Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, has charged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to approach the new year with optimism and a solution-driven approach. “If we are a good Force and only getting better, that becomes our mantra, and if our personal mantra is our lives are good and only getting better and we repeat that, that...

As the new year gets under way, Jamaicans are being implored to take care of their mental health and to seek help if overwhelmed, depressed, or unable to cope. The advice came from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his address to the nation on New Year’s Day (January 1). “Find someone to talk to. We Jamaicans tend...

Scores of homeless persons and some of St. Ann's most vulnerable residents were treated to hot meals on Monday, January 2 by Correctional Officer and Philanthropist, Donovan Small, in collaboration with members of the Bamboo United Pentecostal Church. Mr. Small and his team of 16 volunteers distributed 550 meals across the communities of St. Ann’s Bay, Bamboo, Lillyfield and Philadelphia...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) presents a cooked meal to one of several persons living on the streets of the Corporate Area, who were catered to during the Mayor’s Annual New Year’s Feeding of the Homeless treat, on Sunday (January 1). The activity was held at the St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), congratulates Mickay Martin (seated,) on the birth of her daughter at the Spanish Town Hospital on January 1. Also sharing the moment are (from second left) Acting Director of Nursing Services, Candice Thompson, Registered Nurse Midwife, Kerrian Lawes and Medical Representative, R.A. Williams Distributors Limited, Camile...

Fireworks on the Waterfront in downtown Kingston at the staging of the Urban Development Corporation’s annual event celebrating the start of the New Year. It was held under the theme ‘Fireworks 2022: A Diamond Jubilee’. This is in keeping with the national celebration for Jamaica’s 60th Independence Anniversary.

Motorists are being encouraged to address their outstanding traffic tickets ahead of the new Road Traffic Act, which will take effect on February 1. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his New Year’s Day address to the nation, reminded that the infractions are to be settled at the courts. In December, Cabinet had arrived at a decision that...