Jamaica News

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is warning that the below-normal rainfall observed since 2018 continues to affect the water resources of the island.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Donald Tapia, the new United States (US) ambassador to Jamaica, arrived in Jamaica yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Superintendent Vernon Ellis, the commander of the St James Police Division, says criminal suspects are now pleading guilty in court before the return of DNA test results with the hope of getting lighter sentences.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Another Jamaican restaurateur in the United States has died suddenly.

(Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, St James — Pointing to statistics showing that four out of every five young girls lost their virginity to rape or molestation, Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte yesterday lamented that Jamaica has a serious problem with sexual abuse.

(Jamaica Observer) Ato Boldon, coach of embattled teenage Jamaican sprint phenomenon Briana Williams, is confident his athlete will beat the charges against her as they continue preparation for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Doha, Qatar, next month.

(Jamaica Observer) Noted sports law professor Dr Emir Crowne, counsel for the outstanding Jamaican sprinter Briana Williams, who has returned a positive test for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), will ask for an “open hearing” at an expedited date, possibly by next week, he told the Jamaica Observer last evening.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Gleaner can now report that double World Under-20 sprint champion and national junior record holder Briana Williams has tested positive for the banned diuretic Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).

(Jamaica Gleaner) Just over a month after being appointed head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police Bishop Gary Welsh has been booted from the post.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The St Mary police made a massive ganja seizure on Friday evening after raiding premises in the Boscobel area in the parish.

(Jamaica Gleaner) One lawmaker last week came face-to-face with the terror on the roadways caused by rowdy taxi drivers, and the incident has left her traumatised.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has been named by United States President Donald Trump among major drug-transit or illicit drug-producing countries.

An innocent Jamaican man spent months in jail for bringing honey back to the U.S. Customs agents thought the three jars of honey he had brought from Jamaica were actually meth.

(Jamaica Observer) A Connecticut woman who federal prosecutors say helped arrange 28 sham marriages to obtain immigration benefits for non-citizens has pleaded guilty.

(Jamaica Observer) SIX Jamaicans are among hundreds worldwide to benefit from the 2019 US Government-funded International Exchange programmes and fellowships — Fulbright and Humphrey.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Portland family has been left heartbroken as what they said was a nearly two-decades-long abusive relationship ended in tragedy Tuesday night, leaving the matriarch dead, her common-law husband on the run, and other members of the family homeless.

(Jamaica Observer) THE confessed driver of a motor car who was captured recklessly stunt driving in a video that went viral last week got off scot-free after surrendering to the police.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The university lecturer who had promised to give needy students his approximately $3 million in basic salary annually had his contract terminated by The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, amid questions about his mental state.

(Jamaica Observer) When Jamaica’s youngest detective sergeant Adrian Wellington returns to the island in 2020, equipped with an MSc in Forensic Accounting, he intends to undertake an extensive study into financial crimes in the country.

(Jamaica Observer) One of the island’s top plastic surgeons is advocating the establishment of a specialist registry in light of a significant increase in the demand for body contour surgeries across the island.