It’s their most alluring pull – a blend of tranquillity with enhanced security. With perimeter walls, closed gates, security checkpoints and even security patrols, residents flock to gated communities for the sense of safety they promise. Yet, last...
WESTERN BUREAU: It was a heartfelt celebration of a life dedicated to service and an outpouring of love at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday, as Dr Paul Alfred Robinson was eulogised as a loving, caring, and selfless...
In a small, grubby Two Miles studio, South West St Andrew Jonkonnu Group band leader Rainford Foster sifts through a pile of costumes carelessly draped over a battered sofa. Each garment, he explains, is a tribute to the resilience of his African...
Eight months since Jamaica responded to an SOS from orphanage operators in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to take in residents from the violence-stricken capital, full integration has been achieved for most residents at Jacob’s Ladder in Moneague, St Ann....
An inspection at a single apartment in a St Andrew housing development that was the subject of an Integrity Commission (IC) investigation a year ago has confirmed several building permit violations, but the municipal authority is facing a challenge...
The world knows him as Roy Augier, but he was born Fitzroy Richard Augier on December 17, 1924, in St Lucia. On Tuesday, the man widely known as ‘Mr Caribbean History’ and ‘Mr CXC’ celebrated his 100th year on Earth with a “mass of thanksgiving”...
Kayodi Satchell claimed she had no intention of cutting eight-year-old Danielle Rowe’s throat on that fateful day of June 8, 2023, but she just snapped. It was the day the child that she lost would have been born and she felt Danielle’s father, who...
Leoda Bradshaw and two of her alleged accomplices, who are implicated in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, were yesterday denied bail when they appeared in the Home...
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has declared she never felt targeted by the parliamentary opposition, which challenged her continuation in office. Instead, she asserted that her 40-year career has been shaped by challenges...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy has called on the residents of Westmoreland to make a concerted effort to spread love and joy throughout the Christmas holiday, despite the toll that violence has taken on the community this...
The Port Authority of Jamaica has indicated that Kingston’s transshipment terminal has been prioritising mainliners that balance container delivery and evacuation. In a statement yesterday, the Port Authority noted that as of Wednesday, three...
WESTERN BUREAU: Black River Mayor Richard Solomon has issued a firm warning to the criminals targeting the New Market township and surrounding commercial areas in St Elizabeth, demanding that they cease their activities. In September, gunmen robbed...
WESTERN BUREAU: The court case involving Hanover Custos Dr David Stair and senior Justice of the Peace (JP) Alvin Jackson, stemming from a traffic accident on Independence Day, has been rescheduled for trial on January 8. The case, which was...
A nude photo mistakenly sent to her mother in October was how the parents of an Immaculate Conception High School student say they found out that a male teacher at the all-girls’ institution was allegedly sexually involved with their 14-year-old...
WESTERN BUREAU: Passengers departing Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (SIA) will soon enjoy a seamless travel experience with the introduction of biometric check-in and boarding, aligning with similar advancements for incoming...
WESTERN BUREAU: National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has revealed that the JamaicaEye surveillance network is now in shambles, owing to a shortage of personnel to maintain the system, causing several cameras to fail. Launched in March 2018 in...
The Spanish Town Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art electronic health record (EHR) system to improve efficiency at the St Catherine-based facility. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said that the new system, which is part of...
There is a call for the shake-up of the board of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) by environment watchdog the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) following a secret deal between the state body and Trade Winds Citrus Limited, which...
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has found that there were breaches of the approved building permit issued by the municipality to Estatebridge Holdings Limited for a townhouse development at 2 Weycliffe Close, Beverly Hills...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former People’s National Party (PNP) politician, attorney-at-law Carl Miller, who died on Tuesday night, was, yesterday, hailed as a “perfect gentleman” and man of good character by his family, friends, and other associates....
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton is raising concerns over the quality of care and compassion provided to hospital patients, particularly in distressing situations, in the wake of the recent death of 14-year-old Anna Shay...
The main suspect in the murder of veteran court reporter Barbara Gayle was, last night, arrested by police after he was found hiding in bushes in Grange Lane, St Catherine. Earlier in the day, Gayle’s stolen vehicle was found along Dyke Road in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ainsley McCarty, who heads the St James’ zone of special operations (ZOSO), has heaped praise on the residents of Norwood for making their community one of the safest in the parish so far this...
Western Bureau: Usain Bolt’s home district, Sherwood Content, in Trelawny, was bustling with activity last Sunday when the community came together to celebrate the 105th birthday of Sylvia Bernard-Hall, one of several of its residents who have, in...
“It is horrifying what was done to the complainant in this matter and persons who act in this inhumane way must prepare themselves for significant periods of imprisonment.” Justice Carolyn Tie-Powell did not mince her words as she issued the...
