Police Commissioner: More than 600 arrests for firearm-related offences
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has made more than 600 arrests for firearm-related offences, with suspects found carrying weapons in more than half of the cases. Blake made the disclosure on Thursday while out
Police Commissioner: More than 600 arrests for firearm-related offences
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has made more than 600 arrests for firearm-related offences, with suspects found carrying weapons in more than half of the cases. Blake made the disclosure on Thursday while out
Speid announces squad for Mexico assignment
With the Reggae Boyz to face Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League, interim head coach Rudolph Speid has named his 23-man squad to tackle the assignment. The Boyz will face Mexico in a two-legged tie for a spot in the Nations Leagu
Average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 7.18% this week, its third straight decline
The average long-term US mortgage rate fell for the third straight week, offering some relief to prospective home buyers facing higher home prices. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the US declined to 7.18 per cent from 7.24 per cent last week, m
Jamaica Youth Chorale now The Kingston Seventeen
After 17 years of singing across Jamaica and onto some of the worlds most prestigious and historic stages, the Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) is growing into its next chapter. Founded in December 2008, the choral group is stepping into its 18th anniversar
Editorial | CARICOM post-US midterm elections
The shellacking of the Republican Party in the US midterm elections suggests that while it may have been badly stressed, Americas institutions didnt collapse. The countrys democracy remained intact. The questions still to be answered, however, ar
Letter of the Day | What would we tell a student who behaved this way?
THE EDITOR, Madam: When I saw and read that colleagues had to restrain Mikael Phillips during Tuesdays exchange with Desmond McKenzie in the House of Representatives, I thought of the teacher who must face a classroom the next morning and explain why
Collins Dictionary chooses ‘mogging' as its 2026 word of the year
LONDON (AP): Collins Dictionary has named ‘mogging — a slang word meaning to outshine someone or something — as its word of the year. Dictionary experts said Tuesday that the word, most often used by young people “in a playful and ironic way w
Meghan Markle's estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
The estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was arrested Friday morning in Florida on a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said. Thomas Markle Sr. was arrested outside Tampa, according