Western Bureau: The domestic dispute numbers have not climbed, but police in Hanover are fielding calls with growing frequency. Deputy Superintendent Courtney Wilson says the parish needs stronger conflict-resolution training to stop minor...
WESTERN BUREAU Robert Taylor, the acting director of probation aftercare in the Department of Correctional Services, is urging the Government to grant aftercare probation officers a remote-inducement allowance, noting that several other categories...
Several high school students have received laptops under the St Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in Schools Initiative, a programme designed to empower young people to become peace ambassadors. Speaking at the...
The South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre now boasts a sewing laboratory, which will equip incarcerated girls and young women with a marketable skill to support themselves and their families when they are reintegrated into society. The...
More than 80 students and teachers from six high schools across Portland and St Thomas recently participated in a National Schools Environment Club Programme (NSECP) capacity-building workshop hosted by the National Environment and Planning Agency...
A new interactive attraction at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory in St Ann is giving children and visitors a rare chance to experience the wonders of the ocean without stepping into the water. The facility,...
THIS YEAR’S celebration of International Day of Zero Waste is taking aim at food waste, which generates a reported eight to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change while occupying the equivalent of some 30 per cent...
A NEW partnership between the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) and the JPS Foundation is set to ignite youth-driven innovation and strengthen climate resilience across the island. The two entities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
THEIR SHARP, briny smell hits you first and then you spot them: trees with roots arching out of the mud as though bracing for something. They are mangroves, one of the most powerful natural defences on the planet. Yet, some people keep driving when...
A total of 23 post offices are currently in contract to undergo significant upgrades aimed at enhancing service delivery to communities across the island. Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority, Dr Warren...
Jamaica's maritime security has been further enhanced with the acquisition of four high-speed Surface Interceptor Vessels. The naval assets, which represent the first tranche of 22, were handed over during a blessing ceremony at the Jamaica...
A 28-year-old man was fatally shot by police during an alleged confrontation in Kent Village, St Catherine, on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kevon Bennett, from the community. Reports are that about 5:10 a.m., police...
Business strategist Deveta McLaren has been appointed acting regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), the government body that oversees public health services in Westmoreland, St James, Hanover, and Trelawny. The...
(AP) — Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister as it kept up its campaign against the Islamic Republic’s top leadership and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday. Iran condemned the strike on its massive South...
Barcelona scored seven and Liverpool revived its season with four goals to flip tight Champions League football games Wednesday into big wins sending them to the quarterfinals. Atletico Madrid survived a pulsating Tottenham fightback to make it...
(AP) — Mohamed Salah burst into life Wednesday to fire Liverpool into the quarterfinals of the Champions League football competition. Salah scored his 50th Champions League goal. But this is still far from vintage Salah. He got a first-half...
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has completed works on 33 roads, to date, under the road maintenance project at a cost of $90 million, Mayor Andrew Swaby says. Work has been done in 17 divisions. He was speaking at the...
Motorists will pay more for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $163.38 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to sell for $170.83. Automotive diesel oil will...
The Trelawny Health Department is to undertake another round of pest control interventions and the removal of bulky waste in communities as part of efforts to address the problem of rodents. Chief Public Health Inspector Venesha Barnes told The...
