Over 8,600 pounds of waste removed in Kingston Harbour cleanup

More than 300 volunteers mobilised by the GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) removed 8,636 pounds of waste from the Gun Boat and Buccaneer beaches in Kingston on International Coastal Cleanup Day recently.

Yaksta and JR Stinga set for Kurt Riley’s Tun it Up Thursday

Promising two hours of non-stop reggae vibes, DJ Kurt Riley’s Tun it Up Thursday is set to take over Dulce Bar and Lounge at 22 Barbican Road on Thursday. Tun it Up Thursday is a live stream that ...

AUBYN Foundation pushes for greater mental health support

The struggles behind success are not always visible, and entrepreneur Aubyn Henry believes more must be done to ensure Jamaicans facing mental health challenges do not suffer in silence. Henry, ...

JTA urging members to report school mergers, closures as it seeks updates from gov’t

The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says it is seeking information and clarification regarding schools being closed, merged and consolidated across the education system, action which it says is ...

Dominican Republic calls for Haiti force to be strengthened

The Dominican Republic called Thursday for the United Nations (UN)-backed armed force combating gangs in neighbouring Haiti to be strengthened, warning that limited progress in protecting the Haitian ...

Dolly Parton’s nephew ordered to stay away from estate staff, properties

Dolly Parton's nephew has been ordered to stay away from employees and properties of her estate, US media reported, after the manager for the late country music legend alleged an "escalating campaign ...

Crawford rejects Warmington’s argument on Africans’ role in slave trade

A suggestion from Government Member of Parliament (MP) Everald Warmington that Jamaica should seek answers from the Africans who captured and sold their fellow citizens to their white enslavers ...

Manning cup continues with wins for Camperdown, Greater Portmore

Camperdown High joins Norman Manley High as the early qualifiers to the second round of the ISSA Manning Cup with a 2-1 win ...

‘I did not trip’: Dr Gabrielle Henry speaks on terrifying fall in new interview

Former Miss Universe Jamaica Dr Gabrielle Henry says moments before her serious and traumatic fall during the Miss Universe 2025 competition, she had simply been following instructions given to her by ...

Nigeria busts second Mexican cartel-linked meth lab

Nigeria's anti-drug agency said Thursday it had arrested two men for allegedly operating a methamphetamine laboratory, the latest in high-profile crackdowns on drug operations authorities say are ...

CNN, MS NOW, Politico say reporters still barred from White House

CNN, MS NOW and Politico said their reporters were barred from entering the White House on Thursday despite a court ordering that their access be restored. The three media outlets said their reporters ...

Samuda calls for simpler, connected system for seaside residents during UN speech

Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, took a clear message to the United Nations (UN) on Wednesday, emphasising that the ocean is one system, and the rules that ...