Month: October 2024

Some students at Old Harbour High School in St Catherine now have reliable transport after the institution received a 29-seater bus, donated by the Japanese Government. The vehicle, valued at more than $11 million, will cater mostly to students who travel long distances, filling a gap for safe, reliable, and efficient transportation. It will also […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A St Andrew man charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving in a double fatal crash on Washington Boulevard was offered $3 million bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Monday. The accused, 22-year-old university student Tor Anuar McIntosh, of Rovan Heights, Kingston […]

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning mother of the late Whitney Houston, has died, her daughter-in-law said in a statement Monday. She was 91 years old. “It saddens my heart to announce the passing of my beloved Queen Cissy Houston today! Please keep the Houston family in your prayers,” Pat Houston wrote on […]

TREASURE ISLAND, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, threatening the US state with a second ferocious storm in as many weeks. Milton, which is also forecast to graze Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula as it churns eastward, rapidly intensified to the highest […]

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The mayor of a city in southern Mexico was murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said, a crime condemned by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday as “deplorable.” Local media reported that Chilpancingo mayor Alejandro Arcos was decapitated and his head left on the hood of a pick-up […]

People’s National Party (PNP) caretakers for St Ann Southeast and Clarendon North, Dr Kenneth Russell and Wavell Hinds, respectively, are calling on the authorities to take immediate action to repair the collapsed bridge in Pedro River, which links the two parishes. The bridge, which collapsed in August following a truck accident, has left the area […]

In any other year, Rosalee Ann Marshall would have been a key part of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team charged with guiding and attending to the needs of media personnel and attendees at the annual National Honours and Awards ceremony. Known for her strong organisational skills, ability to adapt to and manage challenging conditions, […]

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester say there will be tighter security measures following recent incidents of crime including murders in the south-central Jamaica parish. Head of the Manchester police Superintendent Carey Duncan, while on a tour on Monday of the Mandeville Market where two people were killed and five others were injured in a […]