A section of the Spanish Town bus park in St Catherine has been transformed into a mini version of the Riverton dump as the authorities are left to grapple with a garbage collection and disposal nightmare that has morphed into an unsightly health...
Less than a week after the House of Representatives approved a relaxation of regulations under the Noise Abatement Act to allow for events to take place until 4 a.m. on weekends during the festive season, some Corporate Area residents are hopping...
Caribbean Airlines pulled the plug on yesterday’s launch of direct flights from Kingston to Havana, angering Cuba-bound travellers who complained that they were not notified in time about the change. Dionne Ligoure, manager of corporate...
Investigators probing the murder of a security guard at Unbelievably Low Price Trading in Stony Hill on Wednesday night have revealed that forensic evidence will be crucial to cracking the case and apprehending the killer(s) responsible for the...
Hundreds of youths who have completed a range of courses under the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) have given the campus a failing grade after receiving no certification and stipend more than a year...
A Grants Pen woman is lucky to be alive following a case of attempted suicide which was thwarted after she was cut loose from a rope by a relative who found her hanging from a tree. It was a last gasp for breath that alerted attention to the...
A motorcyclist was killed in a bizarre case of apparent road rage yesterday afternoon after he was kicked off course by a fellow angry biker before ploughing into a utility pole at the end of a chase on a busy Kingston street. The deceased is 51-...
The Jamaica Red Cross has revealed that its humanitarian teams have come under attack during community clean-ups and sensitisation drives, forcing the organisation to recruit or incorporate residents of volatile inner cities to execute campaigns....
Even as the Government ramps up its war against dengue fever by deploying fogging crews and home-inspection teams, vector-control field workers have been the casualty of 21 violent attacks in four parishes this year. Personnel have also escaped...
Weeks after the relocation of the Criminal Records Office (CRO) from Duke Street to its current site at 6-8 Orange Street, customers have lamented long waiting periods and failure to deliver documentation on time. The unit is now being operated...
A St Thomas mother and her newborn daughter are said to be hospitalised at the Princess Margaret Hospital in good condition following a bizarre toilet delivery on Saturday night. The mother, who allegedly did not know she was pregnant, went to use...
Despite a Pembroke Hall High School teacher admitting to threatening a student in a tirade during class last week, the police have indicated that they would need to verify the video of the incident before any action is taken. Assistant commissioner...
A Pembroke Hall High teacher’s fate hangs in the balance after she was videotaped on Thursday hurling death threats repeatedly at a student in a tirade that drew widespread public outrage, triggering an investigation by school authorities and the...
Handcuffed by fear of repercussions from probes by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) as they tackle criminals, some police officers have been quietly rooting for licensed firearm holders to keep gangsters at bay. Speaking with...
There was a general consensus among a group of male students at a recent Gleaner forum that mentorship could make boys better in 2030, and its practical approach foster guidance at different life stages. The young men, who are all students at...
Jamaica could reap rich social dividends from incentivising marriage to stem a rise in divorce rate even as fewer people are opting to march down the aisle, a family-life lobbyist has said. Offering couples special benefits to say I do could pay...
A Stony Hill community has been plunged into mourning after a 15-year-old boy died in bizarre circumstances on Thursday, suffering a broken neck as he tried to flee a gun attack at a late-night party. Principal of Stony Hill Technical High, Eric...
The Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students (JUTS) says its student leaders are facing resistance from some institutions that deny them the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes. Everton Rattray, president of JUTS, said that the union...
Gordon House was in session yesterday, but instead of the elected representatives, young people from Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey vigorously debated issues of national concern, including abortion reform, climate change and youth violence...
The security forces will, over the next eight weeks, beef up their presence on the streets in a bid to maintain law and order during the Yuletide season, the Government has said. Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang sought to assure both...
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) Academic Staff Union yesterday agreed to go back to work after nearly two weeks of strike action over the non-payment of retroactive salaries caused a massive disruption to teaching schedules at the...
The developers of a site along Wellington Drive in St Andrew are seeking to dampen the fears of motorists and residents about a crane at the location being a potential hazard. Residents and motorists had previously expressed concern over the crane...
The academic staff at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) have still not accepted the latest $400-million interim offer to pay a portion of retroactive salaries owed to them, but there is optimism that there could be a breakthrough with...
The Ministry of Education is hopeful that a proposed interim payout of $400 million in retroactive wages will cool the wrath of striking academic staff at the University of Technology (UTech) who have ground classes to a halt for seven days,...
Their furrowed brows and frowning faces told it all. One hour. Two. Three. And even more. The weight of delay took a toll on customs brokers, deliverymen and other customers as they endured the gruelling wait to collect goods at the Port of...
