The National Housing Trust (NHT) says a secrecy clause in a settlement with a private developer was to comply with court rules on mediation, although a senior official claims the entity is “trying to mislead the public”. “Discussions at mediation...
WESTERN BUREAU: A groundbreaking virtual platform, the first of its kind in the region, known as JAM-DEM (Jamaica Diaspora Engagement Model), was officially handed over to the Jamaican Government on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone eight...
More than 250,000 people of “prime working age” remain outside of Jamaica’s labour force, even as the country recorded a historic low unemployment rate of 4.2 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2023. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)...
The Government’s attempt to rush a bill through Parliament to subsume the Office of the Political Ombudsman (OPO) into the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) was met with strong resistance from a former government minister as well as the...
The contract killer in Tonia’s McDonald’s murder yesterday gave conflicting testimony about when he reportedly secretly recorded conversations between himself and the woman’s husband about the plot to have her killed. When asked when he had done...
Sections of the gritty community of Zambia in Central Village, St Catherine, have earned the tag of an unofficial burial ground, a concern for some residents as the security forces constantly unearth shallow graves with human remains. An excavation...
Principal Director of the National Integrity Action (NIA) Danielle Archer has expressed concern that no significant progress has been made in the fight against corruption to shift perception in the last four years, and is urging the Government to...
At the same time when the vibrant hues of the coral reefs beneath Jamaican waters were rapidly disappearing, the small island of Tobago was experiencing the same fate. But despite this, experts are even more grateful that an outbreak of coral reef...
WESTERN BUREAU: An American woman who was captured in a viral video stripping naked and being restrained by security officers at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St James last Tuesday, was yesterday fined a combined $52,000...
Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology (UTech), is hopeful that the Government will meet the salary demands of the entire staff population at the institution, as he believes this will determine whether high quality education...
Senior attorney-at-law Bert Samuels says he is always wary of the court going ahead without the public viewing as the debate regarding media and family being locked out of the Jolyan Silvera murder case rages on. Silvera, 52, a former People’s...
The Pamela Monroe Ellis-led Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) is being urged to comb through the books of HEART/NSTA Trust amid allegations of nepotism and corruption at the skills-training institution. The call came during a People’s National...
Integrity Commission (IC) Chairman Justice Seymour Panton (Ret’d) has dismissed a suggestion by a senior legislator that its review of a public servant’s statutory declaration dating back 10 to 15 years could constitute “an invasion of privacy”....
Dr Thomas J. Goreau, a pioneer in marine science, is sounding a clarion call for greater transparency regarding the alarming extent of coral reef damage across the Caribbean amid the extinction threat it faces. Goreau, a veteran of 70 years...
Three men charged with impersonating public health officers during the reopening of Crab Circle in Kingston last November had their bail extended for them to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on February 5. Content creators Orain...
Any decision by the Government to reallocate funds from the tertiary sector to the primary, secondary and early levels of the education system would have the cumulative effect of depleting resources from the country’s education system overall,...
The Court of Appeal has issued a stern reminder for Family Court judges to bear in mind that they and the courts over which they preside are creatures of statute. “Making orders in excess of the powers conferred on them by relevant laws and rules (...
Port Antonio, Portland After a lengthy delay, work has started on the construction of a new, state-of-the-art building to house more than 200 vendors at the Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, Portland, which was gutted by fire on May 28 last year....
From studying under a street light and candlelight to attending high school for several days with only $15 for bus fare in her pocket, newly minted attorney-at-law Kay-Ann Swaby was always determined to rise above her circumstances. Watching her...
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal has lost its appeal against a Judicial Review Court’s ruling that it did not have the jurisdiction to decide a dispute between the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and one of its employees. Last week, the Court...
In 2017, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the then National Housing Trust (NHT) chairman, Dr Nigel Clarke, opened the Berkshire Court housing development in Spanish Town, St Catherine – giving 44 brand-new homeowners the keys in what would be the...
In the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean, where vibrant coral reefs have long been the pride of nations, a silent crisis is unfolding. A coral-bleaching emergency, driven by rising sea temperatures and climate change, is casting a shadow...
The Cabinet last year approved a $15-billion emergency contract to a Chinese firm for the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) rehabilitation project despite Jamaica’s chief procurement agency saying the health ministry led an “irregular” process. But...
A senior official at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is now under investigation for the alleged sexual harassment of a female subordinate, who is now fearful and doubtful about her professional future at the institution. The Sunday...
The National Housing Trust (NHT) signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that blocks it from telling taxpayers about a settlement with a developer from whom it is reclaiming $650 million in a botched deal, leaked documents suggest. “The parties...
