Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Deborah Hickling Gordon, has declared the recent meeting between People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding and all the Maroon chiefs as a signal of the amicable relationship that a future PNP...
Jamaica, known for its vibrant culture, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality, offers a plethora of unique ways to enjoy the holiday season. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, the island’s festive spirit and natural beauty provide countless...
Jamaica’s slowing economy has triggered a warning from business executive Keith Duncan to temper the rollout of goodies and promises ahead of the general election next year. Duncan, chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC),...
Newly re-elected Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, will face trial on March 31 next year in connection with allegations of false statements in her statutory declarations. Her legal...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Department has discovered a crocodile carcass at a food establishment in Montego Bay, St James, sparking concerns about its intended use. While the department has declined to disclose the name of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy, who also serves as chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), is urging the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to take immediate action to repair defective street lights across...
ST ANN: The Destination Assurance Council (DAC) and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) are collaborating with several local organisations for an Ocho Rios clean-up day, scheduled for tomorrow. Key partners in the initiative include the...
WEST PORTLAND: An additional $10 million has been allocated for the clearing and restoration of farm roads in sections of West Portland to improve access to farmlands. This comes as part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining’s...
A contentious power struggle unfolding in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation brought Thursday’s monthly meeting to an abrupt adjournment as Mayor Joel Williams rebuffed calls from People’s National Party (PNP) councillors to resign. At the heart...
Former junior foreign minister Leslie Campbell, who is charged with failing to provide information about his income declaration, will have to wait until December 17 to know his fate. The verdict, which was scheduled for yesterday in the Kingston...
WESTERN BUREAU: Grief enveloped the rural Westmoreland community of Bridgewater on Thursday afternoon as the family of 12-year-old Deanna Solomon struggled to come to terms with her tragic death. Deanna, a grade seven student at Irwin High School...
WESTERN BUREAU: The guardians of the two eight-year-old boys who perished in a fire that destroyed their Westmoreland home early Thursday morning have been taken into custody. Early indications suggest that the boys, Jamar Reid and Romaine Powell,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tears flowed at the William Knibb Memorial High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, on Thursday morning as staff and students grappled with the news of the passing of 16-year-old grade 11 student Rodrique Frank. Rodrique, who was...
In a vibrant display of school spirit and community pride, students, staff, and parents of the Mona Heights Primary School gathered for a jubilant motorcade on Thursday to celebrate their historic triumph in TVJ’s Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tamika Williams, a public relations officer at the St James Combined Association, is calling on parents to re-educate boys in how to treat women and girls. Williams, a survivor of sexual violence, made the call in the aftermath of...
Spanish Town, St Catherine A grieving mother has accused the Spanish Town Hospital of negligence after the tragic death of her 14-year-old daughter, Anna-Shay Campbell, on Tuesday morning. The devastated family staged a protest outside the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica has lost one of its most iconic figures in the entertainment and hospitality industry. Robert ‘Ducksie’ Russell, one of the founding fathers of the internationally acclaimed Reggae Sumfest festival and owner of the popular...
The Jamaican Government has announced a significant investment of J$10 billion (US$65 million) to transform the health sector in St Catherine. This initiative includes the redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital and upgrades to the St Jago and...
The Integrity Commission’s (IC’s) director of corruption prosecution (DCP) has recommended that a civil servant employed by the Westmoreland Parish Office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security be charged with breaching the Corruption...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams is urging government ministries to submit their appropriations accounts to the auditor general promptly in order to strengthen good governance. Her call follows a recent report by the...
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has highlighted alarming increases in dengue, Oropouche, and avian influenza (H5N1), also known as bird flu, over the past year in the Region of the Americas. During a virtual press conference on Tuesday...
WESTERN BUREAU: Audrey Budai, the coordinator for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, says there is no stipulated profile to easily identify human traffickers, noting that in some cases, the ones participating in this illegal...
Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley delivered a masterful lecture on regional resilience, unity, shared histories, and developmental goals in her keynote address marking the 100th anniversary of the birth former Prime Minister Michael Manley on...
Jamaica’s single anti-corruption body has found that a Beverly Hills town house constructed by Estatebridge, a company linked to Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his business partner Norman Brown, has breached the building permit issued by the...
“It is a blessed day,” beamed former Petrojam General Manager Floyd Grindley shortly after he and ex-chairman Dr Perceval Bahado-Singh were found not guilty of fraud on Tuesday. Bahado-Singh was on trial for claiming reimbursement for alleged...
