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The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), on Thursday, honoured 52 students for their outstanding academic performance in external examinations. They were awarded during the CPFSA’s 2024 Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony at the...
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THE CHILD Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received a $10-million donation from businesswomen Dr Patricia Smith, who is a former ward of the State. The presentation was made during the agency’s 2024 Educational Achievement Awards...
MORE THAN 7,000 customers have responded to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Amnesty Programme, with many successfully formalising their contracts and reconnecting to the NWC’s network. Since the launch of the initiative on January 2,...
In June 2024, during an interview on The All-In Podcast, President Donald Trump outlined a bold vision for the more than one million international students in the US, promising green cards upon graduation. However, many fear this could be little...
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging motorists to exercise greater caution on the nation’s roadways. This follows revelation of a slight increase in the number of motor-vehicle crashes to which the JFB responded last year, when compared to 2023...
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has launched a Special Arrears Settlement Programme, designed to waive/remit interest, penalty and surcharge (IPS) accrued once outstanding principal taxes are paid by March 31, 2025. This provides an opportunity...
The highly-anticipated Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGA-J) ended in chaos this morning after a dispute over the meeting's agenda escalated into a physical confrontation. Chairman...
A man was shot and killed by the police in Fort Stewart, St Mary during an alleged confrontation on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Joseph Williamson, otherwise called “Rider,” of the community. The...
The case against Rushawn Patterson, who is accused of the October 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneka 'Slickianna' Townsend, was delayed in the St James Circuit Court today because the file is incomplete. The court was told that an...
WESTERN BUREAU Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte, the member of parliament for St James West Central, is calling for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students to step up and tackle the urgent...
KNOWN THE world over as a race leader, black pride activist, and civil rights campaigner, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was an eloquent orator, whose booming, rapid-pace voice was greatly admired by his supporters and detractors alike. He was a politician...
A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in relation to the killing of his girlfriend was sentenced to nine years and seven months' imprisonment on Friday. However, having already served three years and seven months in custody, March Pen Road...
Two of three St Catherine men who have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for unlawful possession of property in relation to a stolen police motor car were granted $500,000 bail, pending an appeal. The sentences were handed down in the...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has been alerted that a person purporting to be chairman of a so-called ‘UNDP Grant Programme’ has been fraudulently sending emails announcing 'humanitarian development cash grants' amounting...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, is strongly condemning the chaos at today’s annual general meeting of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGAJ), that resulted in the injury of the...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has warned Jamaicans who may be deported under the United States' immigration crackdown that they must be prepared to obey the laws of the country. "This is not the Jamaica that you left 10 or 20 years ago. It...
