People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell says the political atmosphere across Jamaica is increasingly reminiscent of the 2011 election campaign that saw the PNP return to power in a landslide 41-22 victory over the Jamaica...
People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has strongly rejected Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s recent claim that the Government does not need an Opposition to remain accountable, asserting instead that supporters of the ruling...
In an unrepentant sermon on Sunday, defrocked pastor Jeffrey Shuttleworth lashed out at what appeared to be the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU), accusing its leadership of spiritual corruption and asserting that only God could revoke his divine calling...
The authorities in Clarendon are actively seeking a new location for a cemetery, following the full occupancy of the parish’s main burial ground, the Denbigh Cemetery. May Pen Mayor Joel Williams emphasised that the initiative reflects the...
The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of Orlando ‘Lando’ Neita and Hussain ‘Gully Rat’ Edwards, ruling that there was no miscarriage of justice in their trial for the “audacious” murder of a 17-year-old boy in Kingston in 2011. In a...
WESTERN BUREAU: There are leaders who follow the rules, and there are leaders who rewrite the story. For the Rotary Club of Montego Bay (RCMB), Nerissa Persaud did both, while inspiring an entire organisation to rise with her. The Rotary Club of...
Central High School in Clarendon was yesterday considering the postponement of its end-of-year exams following the sudden death of grade-nine student Daylan Findlay, who reportedly collapsed on the school compound last Friday. “We are at the stage...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, the leader of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has announced a $3-million reward for information leading to the arrest of the people involved in the abduction of JLP election worker Lorna ‘Nikki’ Robertson...
St Mary: Tourism operators and stakeholders would be better served engaging and involving workers who live within the communities in which they do business, according to Deputy Executive Chairman of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, John Byles. Byles,...
The Joint Select Committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act (ICA) has shot down a recommendation to expand the categories of government officials whose statutory declarations should be gazetted. In its submission to the committee, the Norman...
The Jamaican Government is urging the Court of Appeal to fast-track its challenge to a Supreme Court ruling that declared 14 states of public emergency (SOEs) “unconstitutional”, warning that the decision threatens the state’s response to crises...
WESTERN BUREAU: Rudolph George Brown may have three biological children, but over the course of his 42-year teaching career, he became a father figure to generations of students. Brown’s journey in education began at Knox College in Manchester....
David Shoucair is calling on the Jamaican Government and its state agencies to take a more active and accountable role in supporting children with disabilities, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Speaking out against what he...
They are the quiet warriors – the fathers who stay. The ones who promise to be there through sickness and health, and truly mean it. Because raising a child with a disability demands more than just presence – it demands strength, sacrifice, and...
The long-simmering row between controversial pastor Jeffrey Shuttleworth and the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) took a decisive turn last week, as the denomination’s highest decision-making body voted overwhelmingly to revoke his ministerial...
In a rare move, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has submitted formal recommendations to a joint select committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act (ICA), proposing legislative changes aimed at enhancing the efficiency, transparency and...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is calling for Jamaican fathers, especially young and absent biological fathers, to take a more active role in their children’s lives not just financially, but emotionally. The prime minister honoured Jamaican...
Creative director of Mack and Mack Innovations Delano McFarlane is promoting Father’s Day as a tool to engage Jamaican men in family life and the broader society. McFarlane, who produces several events throughout the year, explained that...
When Anakay Montaque, 59, speaks about the power of blood, she is not referring to faith alone. She is talking about the literal, lifesaving kind, the type selflessly donated by strangers, coursing through her veins and giving her a second chance...
Singer Jamaica will turn down the volume on its retail footprint, closing two stores this month as it fine-tunes its operations. The affected outlets are located at 21 Constant Spring Road in Kingston 10, known as the Mega Store, and at 18-20 King...
Juici Patties has opened a new franchise in the booming Drax Hall area of St Ann, thanks to franchisees Shermaine Desnoes and Glen O’Connor, directors of Golden Grain Baking Company. The new location, at Boot service station, offers comfortable...
Councillor Carlton Bailey, who represents the Milk River division in Clarendon South West, is raising concerns over the police’s handling of the investigation into the disappearance and subsequent death of 19-year-old Derricka Rogers. Rogers, a...
WESTERN BUREAU: The promise of Local Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, for 50 streetlights to be allocated for installation each year over the next two years, to each councillor islandwide, has been ridiculed and described as a big joke by...
A Jamaican businesswoman is suing the minister of national security and the attorney general, alleging that her passport was unlawfully seized by immigration authorities and held for nearly seven months without due process. Jacqueline Dahila...
Veteran entertainer Sheron ‘Ruffian’ Peterkin, who is now a little over a week into her near 14-year prison sentence for firearm-related charges, has been revealed to have come on the police radar following a major Beryllium robbery in Portmore, St...
