Minister of Sport, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange says it was not financially feasible for Jamaica to host games in the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup. Instead, Minister Grange says the government will invest $100 million in the development of youth cricket in Jamaica over the...
The St Ann police have arrested a man suspected to have raped and murdered an eight-year-old girl in Discovery Bay in the parish on Saturday. Dead is Talia Thomas. The man was reportedly taken into custody after a failed suicide attempt. Head of the St Ann Police...
The Ministry of Health has declared a dengue outbreak in Jamaica. The health ministry says as of Friday there has been 78 confirmed cases of the vector-borne disease in the country. In a statement, the health ministry says as of September 22, 565 suspected, presumed...
Noted track and field agent and analyst, Cubie Seegobin, was among several people honoured during a special ceremony for the Hindu faith in New Jersey, over the weekend. Seegobin was honoured on September 15 at Akshardham, in Robbinsville, New Jersey. While being...
Businessman and former politician, Dr. R. Danny Williams, has died. Dr. Williams, who had been ailing for some time, passed away on Saturday morning. He was 89 years old. In mourning Dr. Williams' passing, former prime minister P.J. Patterson said he ranks within the...
A man implicated in the murders of five homeless people in Ocho Rios, St Ann this year has been arrested by the police. Head of the St Ann Police, Senior Superintendent Dwight Powell, says the suspect in the matter was apprehended in Ocho Rios on Thursday. SSP Powell...
One of the defendants who was freed in the recent trial of the One Don faction of the Klansman gang was killed in a police confrontation in the Bog Walk gorge on Wednesday. Dead is 28-year-old Damain Elliston. Elliston has a long history of crime and violence...
Alexander Williams, High Commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom (right). Kurt Davis, Consul-General-designate in Toronto (left). The government of Jamaica has made two new appointments to the country’s diplomatic corps. Former president of the Jamaican Bar...
International group, Reporters Without Borders, RSF, have condemned Friday's gun attack on the offices of Nationwide News Network. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Reporters Without Borders, branded the shooting as an act of cowardice. The RSF's US Bureau's...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force has cracked a two-year-old murder case linked to the 2021 turf war between the Darksyde and Genasyde gangs. A Rae Town man has been charged with a murder that occurred at the height of the gang conflict. While the police's actions may...