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The Jamaican Government has hailed outgoing United States President Joe Biden’s decision to grant a posthumous pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey as a significant first step in rectifying a historical injustice against one of the most influential civil...

1. Holness probed for illicit enrichment Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness was investigated by the Integrity Commission (IC) for illicit enrichment after concerns about his assets exceeding lawful earnings. A report tabled in September 2024...

It was a sombre night at Jessie Ripoll Primary School last Friday as loved ones paid tribute to O’Neil and Camesha Stevens, who lost their lives tragically while returning home from a holiday vacation overseas earlier this month. Students, parents...

Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson has suggested that the rules governing absenteeism in the House of Representatives should be revised to make it easier to sanction lawmakers who fail to attend sittings. The recommendation comes amid concerns...

The Clarendon Association of Branch Societies, an arm of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), is urging farmers to move away from pricing produce based on scarcity and market fluctuations. Instead, the association is advocating for the adoption...

WESTERN BUREAU: Buoyed by the decline in crime, the Westmoreland Ministers Fraternal, led by Reverend Caulton Wilson, is now on a mission to strengthen broken families in that parish. Cognisant of the crucial role a strong family unit plays in...

Western Bureau: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has flatly rejected an assertion by Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis who, in a report tabled in Parliament this week, outlined concerns that the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) is...

WESTERN BUREAU: It would appear that the charges levelled against Dillon Reid, the St James man implicated in the October 2024 hit-and-run death of Constable Linroy Codner, will be addressed separately, as he is now before the court for other...

Since launching his IQH-1 glasses-free 3D smartphone in the United States in 2018, Jamaican businessman Loyal Haylett has continuously pushed the boundaries of innovation. Over the years, the CEO of IQH3D has introduced a range of groundbreaking...

A Jamaican fugitive and illegal immigrant, wanted for his suspected involvement in a gruesome 2019 torture and arson case in Massachusetts, was arrested yesterday in a dramatic capture at Panama City Beach, Florida. Dushane Jerome Simon was located...

ST MARY: With a flare-up of violence rocking several communities in St Mary, Acting Superintendent Anthony Wallace, the commanding officer for the St Mary Police Division, has vowed to tackle crime and restore peace and calm among the parish’s...