WESTERN BUREAU: With the 10 per cent baseline tariff announced on April 2 and imposed by the United States (US) on countries with which it trades, local agricultural exporters and other stakeholders are expressing ongoing concern over the...
Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Nadia Morris is set to take part in a high-level international conference at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland this week. The Advanced Global...
With just over four years left to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says urgent action is needed, following a 2022 Financial Literacy Baseline Survey by the Bank of Jamaica that has...
Western Bureau: At age 65, Edwina Farrier, a mother of five children, is self-employed and loving it, as her passion for making bedspreads and her willingness to work hard has landed her in a comfort zone, where her business is the source of her...
Mark Anthony Scott, the chief executive officer of Mark Anthony Collection, credits his sojourn into the world of fashion to his grandmother, Ernita Wallace, who had ignited his passion for clothing and fashion through her subtle encouragement....
WESTERN BUREAU: St James farmer Nadesha Campbell, who has faced several hurdles while seeking to launch her own coconut cassava bread, thought she had a breakthrough earlier this year after showing her product to businessman Michael Lee-Chin, but...
St Elizabeth South Western Member of Parliament (MP) Floyd Green says he is confident of securing a third term in office, pointing to significant strides made in tackling longstanding issues within the constituency. With the next general election...
Miranda Wellington, a teacher at Black River High School and the People’s National Party (PNP) prospective candidate for St Elizabeth South Western, says her top priority – if elected as member of parliament – is to breathe new life into the parish...
A high-stakes political showdown is brewing in St Elizabeth South Western, where incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Floyd Green is facing a strong challenge from Black River High School teacher Miranda Wellington in the upcoming general election,...
Fatal police shootings have now surpassed 100 since the start of the year, with April alone accounting for 24 incidents so far, according to data published by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). As of April 25, a total of 105...
Immunisation efforts are under growing threat, as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardise progress and leave millions of children, adolescents and adults across the world at risk. This is the warning from...
Jamaican students studying in the United States are being urged to “run silent and deep” amid a temporary halt in the revocation of visas for international students as part of the Donald Trump administration’s sweeping changes in immigration...
Jamaica could take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) to help plug the significant shortage of human capital across the healthcare sector, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has suggested. The proposal was made yesterday at the launch of...
After extensive deliberations by a joint select committee spanning more than three years, the Jamaica Teaching Council bill was yesterday passed by the Senate with 38 amendments. The far-reaching piece of legislation that is aimed at establishing...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mercia Fraser, the mother of Mario Deane, struggled to contain her emotions yesterday as she testified about receiving a pair of bloodstained pants, which she believes belonged to her son. Fraser, who was the first witness in the...
In the current Jamaican job market, one thing has become painfully clear to many job-seekers: applying for a job can feel like casting your hopes into a black hole. Despite the effort that goes into perfecting a resume, tailoring a cover letter,...
Chairman of the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) Region 1, Dr Wykeham McNeill, has raised concern over the silence of Jamaica’s political ombudsman amid ongoing tensions surrounding the defacing and removal of political posters. Speaking...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security said it has launched an investigation to determine whether the Chinese mechanics employed at WH Car Service, located in Ferry Pen near the St Andrew-St Catherine border, possess valid work permits. The...
A motorist who fatally struck a woman on a sidewalk nearly four years ago will be sentenced on May 30, after the Supreme Court denied his request to change his guilty plea. Christopher Gordon admitted in May 2023 to causing the fatal collision that...
WESTERN BUREAU: Sagicor Bank CEO Chorvelle Johnson-Cunningham is calling on women in leadership to actively support other women’s growth as a strategy to aid Jamaica’s development. She made this appeal at Thursday’s launch of the Women of Western...
WESTERN BUREAU: As the eight-year, multibillion-dollar rehabilitation of Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) nears completion, the Government is touting progress while the Opposition voices deep frustration over delays and ballooning costs. Speaking...
For St Ann businessman Omar Lawrence, entrepreneurship has been a lesson in faith and sacrifice, with a hefty dose of hard work and an openness to learn and grow. What started as a tiny venture in the confines of his living room in Oracabessa, St...
For some, life begins on a smooth road, paved with privilege and predictability. For others like Charmaine Foster, life begins in a storm – but she chose to rise above it. In 2000, Foster started working as the secretary for the Admissions...
With a paucity of reports made to designated agencies under the Protected Disclosures Act, lawmakers reviewing the more than 10-year-old law are considering a proposal for employees to divulge information to intermediaries. A joint select committee...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mercia Fraser, the mother of Mario Deane, is expected to retake the witness stand tomorrow when the trial of three police personnel charged in relation to her son’s death resumes in the Westmoreland Circuit Court. Presiding High...
