What's New

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Xavier Allen has been appointed the new chief executive officer (CEO) of FHC Credit Union. FHC, which made the announcement on Thursday, said Allen is expected to accelerate the credit union’s mission of delivering value to its members at every stage of life. He takes the reins to lead the co-operative from acting CEO Quilston Harrison, who served in the position for 10 months. Reflecting on his...

Ganja Infused Candies Seized in Tower Isle, St. Mary

Firearm and Ammunition Seized in St. Andrew, Four Men in Custody

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding is calling for Jamaica’s health system to urgently strengthen primary care and expand lifesaving screening programmes nationwide. Golding, during a tour of the Kingston Comprehensive Clinic on Slipe Road on Thursday to show support for its preventative healthcare initiatives including free PAP-smear screenings aimed at early detection and prevention of cervical cancer, underscored alarming national statistics that reveal systemic failures in early diagnosis....

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — DNA results from tests conducted and analysed from blood samples taken from Mario Deane have pointed to Deane as the source of the blood found in a section of the cell block and on clothing belonging to one of the inmates. The disclosure was made by the Crown's 12th witness from the Institution of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, who continued her testimony Thursday from where she...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness was conferred with his Doctor of Law and Policy degree during a commencement ceremony at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday. During the ceremony, a doctoral hood was placed over the prime minister’s head, signifying his successful completion of his degree. Holness completed a Doctor of Law and Policy degree at the university in 2024. His thesis was titled “From the States...

Married Couple Charged Following Gun and Ammunition Seizure in St. Mary

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — President of Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering support for workers across Guyana, pledging continued investment in their prosperity and empowerment as the country observes Labour Day. “Workers have a friend, not a foe, in my government,” President Ali declared in his Labour Day message, as thousands across the country and the globe marked International Workers’ Day with marches, rallies and moments...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The prisoner who escaped police custody on Tuesday, April 29, while being treated at a hospital in the Corporate Area is now back in custody. The escapee, 29-year-old Garfield Dias, otherwise called “Camfa Ball”, of St Paul Lane, Kingston 11 was captured by the Kingston Western police in downtown Kingston. Reports from the St Andrew South police are that about 4:00 am on Tuesday, Dias fled custody...

Washington, United States (AFP) —Donald Trump's national security advisor is to leave his post—the first major departure of the president's new term — after being embroiled in a scandal over a chat group leak, US media reported Thursday. Mike Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong were both set to leave the White House, CBS News and others reported, while Fox News said Trump was expected to comment on the matter...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Metry Seaga, says there is a need for strong structure, stability and smart, strategic investments in the Jamaican people. Seaga, who was speaking at the launch of the Marathon Insurance Brokers' (MIB) new Life Division on Wednesday, said that businesses in Jamaica need more than optimism in order to experience real growth. He went further to point out...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The girls of the Jerusalem Apostolate in Spanish Town were on Saturday gifted hygiene and food products along with life-changing advice by the Optimist Club of North St Catherine in collaboration with the Sandra Lindsay Foundation. Dr Sandra Lindsay, whose foundation presented sanitary pad dispensaries for the girls and young women, among other products, noted that she felt moved to support the young women and others at...