Western Bureau: The fragile peace that has been holding in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, since a major police-military crackdown against criminal gangs in March, was broken on Wednesday with the double murder of two teenagers outside a nightclub in...
The Integrity Commission (IC) on Thursday departed from its custom of delivering investigative reports exclusively to the three main parliamentary leaders. In addition to sending an investigation report and a ruling by the director of corruption...
With a reputation as a low-performing and violent school in the inner city, Kingston Technical High School was not the first choice for the three top performers it is now toasting for their academic success. Matthew Loney, the school’s top male...
As schools continue to battle with the issue of bullying, students at all levels are being urged to fight against the worrying practice and to protect their peers. Laurette Adams-Thomas, chief executive officer at the Child Protection and Family...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ move to announce a by-election in the St Ann North Eastern constituency just a day after the resignation of Marsha Smith as member of parliament (MP) and state minister is being viewed by political analysts as a...
Portland: More than four hours of heavy rainfall pounded the northeastern parish of Portland on Wednesday, forcing the closure of several businesses while inundating the main thoroughfare in some areas. The inclement weather also delayed the start...
A senior citizen who was accused of attempting to ship nearly six ounces of cocaine in a gear box to England was yesterday freed of cocaine charges in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Elaine Young, a 65-year-old resident of Ocho Rios, St...
In an effort to create more wealth and have it remain in Jamaica, Pearnel Charles Jr, minister of labour and social security, is calling for more housing developers to create concepts to be sold only to senior citizens. It is a concept that is...
With more and more persons, seemingly, having problems with the development approval process in the Corporate Area, Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby says by next Tuesday, he will announce how objections are to be handled. Speaking at the East Central...
A mother is now regretting sending her son outside to get fresh air, only for him to be murdered by gunmen a day after receiving his status letter from The University of the West Indies (UWI). Keauno ‘Popsy’ Watson, 23, was elated when it was...
With Marsha Smith’s resignation as a legislator and state minister, a former senior figure in the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is suggesting that Prime Minister Andrew Holness should call by-elections to fill two currently vacant...
WESTERN BUREAU: A female vendor, who was captured on video urinating in a container and then pouring the contents into a bottle at the Charles Gordon Market (CGM) in Montego Bay, will face prosecution. Dr Francine Phillips-Kelly, the medical...
Jamaica’s Court of Appeal is “ideally placed” for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the settlement of cases, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has asserted. Justice Sykes, who was speaking on Tuesday at the launch of the Pro-Jam III Project, a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Danree Delancy, who is also chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC), is accusing the Andrew Holness-led administration of undermining the local government structure. Addressing a recent People...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Trelawny Southern Member of Parliament (MP) Devon McDaniel has his eyes set on again vying for the seat, which has remained vacant since the resignation of Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert last September. McDaniel, a furniture...
Shemoye Bowman was on the cusp of a promotion at a call centre when he experienced a mental breakdown. As he felt his world crumbling, he checked into the Portland Rehabilitation Management Centre (PRMC). A year and two months later, the 28-year-...
A Jamaican mother and her infant, who had been fleeing violence in a Kingston garrison where their family was marked for death, are breathing a sigh of relief after they were released from US Border Patrol detention and entered the North American...
WESTERN BUREAU: Grief was the order of the day at the Little London Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland yesterday as members of the academic and auxiliary staff mourned the loss of the school’s principal, Shirlet Craig-Davis, who died two...
NEW YORK (AP): Five people were shot yesterday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It is the latest instance of violence marring one of the world’s largest annual celebrations of Caribbean culture. A gunman targeting a...
WESTERN BUREAU: While stating that the 2024-2025 school year started well in western Jamaica yesterday, the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS) says some high schools in western Jamaica are still dealing with...
Students in rural Jamaica who have to traverse long distances in unreliable transportation to and from school should have the benefit of a rural transportation system by January next year, Minister of Transport Daryl Vaz has promised. However,...
With a renewed focus on literacy and numeracy, extended school hours, and a commitment to excellence, the White Horses Primary and Infant School is poised for continued success in the new academic year. Acting principal of the St Thomas-based...
WESTERN BUREAU: Several enthusiastic students, many accompanied by their parents, were out early on Monday morning for the start of the 2024-2025 school year in rural St James. Some stood outside the gates of their schools for more than an hour,...
As the new school year commences, Kaysia Kerr, chief executive officer at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), is urging parents to educate themselves about their children’s curriculum so that they can assist them in achieving their...
WESTERN BUREAU: With approximately 40 per cent of work completed, Leroy Lowe, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited’s liaison officer for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project, says the project is shaping up to be a “historic” one for...
