The Latest Breaking News from Kingston

A Jamaican legislator is asking the country's parliament to name reggae legend Bob Marley a national hero, an effort that comes amid rising nationalism in English-speaking Caribbean countries that are distancing themselves from their colonial past.

His 00s megahits took the sound of Kingston clubs global. He talks about the genre’s influence, its new female stars, and the debate over the monarchy in his native Jamaica

“When we talk about systemic racism, we’re not talking about what the government intended; we’re looking at outcomes — and the outcomes speak for themselves,” says Sharry Aiken, a law professor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.

Determined to stop the use of plastic bags in their small seaside town, the "bag ladies" have devoted thousands of hours to making recyclable bags out of donated fabric. Old tea towels and curtains are made into beautiful bags for the community to take free of charge.

Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. (OTCQX: FFLWF) (TSX:FAF) launched Firebird Delivery in Toronto, Kingston, London, Ottawa, Oshawa, Guelph, and North Bay, Ontario.

President Kovind accompanied by his wife Savita Kovind arrived at Kingston on the first leg of his two-nation tour that will also take him to St. Vincent and Grenadines.

The body of a man is found in the garage of an Augustus Street home in Kingston, with significant head injuries.

"If I can help other people who are vulnerable to have that determination and survival I had, that's very important to me," she said.

The Kingston and Surbiton MP said Conservatives were being dragged down by a ‘discredited’ Prime Minister.

My maternal grandfather was an artist who was a sign-writer. On commission, and under the eye of the public, he painted the giant Queen Elizabeth for the 1954 ‘Royal Visit’ and the giant Captain Cook (with map of ‘New Holland’) for the 200th ‘celebrations’. These lines, read on their own,…

Alison Stillwell had no interest in lighthouses until she moved into a lighthouse keeper's cottage in 1986. Since then, her mission has been to learn everything she can about the Cape Jaffa Lighthouse and the people who ran it.