- Weekly Round-up: PM, Phillips meet on crime… Bolt charity… Baby boy stolen…Shelly inspires 11:01 pm
- US slaps new sanctions on Cuba over human rights, Venezuela 4:57 pm
- Ja's Sean Clacken conquers World Skeet Champs 4:09 pm
- Bureau of Standards honours 115 technical volunteers 2:42 pm
- Gov't strengthening Praedial Larceny Unit 2:49 pm
- JSIF gives two garbage trucks costing $50m to NSWMA 2:27 pm
Regional
Little London High principal says implementation of bike taxi ban successful
LITTLE LONDON, WestmorelandPrincipal of Little London High School Garfield James has hailed the implementation of the ban on students commuting to and from school on illegal bike taxis, which commenced on Monday as a major success. Read More
Police says Salt Spring benefiting from social intervention programmes
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Constable Shantel Watson of the St James Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says the fractured trust between the police and members of the Salt Spring community is being repaired through social intervention programmes...... Read More
PAN 2019 finalist Natasha Williams says natural herbs, spices are her secret to success
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — When Westmoreland resident Natasha Williams received encouragement from her boyfriend Collin Grant to enter PAN 2019, little did she know that he had similar intentions.As fate would have it, both were competitors for their parish of Westmoreland and...... Read More
Elite quick response bike squad begins training in MoBay
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Some 24 cops drawn from across western Jamaica have been selected to form a quick response team to police in and around Montego Bay, commenced a three-week training exercise in the resort city on Monday.... Read More
St James doctor warns residents against becoming complacent in dengue fight
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Medical officer for St James, Dr Francine Phillips Kelly, has called on residents not to let up their guard in fight against dengue, as the parish continues to grapple with an increase in the number of suspected cases of... Read More
All set for Mayhem in Negril this Sunday
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Billed as the 'Caribbean's Favourite Water Party,' Mayhem Soaka Playground washes into the resort town of Negril this Sunday at Kool Runnings Adventure Park, with the vibes moving later on in the day to its official after party 'AftaMath', at Island Lux Beach Park,... Read More
Western Sport Diary
TODAYISSA/Wata daCosta Cup second- round first legAnchovy vs Alston@ Cornwall College — 2:00 pmGreen Pond vs Clarendon College @ Cornwall College — 4:00 pm Read More
DaCosta Cup
MONTEGO BAY, St James — After varying periods of absence, four of the nine western Jamaica-based schools who advanced past the first round of the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup football competition will be hoping to make an impact and get into the... Read More
'Herbie', Holland win preseason basketball rally
HOLLAND, Trelawny — Herbert Morrison Technical won the Under-19 title and hosts Holland High took the Under-16 title at last week's Holland High preseason one-day basketball rally held at the Trelawny school. Read More
Absence of track in MoBay could hurt Jamaica's track and field
As the celebrations from the recently staged IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar continues, preparations for the 2020 season leading up to the Olympics Games in Tokyo, Japan, has started in some quarters. Read More
Heaven sent
Lincoln Robinson (right), sales and marketing officer at The Best Dressed Chicken, converses with first-year associate degree in social work student Imani Heaven after she donated blood during the National Blood Transfusion Service's blood drive at Montego Bay Community College yesterday. The... Read More
Death by crab?
MARTHA BRAE, Trelawny - A grieving Rastafarian couple is livid over allegations that it was shortly after consuming crab meat at school that their 10-year-old daughter Makeda Sheba Cole fell ill and died in Trelawny last week. Read More
All set for Mayhem in Negril this Sunday
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Billed as the 'Caribbean's Favourite Water Party,' Mayhem Soaka Playground washes into the resort town of Negril this Sunday at Kool Runnings Adventure Park, with the vibes moving later on in the day to its official after party 'AftaMath', at Island Lux Beach... Read More
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Some 24 cops drawn from across western Jamaica have been selected to form a quick response team to police in and around Montego Bay, commenced a three-week training exercise in the resort city on Monday.A part of the training will involve the riding of motorcycles, which were chosen... Read More
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