WESTERN BUREAU: Despite no recorded cases of yellow fever in Jamaica, St James’ Medical Officer of Health, Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, has emphasised the importance of screening at ports of entry to prevent a potential outbreak. Speaking at Thursday’s...
Love is often said to be priceless, but in Jamaica, like anywhere else in the world, romance comes with a cost. Whether it’s the price of a Valentine’s gift, an extravagant wedding, or even just the expense of maintaining a relationship, love and...
With the Jamaican economy reporting declines in gross domestic product for two successive quarters, indicating a recession, the Government is planning to spend $1.26 trillion for the financial year 2025-2026. This is $126 billion, or 9.1 per cent,...
Jamaica’s chief prosecutor says the outstanding Financial Investigations Division (FID) documents that will determine if other charges are laid in the multibillion-dollar Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) fraud matter have nothing to do with the...
The Government has dismissed the Opposition’s suggestion that the move to establish Portmore as the nation’s 15th parish is purely political and, instead, is accusing the People’s National Party (PNP) of opposing the matter without just cause. “...
Minister of Finance Fayval Williams says she will take guidance on whether the forensic audit report on scandal-scarred Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) can be shared with the public after investigative and legal work is done. Williams told The...
People’s National Party (PNP) councillors and residents of Portmore, St Catherine, used the excitement of the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday to continue their protest against the Government’s decision to establish Portmore as the...
They gathered on Duke Street, facing each other from the opposing Charles Street and Sutton Street intersections. Two noisy groups – marked by political colours, bells and vuvuzelas – their sights fixed on the ultimate prize: Gordon House. Each was...
Amid recent claims that a female security guard on duty at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint, students have reportedly become increasingly fearful. Although there has been no official police...
WESTERN BUREAU: Three St James women, who will contest the upcoming general election on the People’s Party National (PNP) ticket, are seeking to topple their male counterparts in a quest for ‘girl power’. The women are Nekeisha Burchell, who...
A man who ran from a shooting scene, leaving his birth certificate behind, after firing at the police, has again been refused permission by the Court of Appeal to appeal against his 15-year sentence and conviction. The applicant, Fabian Manderson,...
Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas is defending the process of Portmore residents directly electing their mayor, vowing to go to court to challenge legislative changes passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. During the debate in the House on a...
The murder trial of Constable Melissa White, accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man seven years ago and lying about how the incident occurred, is expected to be aborted following the unavailability of the two main witnesses. Senior Director of...
For the second time in nearly 40 years, the Throne Speech, a key feature of the ceremonial opening of Parliament, will be delivered by an individual other than the governor general. Steadman Fuller, the custos of Kingston, who is is deputising for...
WESTERN BUREAU: A St James judge has ordered the prosecution in the case of Simoes Ellis and Kevina Atkins, the two defendants in the ongoing $17-million HEART/NSTA Trust fraud case, to ensure that the case-file can avoid going into backlog....
WESTERN BUREAU: Western business leaders and Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson have given mixed reactions to former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson’s statement on what he calls an unprecedented level of crime currently affecting Jamaica. This...
Car owners are under siege as motor vehicle larceny in Jamaica has skyrocketed by 92 per cent up to February 8, moving from 60 stolen vehicles for the similar period in 2024 to 115 reports since the start of the year. That is an average increase of...
The Government has successfully pushed through legislation to establish Portmore as Jamaica’s 15th parish despite strong objections from the Opposition during yesterday’s debate in the House of Representatives. The bill, which amends the Counties...
Former Mayor of Kingston Delroy Williams has resigned from the Jamaican Senate, effective immediately, hours before the prorogation of Parliament today. The decision has put vacancies on the Government side in the Upper House to three, following...
NEW YORK: Assistant Chief Ruel Stephenson, the highest-ranking Jamaican officer in the New York Police Department (NYPD), is facing allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation from a female subordinate in a lawsuit filed last Friday in...
While Jamaica remains stagnant at 44 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2024, making it the third most corrupt country in the English-speaking Caribbean, at least four territories in the region have registered...
The Home Circuit Court will this morning start hearing evidence in the murder trial of Constable Melissa White, who is accused of shooting to death an unarmed man seven years ago and lying about how the incident occurred. The policewoman, who was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Alfred Dawes believes there is an urgent need for a new hospital in Westmoreland, noting that overcrowding at health facilities across the parish is putting a severe strain on resources and...
WESTERN BUREAU: Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis says the proposed implementation of processing software to streamline accounting and recordkeeping at the nation’s municipal corporations will not be effective if the underlying issues currently...
The Government’s push to grant Portmore parish status, which could move a step closer to becoming law at today’s sitting of the House of Representatives, will not affect the voters’ list to be produced by the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) by...
