Jamaica : News

Members of the Jamaica Energy Council have declared that no consideration should be given to a Hong Kong-based firm which has expressed a belated interest in constructing the Government's 360-megawatt generating baseload plant.... (Jamaica Gleaner)

What works when you are a teenager might not be accept-able in the working world or as you grow older.That is the sentiment echoed by various dermatologists who revealed that there has been an increase in the number... (Jamaica Gleaner)

September 2007 will always be etched in Kim's mind. She was young and in love and decided to design a tattoo with her and her boyfriend's initials on her right arm. However, Kim now struggles with regret, daily... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips is cautioning against calls for the post of political ombudsman to be scrapped. Phillips said yesterday the establishment of the office was one of the key initiatives made... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Uncertainty about where their next pay cheque will come from didn't stop workers of NuLife Recycling Limited from coming out early yesterday morning to earnestly get the clean-up work going. The company, located on Carifta Avenue, off Spanish Town Road... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Scores of mourners turned out to celebrate the life of former educator and People's National Party (PNP) senator, the Reverend Noel Monteith, during a service of thanksgiving at the Carmel Moravian Church in Westmoreland on Saturday.... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Member of parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, has blasted the People's National Party (PNP) for its silence on recent comments made by the president of the PNP Youth Organisation (PNPYO), Alrick... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Jamaica has suffered a long string of international rescues and ultimately failed fiscal programmes, but last month's bailout, led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), could be the country's final chance to avert an economic catastrophe.... (Jamaica Gleaner)

THE GOVERNMENT has been moving the goalpost on the vision to make Jamaica a global logistics hub in the Americas and has neglected to admit that the expansive image they have painted on our minds is nothing but a pipe dream.Certainly, The Gavel knows we... (Jamaica Gleaner)

For more than over 50 years, Carreras Limited has empowered many students at the tertiary level by offering a range of scholarships to pursue their education at a number of tertiary institutions across the island... (Jamaica Gleaner)

Body art fanatics beware! Unscrupulous tattoo artists are reusing needles on their respective clients, THE STAR has learnt.... (Jamaica Star)

Detectives at the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) are seeking the public's assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of a witness in a matter currently before the court.... (Jamaica Star)

Long-time Rastafarian celebrity chef Vivian 'Kyso' Hendricks died on Saturday, THE STAR has learnt. It is understood that Hendricks was admitted to hospital on April 16 for respiratory problems and pneumonia... (Jamaica Star)

A university student who confessed to stealing from his former employer, was remanded for the weekend in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court. (Jamaica Star)

Two men who stole a policeman's car in Ewarton, St Catherine, yesterday morning were arrested hours later after unknowingly trying to sell it to the cop.... (Jamaica Star)

Police investigators from the Flying Squad recently picked up a man who they believe can assist them in a probe involving a major car-stealing ring... (Jamaica Star)

The St Catherine North police said initial investigation revealed that speeding contributed to a fatal accident along the Ewarton main road in the parish on Saturday.... (Jamaica Star)

A 16-year-old boy was among a group of three persons ordered to be tried in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday, after being charged for stealing and butchering a goat.... (Jamaica Star)

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 16-year-old Akeem Isaacs of Farham Road, Kingston 11, who has been missing since Friday, May 17. (Jamaica Star)

Ever since the plunge in the price of gold recently, gold is not the only precious metal to be peddled by local street-side cash-for-gold peddlers in Jamaica.... (Jamaica Star)

A thirty-four year old cashier employed to Tax Admin-istration Jamaica (TAJ) and assigned to the Constant Spring Tax Office was arrested and charged on April 8, 2013, with receiving stolen... (Jamaica Star)

Former Cash Plus boss Carlos Hill received an extension on his bail when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court on Friday. (Jamaica Star)

An Ananda Alert has been activated for 17-year-old Annisha Brown of St Ann's Bay in St Ann. She has been missing since Monday, May 13.... (Jamaica Star)

Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica recently handed over a new home to the Steerfield Basic School in St Ann, bringing an end to the school's 12 years of being in substandard learning conditions.... (Jamaica Star)

Jamaica has suffered a long string of international rescues and ultimately failed fiscal programmes, but last month's bailout, led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), could be the country's final chance to avert an economic ... (Jamaican Times)

Down the stretch: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (right) leads as Carmelita Jeter grabs her thigh during the women's 100-meter race at the Diamond League competition in Shanghai. | ... (Jamaican Times)

Jamaica has imposed additional duties on lube oil product from Trinidad and Tobago, accusing the oil rich twin island republic of engaging in a scheme to circumvent the rules of origin in the Treaty of Chaguaramas, governing the Caribbean Community (Caricom).Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton told parliament the scheme was brought to the attention of the Portia Simpson ... (Jamaican Times)

New York police said they were looking for an unidentified gunman who shot and killed a teenage girl Saturday as she boarded a city bus in Queens. The 14-year-old victim was on her way home from a birthday party at a neighborhood club when someone on the sidewalk opened fire on the bus at a stop in the Jamaica section of the borough. The girl, whose name was not released, was struck in the head ... (Jamaican Times)

The political representative for West Kingston has criticized the People's National Party for its silence on recent comments made by the president of the PNP Youth Organisation who described civilians killed in the 2010 Tivoli incursion as casualties of war.

BACKGROUND checks on controversial dentist, Nigerian-born Dr Christopher Ogunsalu have revealed that he was charged in 2007 with assaulting a female assistant during a dispute at his Montego Bay office in St James.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in conversation with Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips ; and Minister of State Luther Buchanan ; while attendingNoel Monteith, on Saturday, May 18 at the Carmel Moravian Church Scores of mourners and well wishers turned out to celebrate the life of former educator and People's National Party ... (more)