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In an emotionally charged statement, Lerlean Williams, mother of the suspect in the murder and alleged rape of nine-year-old Kelsey Cassidy Ferrigon, has denounced her son, declaring she has neither shielded nor supported him. Williams, speaking...

Scotiabank Jamaica has been ordered by the Supreme Court to repay more than $3.5 million it claimed was transferred to the public purse from a dormant account belonging to the late proprietor of Gloria’s Seafood Restaurant. Gloria Harris-Prawl,...

For the Government, the question is: what more can you do with another term? For the Opposition, it is a call for new ideas. So say political experts, who argue that neither of Jamaica’s two main political parties, in a “run-of-the-mill” election,...

The close-knit community of Job Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine, was left in shock on Friday night after the body of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigan was found stuffed in a barrel at her home. The discovery has sparked widespread anger and cries...

Her coworkers consider her a supermom, often bestowing her with the ‘Mother of the Year’ title, but Antonette Richards, a career civil servant, believes there is always more she can do for her three children. At 46 years old, the programme director...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP): Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases inside the country on Saturday, but most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes on India were underway. It’s the latest escalation in a conflict...

Patients and staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) haemodialysis unit have expressed frustration over what they see as management’s attempts to downplay their concerns about the facility’s inadequate resources. The Gleaner...

Western Bureau: Businessman Ras Astor Black, renowned for his many unsuccessful attempts to win a seat in representational politics, wants the north coast highway, from the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay to Mammee Bay, in St Ann, to...

WESTERN BUREAU: Should the People’s National Party (PNP) form the next government of Jamaica, it is promising that small traditional ganja farmers will be given a seat at the table so they will have a greater stake in the country’s legal cannabis...

WESTERN BUREAU: With some 200,000 Jamaicans relying on farming for their livelihoods, and agricultural funding among the lowest in the country, the People’s National Party (PNP) says it will be seeking to establish an Agricultural Development Fund...

WESTERN BUREAU: Buoyed by a notable decline in major crimes, Superintendent Mercedes Currie of the St James Police Division has commended the parish’s residents for their ongoing support in crime-fighting efforts. Speaking at the monthly meeting of...

WESTERN BUREAU: Sherika Lewis, the acting chief public health inspector for St James, is urging members of the public and other stakeholders to join the health department in the fight to keep the parish clean and disease-free amid the ongoing...