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WESTERN BUREAU: Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has renewed his call for Jamaicans to unite in a concerted effort to break the cycle of violence, noting that if citizens committed themselves to peace, it could lead to the annual murder rates dropping...

A surge in police fatal shootings in Jamaica this year has stirred national debate, with more Jamaicans viewing the number killed as excessive than those who believe that the police are simply performing their duties. However, a significant portion...

WESTERN BUREAU: Prominent ganja advocate Ras Iyah V is calling on the Government to take urgent steps to ensure that police officers and judges fully respect and enforce the legal rights of Rastafarians to use ganja for sacramental purposes. His...

At least 768 institutions under the Ministry of Education (MOE) have been designated as hurricane shelters, serving as safe havens for the island’s most vulnerable residents during disasters. According to the MOE, these facilities are prepared for...

More than half of Jamaicans, polled on whether they would relocate to another country, said they would not leave the island of their birth. At the same time, of those who said they were willing to migrate, the majority selected the United States (...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining Floyd Green has announced a major expansion of the Government’s agricultural scholarship programme, signalling a shift towards greater private sector involvement as part of a broader push to attract...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Michelle Pinnock, the regional director at the Ministry of Education’s Region Four, says that while the ministry is planning literacy programmes in collaboration with western Jamaica’s tertiary education institutions, communities...

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has defended her performance audit report on the management of the Government’s social benefit programme, which came under strong criticism from Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness earlier this year. The prime...

WESTERN BUREAU: Less than 24 hours after an attack along Barnett Street in Montego Bay, St James, the police have captured the suspect believed to have fatally shot a suspended police officer and made off with $3 million in cash. The accused was...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating more meaningful jobs, bolstering productivity, and increasing wages worldwide, according to a 2025 Global AI jobs study by Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC), but there are fears Jamaica and the Caribbean region...

“Economistic” young people who believe they can use criminality as the fastest route to “wealth and riches” are “sadly mistaken”, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has warned. The warning came on Tuesday as Holness disclosed that some 20,000 young...

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid a notable decline in crime across the island since the start of the year, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is calling on Jamaican fathers to actively steer their sons away from criminal activity, emphasising that the risk-to-...