5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (293+ words) Promoted teams Tru-Juice FC and Humble Lion FC will hope to avoid a baptism of fire when they kick off the Jamaica Premier League season against Mount Pleasant and Tivoli Gardens, respectively, today. Four games are scheduled for today, with…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (518+ words) EXECUTIVE director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr Carey Wallace has underscored the importance of collaboration as Jamaica’s entertainment sector in driving economic growth and advancing the country’s development. Wallace made the call on Tuesday during the official launch…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (859+ words) This is the first of a two-part article. THE Jamaican church has rarely been short of land, buildings or influence. Its properties sit in almost every town, village and inner-city community: sanctuaries, rectories, schoolrooms, assembly halls, burial grounds, car parks,…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (416+ words) MONTEGO BAY, St James — There should be an improvement in garbage collection in St James and fewer fires at the Retirement dump following the fatal shooting of Jason “Squidly” Gallimore by the police last week. Senior superintendent of police in…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (144+ words) ST MARY, Jamaica—A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Islington following a triple murder in Robin’s Bay on Wednesday. The affected areas cover parts of Baccasswood, Strawberry Field, Rosend and sections of the White Hall main road....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (229+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nearly 200 children from August Town, Mona and surrounding communities benefited from free health services, school supplies and other back-to-school support through a recent outreach initiative hosted by the UWI Mona Guild of Students. The back-to-school treat, held at…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (197+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Catherine man has been charged with embezzlement following an alleged scheme at a roofing company on Slipe Road in Kingston on April 30. He has been identified as 42-year-old David Smith, a project manager from Portmore Gardens,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (422+ words) PETERSFIELD, Westmoreland — While several schools in western Jamaica still have a long way to go to repair damage inflicted by last October’s Hurricane Melissa, Petersfield Primary in Westmoreland is now 98 per cent complete. There are only a few doors and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (300+ words) As Jamaica enters a new school year in the midst of the hurricane season, families are facing multiple pressures at once. Hurricanes threaten homes and livelihoods, while ongoing drought, caused by the El-Nino event, and limited access to water disrupt…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (450+ words) UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica Ltd/WINDALCO invested $32.5 million in its educational programme in the lead-up to the new school year, which started on Monday. In a media release the company said it recently awarded scholarships and grants to 97 students. Of…...