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A visitor to Jamaica is among two men who were killed in a brazen gun attack and robbery at a bar on Cameron Lane in Whitehall, St Andrew, yesterday. Another man was also shot and injured, about 3 p.m., when three men with guns in hand exited a...

Dr Suzanne Soares-Wynter, a clinical nutritionist at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research, has described as “frightening” the findings of a recent United Nations report, which revealed that more than half of Jamaicans experienced moderate to...

WESTERN BUREAU: For most people, travelling through the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James, is usually a seamless experience, which is not by choice but due to high-quality service provided by employees like Akeem Rhoden...

The Government is allocating $315 million to repair vulnerable households affected by unusual weather patterns between July and December last year, with each constituency receiving $5 million. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness announced this during...

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the years-long approach of putting Band-Aid on the problem of electricity theft will be dealt with in a comprehensive way this year, starting with plans to be unveiled in the upcoming Budget. His comments came against...

The Government on Tuesday tabled a bill for the Counties and Towns (Amendment) Act 2025, setting the stage for Portmore’s elevation to parish status. The bill, which was tabled by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie, proposes changes to...

Nearly four years after the enactment of the Data Protection Act (DPA) in Jamaica, the island’s data protection regime remains primarily functional at just the national level and is not yet as localised as it would have been expected to be by now....

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says he intends to lead an executive with a zero-tolerance policy, asserting that wrongdoers will be booted. Golding made the comment during a People’s National Party (PNP) meeting in Stewart Town in the St Mary...

At Professor Roy Augier’s 100th birthday last December, University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles hailed him as “a true Caribbean Renaissance Man”. “What a magnificent ongoing innings – 100 not out!” Beckles...

Senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Councillor Lee Clarke has endorsed Delano Seiveright to succeed St Andrew North Central Member of Parliament (MP) Karl Samuda, warning the party against imposing a candidate on the constituency. “I am a supporter...

Retired Justice Patrick Brooks has been appointed as a selected commissioner of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). He fills the vacant position left by Justice Karl Harrison, who retired on December 31, 2024, having served as a selected...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Mt Alvernia High School, Mt Alvernia Preparatory School, and Chetwood Primary School in Montego Bay, St James, can expect fees to be waived for upcoming activities in honour of their centennial celebration this year once they...