Jamaica was spared the full wrath of Tropical Storm Elsa on Sunday but state authorities are already forecasting significant damage to the island’s road infrastructure, with sections of Clarendon and St Catherine appearing to have suffered the...

“We are all in danger down here.” That was the pithy and profound analysis of Antonio Williams, a resident of Bamboo River who is fearful that the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season will bring another round of woe. Folk in the St Thomas community......

As 74-year-old Denzil Hill erected sticks at a breakaway across from the Gimme-Me-Bit Primary and Infant School in Clarendon on Sunday, he did so with resignation that it could have been avoided. The road gave way to the ravages of rain from...

An eight-year-old girl of a St Thomas address was allegedly abducted and raped by a lone man on Saturday. According to reports, the child was walking to church with her cousin along a dirt road in the parish when they were pounced on by the...

Frustrated stakeholders in the island’s solar energy sector lobbying for a tax break on the import of newer-type batteries say they are suffering from government inaction and are warning that the country will not meet its 32 per cent target for......

Sunday was the first time in more than two decades that floodwaters forced at least one Nine Miles, Bull Bay, family to find higher ground. Fearful that even her four dogs would be harmed, Hartence Sharpe screamed until help came. She was able to.....

As darkened skies hung over communities along the Gordon Town main road on Sunday, the pitter-patter of rainfall on zinc roofs was a haunting soundtrack that reminded residents of the catastrophe that unfolded eight months ago. Tropical Storm Elsa.....

WESTERN BUREAU: As Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe reopen their markets to Jamaica, year-end tourist arrivals to the island have been revised upwards by half a million visitors from the original forecast of 1.3 million. Jamaica’s tourism......

Just like the constant mutation of the coronavirus, the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association’s (JMDA) fight over demeaning work contracts seems a recurring issue, with ultimately one major casualty of the unending war – helpless citizens. One ...

Some Jamaicans left nothing to chance in their preparation for Tropical Storm Elsa yesterday, even as others questioned the severity of its impact on the island today. From battening down roofs to stocking up on grocery items, regardless of the...

CARICOM governments are moving to block nationals of countries who opt out of receiving skilled workers from benefiting from that right in other member states. The stance is being backed by Jamaican business interests, and former Prime Minister...

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne assumed the chairmanship of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on July 1. Browne succeeds Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley, and will...

As Elsa, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2021, moves into the eastern Caribbean, Jamaica has been placed on a hurricane and tropical storm warning. Ronald Jarrett, 70, has lived along Wickie Wackie Beach in Bull Bay, St Andrew, since 1995. “I......

WESTERN BUREAU: With the effects of Hurricane Elsa projected to impact Jamaica over the weekend, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans to assess the safety of their building sites and, if necessary, to relocate before any storm arrives.....

Two days after Prime Minister Andrew Holness publicly denounced the violence plaguing Central Kingston and threatened a State of Public Emergency, if so advised, five people were shot, two fatally yesterday on Rum Lane. The dead men have since...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it is activating its emergency operations to facilitate a timely response to any damage to its power delivery infrastructure as Hurricane Elsa approaches the island. Winsome Callum, director of corporate...

Weise Road residents in Bull Bay, St Andrew, say they will remember 50-year-old Ricardo “Ted” James playing marbles with children hours before he met his demise Thursday at the hands of gunmen. This was the type of camaraderie they had grown......

WESTERN BUREAU: Some 63 shelters have been activated across the parish of St James as the region prepares for the likely impact of Hurricane Elsa on Jamaica. The shelters are among the partial activation of the Emergency Operation Centre, triggered....

The St Catherine Disaster Management and Preparedness Committee says it is fully prepared to mitigate any fallout from Hurricane Elsa. Chairman of the committee Roogae Kirkew says the operational centre from which all responses will be generated...

Annotto Bay, St. Mary: Describing the Annotto Bay area in St Mary as vulnerable to flooding and other disasters, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie is warning residents to be on the alert and to brace for unfavourable weather conditions,...