10 students to receive scholarships under Jamaica–Canada farm worker programme

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in partnership with the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA), has launched a new scholarship initiative aimed at supporting the children ...

Market Bag: Tomato at $100, lettuce for $200 as prices lower at ‘Curry’

There are “good” prices for food items at the Coronation Market this week as crops continue to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa just over three months ago. “Since the storm, the ...

Forex: $157.14 to one US dollar

The United States (US) dollar on Friday, February 6, ended at $157.14, down 19 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s ...

Road rehabilitation works to begin in Swallowfield community next week

The National Works Agency (NWA) will begin rehabilitation works along Swallowfield Road in St Andrew on Monday. According to ...

Datenight partners with Sanejo for exclusive Valentine’s experience

Chief Executive Officer of Datenight.JM, Saidah Denniser, says the company’s newly launched partnership with Sanejo marks the ...

Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole’s Give it Up to Me returns to the charts after 20 years

Twenty years after it was first released, Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole’s #3 Billboard Hot 100 hit When You Gonna (Give it Up to Me) has re-entered multiple charts around the world. Driven by a TikTok ...

Jumpout Production releases Detrimental Cool & Deadly Riddim on Bob Marley’s birthday

Gary Sutherland has years of experience in the music field, wearing several hats, including those of engineer and producer. He honed his musical chops working at the famed Tuff Gong for close to 10 ...

Digicel Foundation says it will no longer build ICT labs in schools upstairs

Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels, has revealed that the entity will be implementing changes going forward as it builds Information and Communication Technologies ...

76-y-o Christian camp leader jailed for drugging, sexually abusing boys

A court in England on Friday jailed a man for more than 31 years for drugging and sexually abusing young boys at a Christian summer camp he led last summer. Police say they are now talking to other ...

Passengers turn nine-hour British Airways flight into church service

A nine-hour British Airways flight from London to Jamaica reportedly turned into a church session after passengers broke out ...

UWI rises in global rankings

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has risen to the top three per cent of universities worldwide, according to the ...

Person of interest in Manchester killings surrenders, says ACP Phillips

Police are reporting that progress has been made into the probe of the murder of four men in Manchester recently with one of two persons of interest surrendering. The update was shared on Thursday by ...