When United States voters go to the polls in Florida tomorrow, they will not only be deciding on a president, vice president and US senator, but also a judge for the Florida Supreme Court, a number of mayors, city commissioners, judges and school...
Thousands of unsuspecting Jamaicans may have been or are currently being exposed to radiation after receiving treatment at dental offices. Dr Cliff Riley, director general of the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), raised his concerns...
Jamaicans across the diaspora in the United States (US) are remaining confident that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s candidate for president, will come out victorious when the polls close tomorrow. Harris, who moved to the top...
Western Bureau: For the second time in eight days, the zone of special operations (ZOSO) in Mt Salem, St James, was breached by gunmen last Friday with yet another brazen daylight murder, this time just metres away from the military post. According...
WESTERN BUREAU: Just over a year after the mysterious disappearance of 61-year-old Joyce Fearon during a church trip in Manchester, her sister, Nerissa Cassells, remains hopeful that someone will come forward with credible information to reunite...
Dozens of children who witnessed last month’s murders of five people in Rockfort, East Kingston, are still suffering from psychological trauma. Some have reportedly become silent and fearful of the dark, while others have been violently acting out...
A St James businessman has been marked for death by a criminal gang after CCTV footage showing four men hastily leaving the scene of an early-morning murder went viral on social media hours after it was shared “confidentially” with cops, his...
The atmosphere was heavy with a palpable sadness early last Tuesday morning as Dr Nigel Clarke, Jamaica’s former finance minister, faced his last day in office. Just 48 hours before he was set to step into his role as deputy managing director of...
November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the world’s leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined, underscoring the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Though Hanover has a relatively low rate of crimes against senior citizens, the police in this western parish are adopting a proactive approach to ensure that elderly residents remain safeguarded. At a recent session of the Hanover...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, has dismissed assertions that the Financial Services Commission (FSC) (Amendment) Act had been brought to Parliament for debate and approval because of the Stocks and Securities...
If the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) ever obtains the first security force shooting footage from a functioning body-worn camera in the pursuit of justice, it will likely be earmarked as a historic exhibit. The oversight body...
Dr Peter Glegg, an attorney and former senior surgery resident at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, is calling on radiologists and other medical professionals to strengthen their consent forms to better protect patients and sustain the ethical use of...
November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to shed light on the world’s leading cause of cancer death and explore why men are particularly vulnerable to this deadly disease. Although smoking rates have generally declined, lung...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Horace Betton, former president of the Boys’ Brigade of Jamaica (BBJ), emphasises that the principles and values central to the scouting movement are essential tools for young people navigating tough challenges in their lives....
As of the end of October, over half a billion dollars worth of motor vehicles have been reported stolen in St Andrew North, raising serious concerns in the area. The alarming trend not only enriches organised criminal networks, but also burdens...
Expressing concerns over the protracted trial, defence lawyers in the Keith Clarke murder case on Thursday urged Justice Dale Palmer to use his authority to put an end to the frequent adjournments. “I note by way of Rule 36 of the Plea and Case...
Ramone Reid received confirmation that he was accepted into the Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, just three days before school was set to reopen. Though ecstatic that he was finally getting the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Brian Jardim, the founder and CEO of Rainforest Caribbean, is set to be inducted into the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Honours Business Leader Wall of Fame. In a release, the MBCCI said Jardim will be...
A pumpkin vine growing in one of the potholes and scattered uprooted aloe vera plants paint a picture of neglect along Oakland Crescent in Payne Land, St Andrew, where residents are growing increasingly frustrated by the deteriorating road...
Financial giant National Commercial Bank (NCB) says it intends to recover sums amounting to millions of dollars from Visa Debit card customers whose payments to ride-sharing platform Uber were reversed due to a system error that resulted in ‘free...
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, who resigned as member of parliament for Trelawny Southern last September after facing eight criminal charges for making a false statement in her statutory declarations to...
Collette Gaynor travelled in great despair last evening from New York to Florida in the United States (US), where today, she will have the unenviable task of positively identifying the body of the second of her four children, 29-year-old Trishana...
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has declared that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a crisis not just for his ministry, but for the entire society. “The NCD crisis is now a significant developmental issue which threatens...
