WESTERN BUREAU: Detective Constable Rickardo Evans of the Area One Scene-of-Crime Unit testified yesterday in the Westmoreland Circuit Court that he was escorted to the cell where Mario Deane was fatally beaten in 2014 by one of the officers now...
Autism Awareness Month serves as a powerful reminder of the need to recognise, celebrate, and support individuals on the autism spectrum. This year, The Mico University College in Kingston took a significant step forward in fostering inclusion and...
The Dr Andrew Holness-led administration is urging local businesses to look to new markets amid the Trump administration’s imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Jamaican exports to the United States even as it seeks “urgent clarification”. The...
Constitutional scholar Dr Lloyd Barnett has viewed the remarks by Cabinet Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte on the timing of Jamaica’s next general election with a blend of legal understanding and democratic concern. According to Barnett: “If you do...
A Jamaican man residing in Georgia is facing criminal charges for allegedly operating a multistate sweepstakes scam that fleeced four elderly women of thousands of dollars, United States (US) authorities have disclosed. Jimmy Smith, 30, is charged...
Criminals stole a staggering $904.8 million worth of motor vehicles across the island in the first three months of this year, according to police records. Between January 1 and March 31 this year, 474 vehicles were reported stolen with only 76...
WESTERN BUREAU: A forensic examiner from the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) admitted on Thursday that he could not confirm whether the Barnett Street Police Station cell, where Mario Deane was beaten on August 3, 2014, had been...
Amid the ripple effects of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on imports to the United States, Jamaica Bauxite Mining (JBM) is focused on navigating the challenges these changes bring. Speaking with The Gleaner on Thursday, JBM Managing Director...
BANGKOK (AP): The sweeping new tariffs announced yesterday by United States (US) President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war. Trump...
The administration of a St Andrew-based primary school, where a six-year-old female student was allegedly sexually assaulted by an 11-year-old male student, yesterday said it followed the lawful procedure in reporting the matter to the relevant...
Western Bureau: The firearm popularly known as the ‘Chip Glock’, which is said to be the weapon of choice among Jamaican gangsters based in the United States (US), has now been discovered in the possession of local thugs, with one reportedly seized...
The lone accused in the multibillion-dollar fraud investigation at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), Jean Ann Panton, is pushing for access to the Kroll audit report to use as part of her defence in the trial slated for May 4 next year. Panton’s...
As trash accumulates in the Constant Spring Gully, ready to be washed down to the Kingston Harbour by the rain, residents of Cassava Piece battle against rats, roaches and stray animals when the garbage truck allegedly disappears for weeks at a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kenre Valentine, a maritime surveyor with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), wants primary and secondary school students across the country to embrace science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to prepare...
WESTERN BUREAU: Falmouth’s Jam-Iconic Experience sign, which was unveiled last Friday by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, has not found favour with some residents of Trelawny, who believe it represents a dark period in the seaside town’s history...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover police have introduced a new religious component to their crime-fighting strategy, hoping it will further strengthen the bond with local communities while helping reduce serious crimes across the parish. According to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Elva Williams-Richards, senior vice-president at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), has announced plans to develop an overwater boardwalk along the coastline in Freeport in Montego Bay, St James. This initiative is part of a...
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has described as “concerning” a 22 per cent rise in fatal shootings by the security forces in 2024 compared to 2023. In its quarterly report for the October to December period, INDECOM reported...
President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Stewart Jacobs, is urging parents to pay closer attention to the content their children are exposed to at home and on the Internet. His appeal follows an alleged incident at...
A retired United States (US) resident is suing a St Catherine church for encroaching on its property for over 20 years, and wants the church to vacate the land. But the church is contending that it has dispossessed the owner of the property by...
Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes is calling for immediate action to address the mould problem at Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), warning that failure to do so could lead to a repeat of the crisis that occurred at the Cornwall Regional...
Parliament’s Constituency Boundaries Committee has rejected a proposal by government lawmaker Everald Warmington to have the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) use the Portmore parish boundaries to finalise the next voters’ list for the May 31...
Western Bureau: WELLESLEY BOLT, the father of track and field superstar Usain Bolt, has died. He reportedly died at a medical facility in Kingston yesterday, just hours after he was transported there from his home in Sherwood Content, Trelawny....
George Hunter was among hundreds of National Water Commission (NWC) customers who crowded its Marescaux Road, St Andrew office yesterday, trying to benefit from the agency’s debt amnesty programme. With more than $800,000 in arrears, the Sterling...
Tensions are running high among Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters in St Catherine North Central following Sunday’s delegate selection, which saw former Above Rocks Division Councillor Neil Powell emerging as the party’s candidate for the...
