18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (321+ words) The National Security Council (NSC) has declared advance fee fraud commonly known as lottery scamming, a major security threat to the BPO/Global Services Sector. The NSC has directed the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) to aggressively target…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (101+ words) A house fire along Smith Lane in Downtown Kingston has claimed the lives of two children. Head of the Kingston Central Police, Superintendent Mishka Forbes, noted that, according to initial reports, the children were home alone when the fire erupted....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (249+ words) Two young children perished in a house fire in Smith Lane, Parade Gardens, Kingston this morning. Dead are 4-year-old Samson Cameron and 7-year-old Keriecia Hutchinson, both of Smith Lane. Reports are that at about 11:32 a.m., a police team responded to reports…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (159+ words) President of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce, Kenneth Anglin is calling for better scheduling of road repair work in Ocho Rios following this morning’s major traffic grid-lock. The congestion left motorists stuck in traffic for up to three hours…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (469+ words) A delegation from the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force will be deployed to Clarendon to examine incidents of domestic violence and violence against children. This in the wake of reports of 2 sexual assault cases. One…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (159+ words) The Social Security Ministry says it will continue to work through its parish-level network to facilitate appropriate interventions for affected families and children in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny. About 40 families were affected by the demolition of houses in the area last…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (136+ words) JAMRROC will provide oversight of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA). The seven-member committee draws its membership from the Government, the parliamentary Opposition, the private sector, the trade union movement, academia and western Jamaica. Speaking at the launch ceremony…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (193+ words) The relocation of residents from the hurricane-ravaged Parottee community in St. Elizabeth will be executed as a priority project. The process is being undertaken by the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA). Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness issued directives for…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (214+ words) President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association La Sonja Harrison says the Government needs to mobilise an all-hands-on-deck approach to quickly repair the island’s schools, which were damaged by Hurricane Melissa last year. Her comment comes in light of repair works…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (151+ words) The St James Police say measures are in place to maintain a smooth flow of traffic and ensure public safety as schools reopen today. In an interview with IRIE FM News Operations Officer for the St. James Division, Deputy Superintendent…...