Published:Sunday | February 11, 2018 | 12:00 AMJohn Myers Jr.
Having topped the list with the highest number of murders in 2017, the parish of St James is seeing a dramatic decrease so far this year. This is according to the latest police statistics which are showing a 50 per cent reduction in the number of...
Published:Monday | February 5, 2018 | 12:00 AMJohn Myers Jr.
Director of Election Orrette Fisher says he’ll today be finalising the budget to be submitted to the finance ministry for the by-elections. He says the EOJ will be making announcements on the by-elections later this week....
Published:Monday | December 4, 2017 | 12:17 PMJohn Myers Jr.
The Ministry of National Security has moved to redeem the performance bond on the multimillion-dollar contract to supply used vehicles for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in light of the failure by the supplier to deliver the units on time.
Published:Wednesday | November 1, 2017 | 12:00 PMJohn Myers Jr.
The UNICEF Jamaica office says it’s alarmed about new findings which indicate that the overwhelming majority of Jamaican children between the ages of two and 14 years have been subjected to violence as a form of discipline. UNICEF Jamaica representative...
Published:Tuesday | October 3, 2017 | 6:21 PMJohn Myers Jr.
A major crisis is looming in Jamaica's coffee industry as traders in Japan, which is the main market for the island's premium brand Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, have refused to enter into new contracts with local producers. This was...
Published:Tuesday | September 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMJohn Myers Jr.
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) says it is still working to restore full access to the country's airspace as it completes repairs to radar communication equipment damaged by lightning last Friday. In a tweet last evening,...
Published:Sunday | September 3, 2017 | 12:00 AMJohn Myers Jr.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness a short while ago announced a $100 million fund to reward persons who supply information that lead to the recovery of illegal weapons and ammunition. Speaking following a tour of the first Special Zone of Operation in...
Published:Wednesday | August 30, 2017 | 12:00 AMJohn Myers Jr.
Telecoms provider Digicel says it has no case to answer as far as the Fair Trading Commission (FTC's) attempts to intervene in its merger with Claro is concerned. Responding today to the Privy Council's ruling in which the London-...
Published:Sunday | August 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMJohn Myers Jr.
Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry, says the military should be redeployed to boost security in crime-torn communities of the parish. Henry, who was speaking today during a tour of areas affected by the recent flare-up of...
