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Western Bureau: Having been labelled the nation’s murder capital for almost a decade, western Jamaica is seemingly on course to shed that title, given the dramatic reduction in murders since the start of this year. Based on the latest Jamaica...

The Government which approved a controversial environmental permit for quarrying in the Dry Harbour Mountains in St Ann in 2020 later blocked its operation, citing “environmental sensitivities” and an impending declaration to enhance protection of...

Police in Montego Bay, St James, are probing reports that another group of Cuban refugees landed in Rose Hall on Monday hours after six of their countrymen arrived illegally on the island via boat. At the same time, there are concerns from one...

Former People’s National Party (PNP) lawmaker Jolyan Silvera will remain behind bars after the Court of Appeal upheld a previous ruling denying him bail in relation to the murder of his wife, Mellissa Silvera. Silvera, 52, who has been behind bars...

WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland’s Custos Reverend Hartley Perrin is sounding the rapid adoption of more technology in the workplace, warning that Jamaican workers must not be left behind or stripped of their dignity in the name of progress. Perrin,...

Former Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips on Monday added his voice to a chorus against Dennis Chung’s appointment as the chief technical director of the Financial Investigations Division (FID). Addressing objectors at a People’s National Party (...

WESTERN BUREAU: Moses Chybar, president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI), is urging Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to prioritise critical infrastructure upgrades in light of rapid development and population growth in...

The Clarendon police were last night seeking to locate the boyfriend of a young woman after the gruesome discovery of her body in a septic tank at a house in Milk River in the parish earlier in the day. Derricka Rodgers was reported missing on May...

Business and tourism stakeholders across northeastern Jamaica are now rejoicing after the United States (US) government lowered its travel advisory for Jamaica from Level Three to a more favourable Level Two. According to the US State Department, “...

One of the residents objecting to Bengal Development Company’s controversial quarry plans in the Dry Harbour Mountains has acknowledged that her family’s marl business has operated in the area for years under far fewer environmental restrictions...

WESTERN BUREAU: As of today, June 1, Jamaica’s national minimum wage has increased to $16,000 per 40-hour workweek. However, for many of the country’s domestic workers, the pay hike offers little comfort in the absence of crucial employment...

Distinguished Caribbean jurist Justice Adrian Saunders, outgoing president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), has reiterated the view that greater regional justice access would be achieved if Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago joined the court’s...