News
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
‘A really serious time’
As tensions between the United States (US) and Venezuela build, a senior retired diplomat is cautioning that if it escalates into open conflict, trade in the region and tourism, on which most CARICOM…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Stuck in poverty
Nearly 79,000 Jamaicans, or 2.8 per cent of the population, remain trapped in multidimensional poverty, the newly released 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report has indicated. The…
December 9, 2025
by Marcia Thomas
Around the Kingston Race Course (now National Heroes Park and Circle)
The 72-acre Kingston Race Course has been an important site in Kingston and St Andrew for sports and recreation since the early 19th century. It also hosted circuses, evangelists, and concerts. It…
December 9, 2025
Criminologist: Keep sexual offences out of expungement discussion
Criminologist Dr Jason McKay has opined that sexual offences should not be among consideration for expungement of criminal records, considering the lifelong effect on victims and high incidents of…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Jamaica-born Winsome Earle-Sears hoping to continue making history in Virginia
With less than two weeks to go before voters cast ballots in the Virginia governor’s race in the United States (US), Jamaica-born Winsome Earle-Sears, who is running on the Republican Party’s ticket,…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica Red Cross celebrates 61 years of service
The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) is observing Red Cross Month 2025, under the theme ‘On the Side of Humanity’, as it celebrates 61 years of dedicated humanitarian service to the people of Jamaica. Speaking…
December 9, 2025
Westmoreland Municipal Corporation pledges full support for Negril’s cultural revival
Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy, has pledged the full support of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation to help strengthen Negril’s entertainment sector. Speaking during the…
December 9, 2025
Police advise motorists to avoid section of the Junction main road
The police are advising the public that the Junction main road in the vicinity of Brandon Hill, St Andrew, has become hazardous as trees and other debris are blocking the roadway. In addition,…
December 9, 2025
Charities heeding the call to direct homeless feeding programmes through shelters
Acting Inspector of Poor at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, Donna-Gaye Brady, says the Poor Relief Department has been receiving numerous calls from individuals and organisations…