Dr Kingsley Chin, CEO of KIC Ventures, a Boston, United States (US)-based spinal technology development company, has called for the Jamaican Government to set up a fund to invest in technology development. “Tourism, agriculture and other...
WESTERN BUREAU: Supercentenarian Nora Louise Miller-Welsh, who held the title of Jamaica’s oldest person until she died on July 6 at 110 years old, was hailed as a loving matriarch during a thanksgiving ceremony at the Blenheim Seventh-day...
Some criminal defence lawyers in Kingston have raised concerns about overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at the Denham Town police lockup, as well as a reported recurring skin problem among some of the detainees. At least one of the attorneys is...
As the sun rose on Monday, incomplete bingo cards, discarded food, and abandoned drinks lay scattered, a stark reminder of the merrymaking in Four Paths, Clarendon, that turned to horror following a deadly gun attack. Daybreak marked the end of a...
Fingers are being pointed at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) as a conduit for organised crime following a mass shooting claiming eight lives and leaving 10 people injured in Four Paths, Clarendon, on Sunday night. Prime Minister...
Western Bureau: A senior Hanover justice of the peace (JP), who allegedly fled the scene of an accident on Independence Day, after he reportedly crashed into the vehicle of Hanover Custos Dr David Stair, is to be arrested and charged by the Hanover...
The administrative, technical and axiliary staff of the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica took their issues surrounding salary demands under the Government’s public sector compensation wage package to the feet of the throne on Monday. In a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Janice Allen was on Sunday given the nod to be the People’s National Party (PNP) representative in the St James Central constituency, which is currently held by the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Heroy Clarke, the deputy...
Laughter and excitement morphed into cries of sorrow in Cherry Tree Lane, Four Paths, in Clarendon on Sunday night, when a bingo party turned into unimaginable carnage, after gunmen reportedly unleashed a hail of bullets, killing at least eight...
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has committed to addressing defects identified on any aspects of the Southern Coast Highway Improvement Programme (SCHIP) while taking full responsibility for works done by local subcontractors. In a...
Buff Bay, Portland Fifty-three youths from 24 schools are the recipients of the 2024-2025 Special Achievement Award, initiated by government minister Daryl Vaz and aimed at providing financial assistance to needy students who performed well in the...
WESTERN BUREAU Opposition Leader Mark Golding is urging People’s National Party (PNP) supporters in Westmoreland to avoid abstaining from voting for the party because they might not immediately like a candidate on offer. In the 2020 General...
Retired teacher and former resident of Rose Street, Lucky Hill, St Mary, Leila Henry Riley, who now lives in Florida, is urging all Jamaicans to give back to their communities to better the lives of others, particularly children. Residents in...
When Hurricane Beryl was on a path to Jamaica, residents of O’Meally in St Catherine knew that whether it hit or passed the island, a section of their main road would have broken away, so they prepared in advance to repair it. The cry from...
The family of 17-year-old Kiara Ingram, who has had a large tissue tumour growing on her neck for more than half her life, has been struggling to scrape the funds together to have the mass removed. But despite a GoFundMe account being established...
Medical social workers (MSWs) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) are wilting under the weight of thousands of case files as they support patients through trauma and recovery, relying on each other for emotional strength when the...
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has announced plans to re-establish an oversight committee for hiring decisions by October 2024, following its controversial disbandment earlier this year. The update comes amid mounting calls from employees...
Kerry-Ann Brown is a broken mother who, for the rest of her life, will bewail the actions of a distracted taxi operator, which forever altered the lives of both herself and her 15-year-old daughter, Shantavia Harrison. In 2022, Shantavia was mowed...
With Hurricane Beryl flattening vast acres of farms in St James, the operators of the Maroon’s Pride banana chips factory are dreading an impending shortage of the potassium-rich produce that will force them to scale down production. Maroon’s Pride has...
The lack of land ownership titles and funds for rebuilding materials are the main hurdles keeping over two dozen people in shelters across Clarendon, Manchester, and St Elizabeth – three of the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Beryl. The Category...
Twenty years ago an Englishwoman who goes only by the name of ‘GG’ travelled to Jamaica for the typical tourist experience – to party and have a good time on the white sandy beaches, and soak up the sizzling sun. But she ended up falling deeply in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Retired St James-based football referee Alva ‘Second’ Gordon was all smiles as he was presented with the Mayor of Montego Bay’s Special Award at Tuesday’s annual Spirit of Independence Civic and Awards ceremony in the western parish...
PARIS, FRANCE: IT MAY not have been the storybook ending he would have liked, but given the circumstances of the last two months, Jaydon Hibbert is just thankful that in his first Olympic final, he gave his all. His all saw him finish just outside...
Former Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell says it is time the Jamaican Parliament increases fines under the Office of Utilities Regulation Act after a revelation that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is facing a $2-million penalty if it does not meet...
