Jamaica: Man charged with murder of veteran journalist

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The police have charged a 24-year-old man with the murder of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle. He is Travis Phillip Ellis from the central parish of St. Catherine. Along with the murder of Gayle, Ellis is also charged with robbery …

Patterson says journalist’s murder a wake-up call for Jamaica

KINGSTON – Former Jamaica Prime Minister P.J. Patterson says the brutal murder of veteran court journalist Barbara Gayle is a “wake-up call” for the country, and it underscores the urgent need for the nation to re-examine its values and “prioritise those …

Meet Sanique Dill: Jamaica's next global fashion star in the making

Jet-setting celebrities in town for the hot-ticket Spring/Summer 2025 designer shows are of the paparazzi-magnet variety. Academy Award-winning thespians Lupita Nyong'o and Nicole Kidman, and chart-topping music stars Normani and Katy Perry are …

Good tidings in Jamaica Estates

More than 400 toys were given away at the second annual Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation Christmas Toy Drive held at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens’ atrium in Jamaica Estates, last Friday. “It was like hot bread,” said Merlene Smith Sotillo, the co- …

Trade Boost Between Jamaica, India

NGO Provides $5M in Humanitarian Aid for Jamaica

Danka eyes redemption in Jamaica Two-Year-Old Stakes at a mile

Trainer Richard Azan’s DANKA is the ante-post favourite for Thursday’s Jamaica Two-Year-Old Stakes at a mile, the event which traditionally determines the champion local two-year-old. The small field of six runners, dominated by four fillies, includes …

P.J. Patterson | Barbara Gayle – The message to Jamaica

Over many decades, there are countless senseless murders that have been shocking. The news of the cruel death of Barbara Gayle has left me numb. A more gentle, modest and conscientious person there never was. I clearly recall Barbara’s earliest years as a …

Jamaica’s wage woes persist

The findings of the Caribbean Salary Survey Report: Pay Pulse 2024 are a stark reminder that Jamaica is falling dangerously behind in providing competitive wages. Despite a recent national compensation review that initially seemed remarkable, the results …

Corporate Hands | Guardian Life delivers for Jamaica Cancer Society

Eric Hosin (third right), Group President, Life, Health & Pension Guardian Life Ltd, presents a cheque for $2 million to Michael Jureidni (second left) of Brothers United Against Prostate Cancer, who collected it on behalf of the Jamaica Cancer Society …