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WESTERN BUREAU: Overseer Cassel Dunkley, head of the St Catherine-based Church of God in Christ Jesus Apostolic of Jamaica, is urging Jamaicans to unite behind the country’s latest anti-human trafficking initiative. This initiative aims to protect...

The Government yesterday moved to allay the fears of beneficiaries of houses under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) that their dwellings would be reclaimed when they die, with an assurance that houses are fully owned by the beneficiaries. “...

There are renewed concerns about Jamaican students bringing toy guns – some resembling real firearms – into schools, prompting heightened vigilance from the police, who are actively seizing them. Reports indicate that these toys are being sold by...

WESTERN BUREAU: After more than five years without a bridge linking their community to Falmouth, residents of Rock are elated that the structure is one of 55 set to be repaired, thanks to a US$100 million grant from the United Kingdom. The Rock...

Despite a raft of recommendations from civil society groups, the Financial Investigation Division (FID), and the Integrity Commission (IC) for a tweaking or removal of the so-called ‘gag clause’ in the IC legislation, some lawmakers are adamant...

People’s National Party (PNP) Councillor for the Hayes division, Scean Barnswell, says the opposition caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation is taking legal advice amid an announcement by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie that Mayor...

WESTERN BUREAU: Long-serving Hanover custos and beloved medical doctor, Dr David Stair, has passed away. He was discovered slumped over in the bathroom of his Pond Piece home in Hopewell, Hanover, late yesterday afternoon by concerned co-workers...

A former driver and junior treasury officer at Guardsman Security and his mother, implicated in the theft of close to $14 million from two National Commercial Bank ATMs in St Ann five years ago, were this week freed in the St Ann Parish Court....

WESTERN BUREAU: Sadness swept through the Riu Palace Aquarelle Hotel in Trelawny on Monday when a three-year-old child, enjoying a swim with her mother at the hotel pool, reportedly got into difficulty and became unresponsive. The child, identified...

Dancehall artiste Clifford ‘Mr Vegas’ Smith has been given 48 hours to apologise to Dr Dayton Campbell and enter into settlement discussions for the payment of damages after making a series of “damaging” posts on social media. Attorney-at-law Shena...

WESTERN BUREAU: A roadway riddled with loose gravel and potholes has become a sore point for residents of Moy Hall in St James, who must navigate the thoroughfare daily. In fact, the poor condition of the road has led some residents to park their...

The last three days have been agonising for the parents of Kevin Walker, as they drain their remaining energy searching for answers regarding his whereabouts since Saturday. Speaking with The Gleaner on Monday, Roy Walker, Kevin’s father, tried...