World Cup in South...
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China rolls out more stimulus, agrees to trade talks with the US
China announced a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from the US trade war, as the two sides prepared for talks later this week. Beijing’s central bank governor and other top financial officials outlined plans Wednesday to...
CommentsGraceKennedy piloting new organic fertiliser
GraceKennedy Limited is currently piloting a new organic fertiliser, which makes use of waste generated from its agro park operation in St Elizabeth. David Crum-Ewing, operations executive at GK Foods...
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‘Spiritual Resistance’ to open GATFFEST 2025 June 1
A record-breaking 16 Jamaican short films will be showcased at this year’s GATFFEST, which positions itself as Jamaica’s premier community film event. Now celebrating its 13th staging, the film festival runs from June 1–8 in Kingston, and is...
CommentsSean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial jury to be finalised on Friday
NEW YORK (AP): The jury in the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs isn’t expected to be finalised until Friday, two days later than expected. Judge Arun Subramanian granted a request by lawyers Wednesday for extra time to...
CommentsLetter of the Day | What happens after Read Across Jamaica Day?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Many students view reading as punitive. Our methods of socialisation both in the home and at school have greatly contributed to this negative perception of reading. Students’ unenthusiastic opinions of reading have been...
CommentsJFJ must defend its role
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am very disappointed with Michael Abrahams’ column on Tuesday concerning the public image of the Jamaicans for Justice lobby (JFJ). Just as they did, and do with INDECOM, this government has been attacking JFJ viciously...
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‘An act of war’
ISLAMABAD (AP): India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and claimed it downed several Indian fighter jets. The...
CommentsTrump, Carney face off in Oval Office
WASHINGTON (AP): US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office on Tuesday and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust...
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Something Extra | Thursday
The AC Hotel Kingston played host to the highly anticipated Miss Universe Jamaica Elimination Show on Sunday, where poised and passionate young women vied for a coveted spot in the national competition. Contestants brought their A-game to the...
Breast cancer survivor uses carnival to raise awareness
Last Sunday, as revellers came together for Carnival in Jamaica Road March, breast cancer warrior and carnival veteran Lisa Farrer was spotted among those eagerly anticipating the season. But for her, this march was about more than celebration, it...
A Taste of Art returns with regency, romance and cake Premium
All is fair in love and cake, for there was no battle of the bakers. It was, as they say, a celebration of creativity, artistry, femininity, playful intrigue and masterful storytelling. Dearest gentle readers, may we introduce you to the sweetest...
CommentsSavour and Sip aims to make stylish, tasty toast to motherhood
Being a mother brings great joy. And with Mother’s Day being celebrated in the month of May, one woman decided to ditch the usual dinner plans and opt for something much more enchanting for the season. Randy Bowman shared how one idea turned into...
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Editorial | Disclose the money
Basil Jarrett | Doctors welcome AI. Lawyers send it to the ethics committee