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It is a futile effort to put obstacles in the way of women who are not afraid to stand up, stand out, and stand alone, even from they were children. And especially a woman, who, as a teenager, preached her first sermon in a church that at the time...

UNITED STATES (US) embassy officials and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are confident that the completion of an evidence collection training for local investigators will boost the force’s investigative capacity in crime fighting. Thirty...

HUMBLED THAT he is now the youngest mayor of Montego Bay at age 34, Richard Vernon is hoping that other youths are encouraged to serve their country politically. Vernon, who is councillor for the Montego Bay South division, was elected on Thursday...

Bryan Miller/Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: AN INTEGRITY Commission (IC) investigation which has been taking place since 2020 into the action of Mayor of Lucea, Sheridan Samuels, is now closed, with no adverse findings. Samuels, who has been...

THE INDUSTRIAL Disputes Tribunal has ruled that B. D. Dadlani (Jamaica) Limited is to reinstate Raj Kumar Khurana to his post as chief financial officer by March 18 and pay him US$74,000 because he was unjustifiably terminated. Failure to reinstate...

One man was killed and 10 individuals were taken into custody as the St Catherine South Police, assisted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, descended upon the Caymanas Gardens community and neighbouring Gregory Park in Portmore in an...

Tiffany Foster, following in her mother, Andrea Foster’s entrepreneurial footsteps, founded her own business three years ago. “I thank her for the creativity that she would have invested in me through her business – Special Kreations Events and...

WESTERN BUREAU: LOCAL GOVERNMENT Minister Desmond McKenzie is making a fresh appeal for Jamaicans to take personal responsibility for proper disposal of their garbage. At the same time, he announced that his ministry will soon spearhead a national...

TOURISM MINISTER Ed Bartlett has acknowledged that the Level 3 advisory placed against Jamaica by the United States’ Department of State has resulted in some tourism cancellations. Nonetheless, Bartlett pointed out that the industry still grew by...

David Smith, unrepresented by an attorney and accused of pulling the trigger in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah and the child’s mother, Toshyna Patterson, yesterday insisted he was innocent. His...

WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE ONLY five women will be among the 64 persons who will be sworn in as councillors in five municipal corporations in the county of Cornwall, it is expected that they will all make an impact. In fact, indications are that one of...

AHEAD OF tomorrow’s celebration of International Women’s Day, a group of up-and-coming female entrepreneurs have been encouraged to be unafraid to inspire change and help to elevate the future generation in following their dreams. Speaking...