According to the Online Betting Guide (OLBG) in the United Kingdom, Jamaica has the fifth-most active players in the National Football League (NFL) of any country outside of the United States. The OLBG…
UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights to Be Translated into Jamaican Patois
The United Nations (UN) announced that its Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be translated into Jamaica’s Patois language. With the announcement, which marked the 75th anniversary of the Declaration, Jamaica joined St….
‘Don’t be afraid’
A domestic violence survivor who had to defend herself from an abusive partner on Tuesday described the new law scheduled to take effect next Monday as a step in the right direction, but…
Crown insists Reggae Girl killed in cold blood, defence says witnesses not credible
The prosecution on Tuesday urged jurors to find quality analyst Rushelle Foster guilty of murder in the 2019 stabbing death of national senior women’s footballer Tarania “Plum Plum” Clarke, saying the accused had…
Chuck Fenda vows to burn controversy
Chuck Fenda vows to burn controversy Some sixteen years ago the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica banned Chuck Fenda’s ‘Gash Dem And Light Dem’ because they thought it was too harsh and inciting violence….
Telecoms worker says others could access computer without his knowledge
AN employee of telecommunications firm Flow testified in the murder trial of Everton “Beachy Stout” McDonald on Tuesday that employees other than himself could access his work computer which he used to retrieve…
Delays result in adjournment
MONTEGO BAY, St James — An effort by the defence to recall a witness who previously testified on behalf of the Crown was among the factors that resulted in a stalemate and early…
Consumers bullish on jobs, high on confidence despite inflation
Consumers are more confident, but businesses are more cautious, new data released on Tuesday shows. Consumer confidence grew to 174.7 points in the fourth quarter of 2023, which was 8.5 per cent higher…
Knutsford pouring $500m into fleet, digital systems
Transport company Knutsford Express Services Limited is reforming its passenger processing and boarding procedures, using a model that partly mimics airport logistics, inclusive of departure gateways. The company has also added ticket-checking…
BOJ going all out for Jam-Dex success
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is currently working to modify the existing payment infrastructure to create a more accommodating environment for the acceptance of Jam-Dex (Jamaica Digital Exchange), Jamaica’s central bank digital currency…