Although they did not make the list of national awardees for this year, to their relatives, neighbours, and the children whose lives they saved, they are lifelong heroes, worthy of all commendation. They are unsung, their actions driven by pure...
The National Education Trust (NET) has informed at least four contractors involved in post-Hurricane Beryl repair efforts at schools that the pace and quality of their work have been unsatisfactory. NET Executive Director Latoya Harris-Ghartey made...
Almost three decades have passed since Jamaica conducted its last national enumeration exercise, and 20 years since addresses were reverified. Officials are now raising concerns that a new enumeration is needed to provide the country with its most...
Ingrid Grandison’s heart is shattered by the heavy weight of grieving her 25-year-old son, Shane Grandison, who was shot more than 20 times by the police in Negril just over a year ago. The pain of her loss is deepened by the fear that has forced...
The Government’s release of the information gathered by the FINSAC Commission on the conditions that led to the financial meltdown of the 1990s has been described as “unacceptable” by one of the victims. Yola Gray-Baker, president of the...
The University of Technology (UTech) has announced plans to transition fully to solar energy to reduce its monthly electricity bill of approximately $15 million. The university is currently seeking a company to front the initial capital required...
Almost two months have elapsed since the 2024 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results were released and Jamaicans have collectively wrung their hands and bemoaned the national underperformance in mathematics. Most schools and...
Just under 60 per cent of Jamaicans believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction, the findings of a national survey have shown. At the same time, just over 20 per cent believe that the country is being piloted in the right direction...
Two hundred and thirty-two Jamaicans will be officially recognised for their contribution to nation-building, during the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards 2024, on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 21,...
A statement by President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, calling on chairman of the Integrity Commission (IC), retired Justice Seymour Panton, to apologise for “disrespectful and contemptuous” remarks he made while addressing a parliamentary...
WESTERN BUREAU: The case against Rushawn Patterson, the Hanover man charged with the October 2022 murder of social media influencer Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, has been rescheduled to October 24 after it was unexpectedly brought up in the St James...
WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover’s custos, Dr David Stair, has cautioned 23 newly sworn-in justices of the peace (JPs) that their role offers neither pay nor perks, urging them to resist corruption. “There is no pay or perks involved; do not be tempted by...
The ongoing trial into the murder of St Andrew accountant Keith Clarke will resume on Tuesday after the matter was adjourned yesterday due to the unavailability of witnesses. Lead prosecutor Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Jeremy...
Western Bureau: Roy Smith, the twin brother of Leroy Smith, the 71-year-old man who collapsed and died on the floor of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, last month, is now in distress after being denied a United States (...
The Patterson administration ignored advice from international financial institutions on how to deal with the collapse of Jamaica’s financial sector in the 1990s because it would have been “costly”, former Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies admitted....
Almost 40 per cent of Jamaicans have a negative view of the standard of education in Jamaica’s public schools, a new national survey has revealed. The poll was conducted by the Don Anderson-led Market Research Services Limited (MRSL) between...
Former Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies said it is a travesty that several owners and senior managers who “egregiously mismanaged the funds of investors and savers” during the 1990s financial meltdown are seeking to portray themselves as FINSAC...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tests done at the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) building by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) have confirmed the presence of pathogenic organisms and allergens, which could be behind the many cases of employees...
Hectors River, Portland: In its quest to create a cooler and more functional learning environment, Seaside Primary School in east Portland has retrofitted four of seven classrooms with air-conditioning (AC) units while also ensuring that the...
Frequent fires at an unregulated landfill in the Land Lease community in St Andrew have been causing distress for the management of the nearby Hope Zoo, who are anxious about the potential health risks to its staff and animals at the facility. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his Government has engaged an international consulting firm to lead a strategic initiative to modernise and reposition Jamaica’s global image. Speaking at the Sandals Jamaica Love Showcase at the...
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has announced that construction will commence immediately on a new, state-of-the-art health centre in Old Harbour, St Catherine. The US$6-million facility, funded through the Health System...
In the last six years, since the establishment of Jamaica’s single anti-corruption body, the audited financial statements of the Integrity Commission (IC) have been submitted and tabled in Parliament as part of its annual report. In at least four...
Western Bureau: Motorists, including several visitors to the island, were trapped in Sandy Bay, Hanover, for several hours yesterday morning as residents of the community staged a fiery demonstration along the Montego Bay to Negril thoroughfare to...
Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western Derrick Smith says his son, Duane, who, yesterday, announced his prospective candidacy for the seat, has been “well trained” and is ready to occupy the office of MP....
