WESTERN BUREAU: Sabrina Messam, who was charged under the Cybercrimes Act after she allegedly threatened a man on social media, made her first appearance in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday and is slated to reappear in the same court on...
Ten inmates took a major step towards transformation on Tuesday as they crossed the stage to receive degrees at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean’s (UCC) 2025 Commencement Ceremony, held in partnership with the Department of Correctional...
The opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) plan to remove tax from overtime payment for workers in the public sector earning under $6 million annually will “not likely pose any significant fiscal risk”, economist Keenan Falconer has said. “I...
The 54-page manifesto published by the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) “clearly seems to be a very rushed and hurriedly prepared” document with policies that have already been put in train by the Government, senior figures in the...
Opposition Spokesperson on Security Peter Bunting is dismissing claims he said are coming from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) camp that a future People’s National Party (PNP) Government would end the contract of the current police commissioner. “...
The Jamaican Government has commenced talks with its counterparts in the Southern African nation of Eswatini for the return of a Jamaican man who was among five “barbaric criminals” deported there by United States (US) authorities, the foreign...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans on Thursday paid tribute to the life and legacy of Don Wehby – celebrated corporate leader, patriot, and beloved family man. The service, held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, drew a large gathering of...
At 23, Britney Hamilton became the first in her family to earn a tertiary degree when she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, two years ago. Now, the Albion, St Thomas,...
Attorneys for Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby have written to Director of Elections Glasspole Brown, telling him to halt making any arrangements for a by-election in the Seivwright Gardens Division until he consults with their client. In a letter...
Veteran attorney-at-law and former government minister K.D. Knight has given Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton until Friday morning to issue a public apology and formally retract the attribution of a controversial, doctored audio recording to...
A call is being made for more Caribbean governments to consider reducing the age of civil responsibility so that some minors will not have to seek permission from parents or guardians when they require sexual and reproductive health (SRH) treatment...
Assistant Superintendent of Police Romario Rankin, of the St Catherine South Division, is calling for business establishments, particularly those deemed high-value targets for organised criminals, to include detailed crisis drills as part of their...
Seventeen Jamaicans have been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship to pursue master’s degrees at top universities in the United Kingdom (UK), the largest cohort from Jamaica in recent years. The scholars are from parishes across the island...
August 23 will mark the start of the 2025 bird shooting season which will run for six weekends closing on September 28. The season was declared under the Wild Life Protection (Game Birds) (Declaration of Shooting Season) Order, 2025. Hunting...
WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Rainford, general secretary of the Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP), says his party, the country’s fourth political party, will be fielding candidates in 60 of the 63 constituencies in the September 3 general election and...
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the People’s National Party’s (PNP) manifesto stands on 10 pillars that will build Jamaica. Golding was speaking last night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston during the launch of the document titled...
Veteran attorney-at-law and former government minister K. D. Knight has demanded a public apology from Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, threatening legal action over the use of what he describes as a “maliciously doctored” voice recording....
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says by the end of this week, it will have all the personnel in place to conduct the September 3 general elction, for which nomination day is next Monday. The EOJ said it was fairly advanced in its recruitment...
Warning that civil society organisations in the Caribbean are facing a “funding crisis”, Dr Richard Amenyah, UNAIDS multicountry director, is urging regional governments to step up collaboration to offset the impact of US funding cuts on HIV and...
Published:Wednesday | August 13, 2025 | 12:10 AMMickalia Kington
On his birthday each year, Sheldon David Millington chooses not to receive gifts but to give one of the most powerful gifts he believes anyone can offer: education. “One of the pillars of House of SDM is education,” 43-year-old Millington told The...
WESTERN BUREAU: With ground broken for Jamaica’s tallest planned resort – the US$700-million Moon Palace Grand Montego Bay – on Monday, the development’s most talked-about feature is not in its blueprints. It is the US$5 million Palace Resorts will...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Sunday acknowledged the challenges being faced by children with special needs and their families, promising to expand the existing facilities that cater to them if given a third term. His announcement comes...
With just three weeks until Jamaicans head to the polls for the general election, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it will be intensifying campaign efforts to ensure a third term. “We will be out – every lane, every community, every street,...
Many young voters at Sunday’s Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) mass rally in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, said their support for the party stems from visible community improvements and increased opportunities for youth development. From upgraded...
Western Bureau: There was a sense of relief in St James yesterday as news broke that two alleged gangsters, who were implicated in Saturday night’s gun attack that snuffed out the life of the spouse of a policeman and left him and his five-year-old...
