One of the four active guns and ammunition dealers supplying private companies and licensed firearm owners in Jamaica has run out of bullets, following a crippling arms embargo imposed by the United States on Jamaica and 35 other countries,...
The Integrity Commission has enlisted King’s Counsel and former Solicitor General Michael Hylton to lead its defence in the judicial review case filed by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Greg Christie, the commission’s executive director, confirmed...
The political spotlight is firmly on Manchester, the central Jamaica parish where the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) are bracing for an intense showdown. The PNP aims to win all four parliamentary...
The Jamaican Government is exploring several options to have Fitz Bailey, a retired deputy police commissioner, remain in the local public sector. However, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, who made the disclosure, declined to discuss...
It is a tumultuous period from diagnosis to mastectomy, a dreadful life-changing journey for some of the hardest-hit breast cancer patients. For them, it requires resilience, a tightly knit support system, and a calm head – steady in faith, and...
WESTERN BUREAU: The apparent lack of accessible help for families of autistic children is an issue that Nicolette*, a mother of an autistic son now in his 20s, wants to see changed after years of enduring unsympathetic and unhelpful responses to...
There is growing opposition to a proposal from the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) to alter how Jamaicans celebrate their Emancipation and Independence holidays. The PSOJ is advocating for a single, extended weekend holiday period...
WESTERN BUREAU: Reggae singer Dennis ‘Mackie Conscious’ McKay, president of the St James Bee Farmers Association, is urging more Jamaicans to invest in beekeeping to boost honey production and position Jamaica as a global export leader. Speaking at...
Although Kaydia McKoy, Miss Cosmos Queen of Jamaica, can be publicly seen gracefully wearing a crown on her head, privately she is struggling with a bill of around $8 million for treatment and care as a young breast cancer warrior. Her story is not...
The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is no general principle that a 10-year-old child cannot be found liable for negligence. This is seen as a landmark decision, as in Jamaica, the age of criminal responsibility starts at 12 years old. The...
Dr Nigel Clarke, outgoing Minister of Finance and the Public Service, stressed the importance of social cohesion in Jamaica’s ongoing development during a speech at the Rotary Club of New Kingston’s general meeting yesterday at the Liguanea Club,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has assured vendors affected by an early-morning fire at the Lucea Market in Hanover that efforts will be made to restore the facility swiftly. The incident...
Former chief forensic pathologist Dr Dinesh Rao has acknowledged that the post-mortem report was amended in the probe into the slaying of accountant Keith Clarke but insists that the changes were typographical, not scientific. Three Jamaica...
The Jamaican Government is asking for patience amid the unease surrounding the Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) fraud case, which impacted the accounts of more than 200 clients, including track legend Usain Bolt. The appeal follows a Gleaner...
The Ministry of Education and Youth says its Sixth Form Pathways Programme (SFPP) does not include automatic promotion to upper sixth form at the same school. The statement follows a Gleaner report last week, highlighting the distress of a mother...
Western Bureau: Alfred ‘Martin’ Buchanan, who was arrested and charged in 2021 after he was accused of sexually molesting another man but absconded after being granted bail, is back on the police radar as recently, one of his alleged victims...
Western Bureau: Fascinated by cars, riding his bicycle, and harbouring dreams of becoming a police officer, four-year-old Zyair Codner is looking forward to living his best life. Unfortunately, Zyair’s future is now looking uncertain as after his...
Western Bureau: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has unveiled an ambitious national cost-production system, which is designed to provide local bee farmers with the tools and knowledge necessary to remain competitive in the market while ensuring...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Janine Morris, consultant psychiatrist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, believes that a fear of reduced sexual appeal is preventing some women from getting early screening for breast cancer. Addressing...
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is criticising the People’s National Party (PNP) for what it describes as its scant regard for integrity following that party’s decision to name attorney Isat Buchanan as its standard-...
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is “shocked and disappointed” over the lack of transparency surrounding the investigation into billions of dollars defrauded from his and more than 30 other clients’ accounts at Stocks and Securities Limited (...
A retired army warrant officer who supervised the arms store from which artillery believed to have been used in Keith Clarke’s murder was dispensed, testified during the trial yesterday that he simply signed authorisation notes. Three Jamaica...
Two years ago, the administration at the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School, a co-ed institution in Gordon Town, St Andrew, separated a group of boys who had learning and behavioural challenges and placed them in a classroom by themselves. This...
Jamaican motorists who were compelled for 15 years to pay traffic fines that were unlawfully imposed by the government will have to provide proof of payment to get a court-ordered refund, the Supreme Court has ruled. Acceptable forms of proof are...
WESTERN BUREAU: Consultant surgeon Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is alarmed at the rise in the number of breast cancer diagnoses since 2021, amid an increase in the number of young women...
