It is one of the fastest-growing parishes, with several housing developments emerging yearly. Yet, St Catherine also has a rapidly growing population of the homeless and persons in need of assistance, a situation that outreach workers fear could...
Coswell Barnett is a decorated Spanish teacher, with more than a decade of experience. But now, unable to find permanent employment, he has had to settle with teaching two classes per week, for a paltry sum of $4,000. Blind since birth, Barnett...
He is a man of few words, especially when it comes to his beloved family. But having witnessed the devastating effects of breast cancer and the pain his partner, Alicia Morgan, and her relatives endured, Mikel McLawrence is profoundly grateful for...
Three years ago, Mickel Jackson stepped into the role of executive director of the 25-year-old Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), succeeding a legacy of formidable Jamaicans who have championed the rights of the voiceless and underrepresented. With a...
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National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang stressed the urgent need for mental health wellness among police officers, at a symposium organised by the St Catherine South Police on Wednesday. The event, held at the Police College of Jamaica in...
Tashanti Jones, a 14-year-old female student of Muschett High School, was among three people who died in a crash along the North Coast Highway near Greenside in Trelawny yesterday morning. The other victims are 31-year-old carpenter Hoydene...
Opposition Senator Lambert Brown has argued that the Government does not have the courage to take legislation to Parliament to remove Section 14(5) of the Corruption Prevention Act, which sets out the offence of illicit enrichment. Instead, he...
Dr Mark Smith, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), has criticised the suggestion to have pastors fill the shortage of religious educators in schools, describing it as a “suboptimal and quick-fix measure”. While acknowledging that...
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie brought joy to two Westmoreland families yesterday, presenting them with new homes under his ministry's Indigent Housing Programme. The two recipients, Clebert Vaz of Grange Hill and...
Emrick Needham, the superintendent of the St Elizabeth Fire Department, is urging locals to stay vigilant as the hurricane season is still active. Referencing Hurricane Milton, which made landfall in Florida early Wednesday night as a major...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Campbell, president of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association (JEFA), assures that, despite a slowdown in egg production following Hurricane Beryl, it should not affect the upcoming winter tourist season and Christmas holiday. In...
WESTERN BUREAU: The trial of the 16 members of the controversial Montego Bay-based Qahal Yahweh religious group, who are charged with breaching the Child Care and Protection Act and the Education Act, has been rescheduled to November 15 because of...
BOSTON, Portland: There is still no clarity on when the internationally renowned Boston Jerk Centre in Portland will reopen following its closure last month as a resulr of serious regulatory breaches and health concerns. During the monthly meeting...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is calling for the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) to carry out research on why Jamaica’s roads are deteriorating at such a rapid pace and whether utilising alternative construction methods would...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy yesterday raised fresh concerns about a water shortage in tourist hub Negril and the wider Westmoreland, urging the Government to get cracking on a plan to address the crisis. Speaking at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a recent incident in which a policeman was seriously injured in a hit-and run incident, Superintendent Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, says law enforcement remains resolute in their bid to rein in violence-...
Government minister Daryl Vaz wants greater collaboration between the public and private sectors to address the threats and opportunities inherent in rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity technologies. Vaz, who is the...
Western Bureau: Already facing a miserable existence, being blind and depending on the kindness of others to survive, 56-year-old Orville ‘Blacka’ Cameron of Water Lane in Montego Bay, St James, is now poised to face even more misery as his...
The Government’s Reverse Income Tax Credit (RITC) has put delinquent employers under the microscope amid concerns that non-filing of income tax returns may cause employees to not benefit from the initiative. Some 50,000 applicants have reportedly...
The leadership of Jamaica’s two main political parties are being urged to “rein in their supporters” from unfairly targeting institutions of accountability such as media and civil society groups. Damion Gordon, lecturer in the Department of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says that, despite the concerns about the easy access to e-cigarettes and the absence of legislation to address tobacco use, Jamaica is still not yet in a position to institute a...
WESTERN BUREAU: After seven years and billions of dollars in rehabilitation work, the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, which was crippled by a noxious fumes issue in 2018, will begin its move back into full service with...
Enrique Peñalosa, a renowned urban planning expert and former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, believes countries must develop inclusive cities through the incorporation of green spaces and easily accessible public areas, as this will enhance citizens’...
