ATTORNEY-AT-law Tova Hamilton yesterday took her seat on the Government benches in the Senate after taking the oath of allegiance. Hamilton, who will be contesting the Trelawny North seat for the Jamaica Labour Party in the upcoming general...
TEN-YEAR-OLD RICQUAN Wright never sat in a grade-five class at St Michael’s Primary School. He exuded confidence and displayed a brilliant work ethic that propelled his teacher to recommend that he sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams, a year...
Western Bureau: THE SECURITY forces scored a major victory in their fight against drug dealers on Thursday when they seized 2,620 pounds of ganja, valued at approximately J$10.5 million. The weed was confiscated in an operation at Lances Bay,...
CORPORAL RAFELITO Lafayette loves pampering his sons, but as he got treated to a pedicure, manicure, facial and de-stressed massage yesterday, it was obvious that he loves being pampered even more. Lafayette says he has become “a star” ever since...
Keep your hands washed, make sure you are always sanitised, and maintain social distancing.These are serious times but this is Jamaica, land we love, and we will get through this together. – Freddie McGregor Entertainer
WITH NEWS that at least five persons in their community contracted COVID-19, senior residents of Tivoli Gardens who are among the most vulnerable to the highly contagious disease are getting tested, sanitising and staying home. Since Wednesday,...
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE HUNDRED and twenty families in Granville, St James, received a special treat yesterday when they were given care packages with food and snacks by the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), as part of the group’s ongoing...
Western Bureau: Woman Constable Shermain Gooden, one of the three Jamaican police personnel arrested in a drug bust in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last Thursday, has reportedly admitted her guilt and has told the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Peter Bunting, the Opposition spokesman on education, wants more emphasis to be placed on improving the quality of education in the early-childhood sector instead of seeking to play catch-up in later years. “Roughly three to four...
Students of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, will be able to access medical care islandwide at private and public institutions come September 2020, following the passing of an extended health-card policy led by the students’ guild....
Attorney at law Tova Hamilton on Friday morning took her seat on the Government benches in the Senate after taking her oath of Allegiance in the chamber. Hamilton who will be contesting the Trelawny North constituency in the...
A pastor accused of repeatedly having sex with two members of his congregation in order to ‘heal’ them of demons was today offered bail on rape charges. On May 20, Bishop Winston Campbell, 56, was arrested and charged with two...
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has reported two more COVID-19 cases increasing the tally to 686. One of the new patients recently arrived from the United States while the other is a contact of an imported case. They are both females, one 29...
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has suspended personal use of the controversial insignia of the Order of St Michael and St George. The insignia depicts a white man, cited as a triumphant archangel, with his foot on the neck of a black man...
More than 100 public health professionals were deployed yesterday to Tivoli Gardens in west Kingston to conduct community surveillance following the positive testing of five residents for COVID-19. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted to weaknesses in the country’s national security infrastructure as he bemoaned the lack of investment over time to build out Jamaica’s security architecture. Yesterday, at a meeting with stakeholders on...
Leaders of the Maroon communities in Portland and St Mary on Thursday signed a petition, appealing to the authorities to respect the final resting place of their forefathers and the cultural legacy bequeathed to them by stopping all further leases...
Having sickle cell disease (SCD) increases your risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Having other haemoglobin disorders, like thalassemia, may increase your risk for severe illness from COVID-19. ACTIONS TO TAKE Ask your healthcare provider...
Vendors at the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston are concerned that with the health authorities carrying out extensive contact tracing in communities nearby, sales could dramatically plummet in the coming days as shoppers avoid the area out of...
COVID-19 has put into perspective what matters most: our health, strength, and family. We will come out of this with new income streams and better health and hygiene practices. Protect your mental health. We are all in this together. – Kadeen...
Western Bureau: Left angry, deflated, and embarrassed by the recent arrest of three St James-based police officers on drug-related charges in the United States, some former cops are calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to carry out more...
Maciann McDermott was all smiles as she waited in the procession of vehicles decorated with balloons, banners and other paraphernalia for Dunrobin Primary School’s drive-through graduation on Thursday. For the first in more than three months, she...
Director of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr Patrick McConney says that Caribbean countries must be prepared for an influx of sargassum that is likely to continue...
Construction of the Montego Bay Bypass in St James has been pushed back to 2022 instead of next year, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) has said. According to managing director Ivan Anderson, this is...
Information technology company GeoTechVision Jamaica has objected to statements made by Technology Minister Fayval Williams in Parliament on Tuesday that the company delivered substandard devices to the Government under the Tablets in Schools...
