WESTERN BUREAU: Government Senator Charles Sinclair has taken issue with a recent statement by the Opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips who accused the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) led St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) of trying to weaken the...
Deon Palmer, president of the Clarendon Cycling Club, has expressed concern about the number of accidents involving bicycles in the parish, saying many of these incidents go unreported. “Bicycle accidents are more regular than you think,” Palmer...
A St Thomas man charged with raping his seven-year-old daughter seven years ago is to face the Morant Bay Parish Court on Wednesday. The girl is now 14 years old. The name of her 34-year-old father is being withheld to protect the identity of...
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has rejected as false, claims attributed to him by Prime Minister Andrew Holness over the extension of the tenure of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn. At a press conference on Wednesday...
Sydney Stewart, the newly installed Mayor of St Ann’s Bay, told the monthly meeting of the Municipal Corporation yesterday that he would review and reverse, if necessary, the approved sale of a lot of land in the heart of the capital for $10...
A razor-thin majority now separates the People’s National Party-led Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) as Faith Sampson-Nickle, a councillor from the PNP, yesterday crossed the floor to join the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). With the ratio now...
Less than 24 hours after he was found not guilty and excitedly shared his plans of rebuilding his farm, Copeland Sankey, one of the six alleged members of the King Valley Gang who were acquitted on Wednesday, is to face questions in relation to a...
East Rural St Andrew Member of Parliament Juliet Holness is urging Jamaicans, in particular those who have returned from overseas, to comply with the established protocols to protect others from contracting the deadly coronavirus. Incensed by the...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said that the country is still paying for ideological missteps of the Michael Manley-led People’s National Party (PNP) administration from 1972 to 1978. Speaking yesterday at the launch of this year’s Jamaica...
Now more than ever, we see the resilience of our youth demonstrated in innovation and adaptation to move the needle forward in various sectors. Let us mobilise and seize the opportunity to create new networks and strengthen partnerships. – Tanesha...
Hundreds of premature infants and high-risk pregnant women will have improved quality healthcare with the official opening of the official 22 million Euro high-dependency units (HDUs) at the Spanish Town Hospital. It is the third of four high-...
Thirty-four tablet computers were handed over to Hope Valley Experimental School on Tuesday under the Tablets for Teachers Programme. The Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association signed an agreement in May 2018 for the provision of 25,000...
At least 1,300 Jamaicans have been seeking mental-health services through a telemedicine platform since the onset of COVID-19. Telemedicine is the remote delivery of healthcare services such as health assessments or consultations over the phone or...
Councillor for the Bamboo division in St Ann, Sydney Stewart, has been installed as the Mayor of St Ann’s Bay warning that under his leadership, it will not be business as usual. Stewart replaces Michael Belnavis who resigned...
The police are optimistic that the zone of special operations (ZOSO) declared in August Town, St Andrew, yesterday will solve the problem of gunmen plaguing the community once and for all. Senior Superintendent of Police Steve McGregor, who heads...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor Sydney Stewart is expected to be elevated today from deputy to mayor of St Ann’s Bay and chairman of the St Ann Municipal Corporation upon confirmation of the resignation of Michael Belnavis. Dalas Dickenson,...
The Integrity Commission has corrected one of its damning reports on corruption at Petrojam to reflect that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor Richard Creary did not interview Floyd Grindley for the post of general manager at the refinery. In...
“Unshakeable!” That’s how retired justice Seymour Panton described his stance in relation to parliamentarians who are used by individuals as a vehicle to distribute scarce benefits to their constituents. Panton, a former president of the Court of...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has recommended to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen that Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn retain her post for another three years despite objection from Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips, who...
Copeland Sankey, one of the six alleged members of the King Valley Gang who were acquitted yesterday, said he is now anticipating rebuilding his business that was destroyed when he was wrongfully arrested by the police almost two years ago. The...
The authorities are trying to reduce tension at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre where prisoners have gone on a hunger strike in protest of the death of an inmate during an altercation with correctional officers last Saturday. The...
The dismantling of at least seven heavily armed gangs and the restoration of peace will be the major focus for the security forces in August Town, St Andrew, where a zone of special operation (ZOSO) was declared yesterday. The community, which is 4...
We have to learn to live with COVID-19. Jamaicans are very resilient, so I am comfortable that we are going to come out stronger than we started. We have to pivot and triple the efforts in our respective companies, and ensure we protect the...
Chairman of the Integrity Commission, retired Justice Seymour Panton, has slammed lawmakers for passing a statute that gives no clear directive to commissioners of the anti-corruption oversight body in relation to the filing of their statutory...
Many people are experiencing grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a normal response to loss of life, as well as to drastic changes to daily routines and ways of life that usually bring us comfort and a feeling of stability. Actions to cope...
