Jamaica

King Charles the Third has officially ordered the Jamaican government to cover the legal expenses of dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused ... Show more

King Charles orders Gov’t to cover legal fees for Kartel’s Privy Council appeal - Jamaica Observer

Back in the day, Jamaican parents had a habit of dressing up the family in their Sunday best for a relaxing evening on the waving gallery at the international ... Show more

History-making J’can Marc Coley in full flight on World Pilots Day - Jamaica Observer

Two students of the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland were shot, one fatally, in a gun attack in the parish a short while ago.Grange Hill student killed in gun attack, schoolmate injured - Jamaica Observer

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and husband to Serena Williams, has announced a new invitational track event for the world’s top female sprinters which ... Show more

Alexis Ohanian announces highest paying women’s track event - Jamaica Observer

A team of Jamaican scientists and curators who left the island last week for Glasglow, Scotland, is expected to return this week with a 170-year-old lizard ... Show more

Artefact repatriation - Jamaica Observer

Dear Editor, Since Saturday there have been ongoing debates and discussions surrounding international gospel artiste Kirk Franklin’s attire and performance at ... Show more

When culture and gospel clash - Jamaica Observer

A man who attempted to rob a taxi driver and passengers in Clarendon last night was disarmed by the cabbie and fatally shot during a struggle ... Show more

Man fatally shot during attempted robbery of taxi in Clarendon | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Embattled principal of St James High School, Joseph Williams has denied that he expelled two female students from the institution. “No students were expelled ... Show more

No students expelled, says St James High principal - Jamaica Observer

A man accused of attempting to steal two cows has been hospitalised after he was beaten, tied to the animals and dragged on the Winston Jones Highway in ... Show more

Gang violence within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett ... Show more

DEADLY ATTACK | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

People’s National Party candidate for Westmoreland Central, Dwayne Vaz, is to be charged for breaching the country’s Integrity Commission (IC) Act ... Show more

PNP's Dwayne Vaz facing corruption charge - Jamaica Observer

The police in St James have revealed that they now have in custody a 14-year-old Irwin High School student in relation to the murder of 15-year-old Raneil ... Show more

UPDATE: Schoolboy taken into custody for alleged murder of schoolmate - Jamaica Observer

Despite Leon Bailey’s suspension from the Reggae Boyz and his subsequent controversial comments last month, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael ... Show more

‘CONDITIONS APPLY’ - Jamaica Observer

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts says he is yet to speak to star forward Leon Bailey about his return to the Reggae Boyz set ... Show more

JFF president optimistic issues with Leon Bailey, Reggae Boyz will be resolved soon - Jamaica Observer

There are mixed views to a suggestion by Prime Minister Andrew Holness for Negril to become a parish. While some residents have accepted the idea ... Show more

Mixed views on proposed parish status for Negril - Jamaica Observer

Bloodied but unbowed. Jamaica’s first woman Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn walked away from the job Sunday ... Show more

Paula Llewellyn walks - Jamaica Observer

Shantel Thomas, a software quality engineer hailing from Portland, has embraced a career in the male-dominated field of Information and Communications ... Show more

#GirlsinICT: Shantel Thomas pioneers path to success in tech industry - Jamaica Observer

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Smith on Wednesday confirmed that #Jamaica officially recognized the State of #Palestine ... Show more

The family of 16-year-old Carson Barrett is refuting claims made by the Westmoreland police that their relative could have been involved in criminal activity ... Show more

Relative of murdered schoolboy dismisses police claim linking him to possibly criminal activity - Jamaica Observer

On Friday, Stacy-Ann Dunkley stared blankly as she spoke about her son Raniel Plummer’s request to be transferred from Irwin High School in St James ... Show more

‘I don’t know how I am going to live without my son’ | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

The Meadowbrook High School female student seen viciously beating a schoolmate in a video which went viral over the weekend ... Show more

The dancing never stops when Kirk Franklin performs He Reigns (The Medley). #FunInTheSon #GLNREnt

The Westmoreland police have identified the 16-year-old male student who was chased and brutally killed by unknown assailants as he left school on Thursday ... Show more

16-y-o student killed in Westmoreland attack identified - Jamaica Observer

Patrons are having a ball at the Fun In The Son concert at the National Stadium in St Andrew. The amazing energy is undeniable. #FunInTheSon #GLNREnt

Today's Clovis Toon, April 25, 2024

Jamaican winger Leon Bailey scored one and assisted another as Aston Villa tightened their grip on Champions League football next season with a 3-1 win over ... Show more

Bailey hits 10th goal of EPL season as Aston Villa tighten grip on top four - Jamaica Observer

For more than six decades a 71-year-old man who identifies himself only by his first name Melvin has been digging graves to the point of him getting the ... Show more

‘Mr Dead’ still digging graves after 60 years - Jamaica Observer

The Integrity Commission has recommended that former PNP lawmaker Dwayne Vaz be charged for failing to provide information sought on his income and liabilities ... Show more

Students at the Irwin High School in James are now undergoing counselling following the death of one of their schoolmates on Thursday ... Show more

Irwin High student dies from stab wound after attack by schoolmates - Jamaica Observer

A 25-year-old security guard has been removed from The University of the West Indies Mona campus after it is alleged that he attempted to abduct and rape an ... Show more

Security guard removed from post at UWI following rape, abduction allegations - Jamaica Observer

You know we in for a show with and entrance like this. No body bring energy to a gospel festival or show like @kirkfranklin.#FunInTheSon #KirkFranklin #GospleConert #OEntertainment

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says Attorney General Derrick McKoy and Justice Minister Delory Chuck should resign for saying Paula Llewellyn remains DPP ... Show more

While there are significant doubts about the Jamaica Labour Party's current administration, many Jamaicans are still indifferent in their confidence in the ... Show more

‘WAKE-UP CALL’ | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Nationwide News Network (NNN) has suspended Trippple X whose given name is Darielle Cummings of his hosting responsibilities at the network in the midst of ... Show more

Nationwide pulls 'Trippple X' off air amid assault charges - Jamaica Observer

Pregnant with twins, Shelsy Chavez had been looking forward to her father joining her in the USA, at the end of May, for a routine doctor’s visit ... Show more

Wish denied by murder - Jamaica Observer

🎶Do you want a revolution? Whoop Whoop! I said do you want a Revolution? Whoop Whoop🎶 Kirk Franklin has lift the energy to another level at the Fun In The Son ... Show more

"Since the incident, she has locked down, and I am not getting much from her. Even when I ask her about the incident, she is not saying anything to me ... Show more

‘Mi nuh want dem ya nastiness inna my school’ | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Twelve new motor vehicles valued at $97.5 million have been commissioned into service at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) ... Show more

Department of Correctional Services gets 12 new vehicles | News | Jamaica Gleaner

The hunt for honours at the 128th staging of the Penn Relay Carnival will start this morning at Franklin Field, Philadelphia ... Show more

Penn Relay Carnival comes into focus today - Jamaica Observer

The attorney general, the Government’s chief legal advisor, on Tuesday indicated that he has filed its appeal to clear up what is being described as an ... Show more

Fight is on! - Jamaica Observer

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday condemned the brutal killing of Carlton Barrett, a 16-year-old student of Grange Hill High in Westmoreland ... Show more

Holness condemns killing of 16-y-o Westmoreland student - Jamaica Observer

House Speaker Juliet Holness has tabled the attorney general’s opinion on the tabling of reports from the auditor general and the Integrity Commission ... Show more

The Jill Stewart MoBay City Run takes place on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the Old Hospital Park in Montego Bay at 6 A.M.#MobayCityRun #Run #Walk #Charity #RunforEducation

Nearly half of Jamaicans are of the view that things are going in the wrong direction, citing unemployment among youth as a major indicator ... Show more

WRONG WAY | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Twenty-three-year-old international relations student at The University of the West Indies Keri-Ann Greenwood (Miss Social Butterfliez Entertainment Group) ... Show more

New queen - Jamaica Observer

Today's #LasMay editorial cartoon. See more cartoons: Cartoons | Jamaica Gleaner