Nearly $4 million in relief supplies meant for Jamaicans affected by local disasters have been lost due to inadequate storage facilities at sites managed by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). A performance audit...
While some courier service operators were initially apprehensive about Amazon’s direct delivery to Jamaica this year, many are now breathing a sigh of relief as the e-commerce giant’s decision has had minimal impact on their businesses. Amazon, a...
WESTERN BUREAU: A 42-year-old man of a Florida address in the United States was arrested at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, last Friday after two dozen firearms, some dismantled, and 200 rounds of ammunition were...
As the Jamaican police intensified their search on Monday for Dawn Anderson, the 64-year-old British woman who went missing last week, her family’s hopes of finding her alive dwindled. By nightfall, their worst fears were realised when the...
Danielle Rowe’s teenage sister, who has slashed her wrist four times since her sister’s gruesome murder, wakes up every day wishing to die, just so she can be with her beloved sibling. “Every day mi look mi just a see mi lifeless sister body. Mi a...
The Police High Command has responded to allegations of misconduct involving a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) during a weekend party, emphasising that while officers are permitted to undertake “extra work”, they must uphold the...
Officials at Lennon High School in Mocho, Clarendon, are leading calls for a more reliable transportation system for students in the wake of Monday morning’s tragic vehicular crash that claimed the lives of two students. The crash also resulted in...
Over the past five years, Jamaica has consistently ranked as the second most murderous Caribbean nation, surpassed only by Haiti – a nation rocked by extreme violence, including beheadings, chopping and burning of bodies, since the murder of its...
Seventeen-year-old Tonique Swaby embodies hard work, perseverance, and excellence. Recently earning an impressive 10 grade ones in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, she has exceeded her expectations and set an...
Principal Sharon Anderson of New Forest Primary and Infant School in Manchester is emphasising that educating the nation’s children can be significantly enhanced through partnerships and collaborations. Anderson’s comments come on the heels of a...
Jamaica’s tourism transportation sector, once a symbol of empowerment for local operators, now finds itself at a crossroads. During her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate last Friday, Opposition Spokesman on Tourism,...
Watt Town, St Ann In the rural community of Watt Town, St Ann, a young girl with big dreams began her educational journey that would later inspire many. Today, Dr Deneikah Jackson-Wray is a doctor of philosophy in physical chemistry, having...
Work is well advanced to restore Pratville Primary School in Manchester for the resumption of on-site classes in January 2025. The school was severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl in July, forcing students and teachers to relocate to temporary...
Western Bureau: Senior citizens in Hanover took the parish’s municipal corporation to task at their monthly Coffee and Conversation session last Thursday, accusing the municipal body of not meeting its mandate as it relates to road repairs, drain...
When one of the handful of students at Claverty Cottage Primary, Jamaica’s now-least populated institution, broke a limb several years ago, it was up to principal Julane King-Walker to transport the child several miles to hospital. Five miles from...
The family feud over the multibillion-dollar estate of late hotel mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart has escalated, with executors now seeking Jamaican Supreme Court authorisation to carry out an audit of the Adam Stewart-led ATL Group. But Adam and two...
Once vibrant hubs of learning and laughter, now they stand as stark reminders of fading dreams and shrinking communities. They are havens for wild animals, vagrants, and insects and spark contention among residents who remember their glory days and...
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has rejected claims that it terminated the services of former fireman Dwain Brown without due process following a criminal conviction over a decade ago. Brown was convicted in November 2009 for a criminal offence and...
After 14 years, Andrew Richards, the man who pulled a drowned policeman from the Rio Cobre after he fell in while chasing gunmen along the sippery river bank in Gordon Pen, St Catherine, was honoured by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) last...
The incessant bites from mosquitoes are the least of Principal Debbie Hutchinson’s worries. Since taking the helm of Grove Town Primary and Infant School in Manchester in 2020, Hutchinson, alongside her staff and the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA...
WESTERN BUREAU: Andre ‘Killy Killy’ DeSouza, a Jamaican man who was arrested on gun-related charges and an immigration violation in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), was sentenced to seven years in prison by TCI’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. The...
Domestic violence is a pervasive issue that undermines the dignity, safety, and human rights of millions worldwide. The ‘16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence’ is an international campaign dedicated to raising awareness, advocating for change...
Describing details of the secret pact between the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) and Trade Winds Citrus Limited as “worse than anticipated”, attorney-at-law Marcus Goffe says the environmental body acted against Jamaicans’ interest...
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has so far charged two of the three persons arrested in yesterday’s early morning targeted operations in Montego Bay, St James; and Portmore, St Catherine. MOCA revealed that the charges...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Chairman, Robert Montague, yesterday shied away from stating whether the party believes controversial Member of Parliament (MP) Everald Warmington should apologise for comments deemed racist, calling instead for a...
