WESTERN BUREAU: “The Crown is confident Shineka Gray was a human sacrifice.” That was the unsettling declaration made in the St James Circuit Court yesterday by lead prosecutor Andrea Martin-Swaby while delivering the prosecution’s closing...
Six sections of the DNA Evidence Act are in breach of several constitutional rights guaranteed to citizens, but those infringements are “demonstrably justified”, Jamaica’s Full Court has ruled. The landmark decision was handed down yesterday,...
The Re/Max Jamaica Conference and Exposition 2024 is expected to serve as an opportunity for real estate professionals, investors, partners, and the public to interact with one another by means of knowledge-sharing and the formation of meaningful...
Real estate investors are being assured by the Government that it is committed to establishing environments that will support the rapidly evolving market. Senator Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...
The country’s two main political parties should avoid trying to “weaponise” data about critical economic indicators, an economist has warned. However, if the two parties cannot resist the urge to cite economic data in their public squabbles amid...
In an unscripted response to criticism from Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott, Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday defended the Government’s healthcare initiatives during the contract signing and groundbreaking ceremony for the redevelopment of...
The management of Sunbeam Children’s Home in St Catherine says it is considering legal action against the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) over what it says was the agency’s dereliction of due process in deciding to delicense the...
Backbencher Robert Montague has scoffed at proposals for longer prison sentences for juveniles, insisting any punishment short of hanging would be a “waste of time”. On Tuesday, Montague persisted with a stream of sotto voce comments of “hang dem...
Vice-president of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions Rudolph Thomas is warning that the continued misuse of fixed-term contracts by employers will lead to serious consequences for the Jamaican labour force in the future. He was addressing...
WESTERN BUREAU: Grange Hill Primary School in Westmoreland celebrated its 100th anniversary on January 14, a milestone that is being regarded as no small feat amid the challenges of the past while positioning itself for the future. Established as...
Relatives of the Portland farmer who went missing almost nine years ago amid a court case with Denvalyn ‘Bubbla’ Minott, the convicted contract killer in the murder of businesswoman Tonia McDonald, want the police to relaunch an investigation into...
Simultaneous claims by Jamaica’s two main political parties that they are ahead in the local government election race have been met with scepticism by political pundits who are demanding a release of internal poll results for proof. Dr Dayton...
Principal of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Densil A. Williams, has signalled the institution’s renewed intention of becoming a global activist academy; one, he said, that works in the best interest of the people. “We...
WESTERN BUREAU: A forensic science officer called by the defence team for Gregory Roberts, the man being tried for the 2017 murder of schoolgirl Shineka Gray, told the St James Circuit Court on Monday that DNA found on several items submitted for...
James Barrett, the leader of the winning team of the GP Innovate 2023 innovation competition, has praised organisers for their efforts in assisting inner-city youths, like himself, in realising their potential. Barrett, a computer science major...
Commercial entities that operate on The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, will soon face an increase in fees as the university revamps its rate structure to align with market dynamics. This move, as well as a review of its self-...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the People’s National Party (PNP) parliamentary aspirant for the Eastern Westmoreland constituency, is calling for the Government to provide more educational facilities in that constituency, including a high...
Armed with what it describes as a favourable internal poll showing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) with a “strong lead” in most of the local seats, the Andrew Holness-led administration yesterday announced that its machinery was ready for the local...
A group of members of the Jamaican diaspora, who remain unhappy with the Government's stewardship, including its failure to put a lid on the country's rampant crime, violence, and corruption, are pressing ahead with the first of its...
St Margaret’s Bay, West Portland: The Central Executive of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday confirmed Clyde McKenzie, a schoolteacher, as prospective candidate for the upcoming local government elections, replacing controversial councillor...
A looming disruption of water supply has raised eyebrows among residents in St Catherine, prompting a call for better communication and contingency plans to alleviate the inconvenience caused by infrastructural rehabilitation efforts being...
After handing over the art collection of late philanthropist and businessman Michael Campbell last Wednesday evening, former Prime Minister P J Patterson called for The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona to create a Faculty of the Creative...
Before the late philanthropist and business titan Michael Campbell’s death last year, he had made one wish known to his dear friend, former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. That was to make The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona the repository...
The National Housing Trust (NHT) has reached a settlement with Dexim Holdings Limited, the developer it sued for allegedly not delivering any of an agreed 200 houses despite paying over $650 million under a $2.5-billion contract. “There was a...
The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trade is being plagued by skulduggery as unscrupulous competitors either steal each other’s cylinders, taking them out of the trade, or fill their rivals’ cylinders with their own products. The practice is...
