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Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck is appealing to the relatives of criminals to persuade them to surrender illegal guns, arguing that such action could push Jamaica’s annual murder count below 200. Speaking at the...
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Government minister Dr Andrew Wheatley has defended amendments to the Cyber Crimes Act, insisting they will strengthen protections against online abuse despite Opposition warnings about vague provisions. Closing the parliamentary debate, Wheatley...
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has called for the immediate appointment of the National Disaster Fund Committee, warning that its two-year absence has weakened oversight of the National Disaster Fund and breached the Disaster Risk Management...
Attorney Peter Champagnie has said he will address public concerns surrounding Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea to manslaughter only after sentencing, as the matter remains at a delicate stage. His comments came after the Gun Court accepted...
Conflicting accounts have surfaced over the cause of severe flooding in parts of Hanover after heavy rains inundated communities, including the Oceanpointe Housing Development. While local officials agree that blocked drains were not to blame, some...
Educators and student leaders are raising concern that economic hardship following Hurricane Melissa is pushing some students to choose work over returning to school. While many remain displaced or unaccounted for months after the storm, schools...
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has welcomed the installation of a 100-bed medical dome at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, describing it as a critical response to ongoing space constraints following hurricane damage and delayed...
An Auditor General’s review of post–Hurricane Melissa spending has warned that bypassing procurement rules, even in emergencies, weakens accountability and opens the door to corruption. The report found blurred lines between ministers...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week's past line-up of cartoons as...
NEW YORK: A year ago, the most pro-crypto president in US history had just returned to power after pandering to clueless retail crypto investors and receiving massive financial backing from semi-corrupt crypto insiders. Donald Trump’s second...
BEIJING: In 2025, the dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of major currencies, fell by roughly 9.4%. Over the same period, the United States’ average effective tariff rate rose by around 14.4...
NAIROBI: For the past half-century, the economics of global health were straightforward. Rich countries gave grants to poor countries, which used the funds to meet their populations’ health needs. Success was measured in services...
NEW YORK: One issue dominated this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos: President Donald Trump’s threats to gain US control of Greenland. The announcement of a skeletal agreement between President Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark...
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Donald Trump’s naval blockade of Venezuela, his administration’s recent capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, and Trump’s efforts to assert control over the country’s oil reserves are...
Defence attorney Hugh Wildman launched an attack on Agriculture Minister Floyd Green’s credibility during the Home Circuit Court murder trial of six policemen, accusing him of being “a stranger to the truth” and a “...
Proposed amendments to the Cybercrimes Act would introduce tougher penalties for the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, including prison terms of up to 20 years for cases involving minors. The bill, now before Parliament, is intended to...
