The abduction saga that triggered fear and anxiety in the usually tranquil community of Bath, St Thomas, continues to wreak havoc among residents. Despite the bittersweet storyline of the rescue of two girls abducted days apart, children have been....

WESTERN BUREAU: Still traumatised after allegedly being padlocked behind the gates of the late Kevin O. Smith’s Coral Gardens home in St James, transformational mind coach Sabrina Fisher Reece says God told her to jump the fence and free herself.....

As the community of Bath, St Thomas, grapples with fear as fugitive Davian Bryan remains elusive, the police have given the assurance that the search for the suspected child abductor continues. Commanding officer of the St Thomas Police Division.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Sabrina Fisher Reece faced death threats after posting a video showing how she and her family were held hostage at the Coral Gardens, St James, home of Kevin O. Smith, the disgraced late pastor of a Montego Bay cult. Nothing...

A former top lieutenant in the One Don Gang yesterday testified that reputed leader Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan had warned him that the only way out of the gang was death or prison. The witness, who claimed to have risen to the level of second in...

The Government is to pay $5.8 million with interest to a motorist whose minibus was seized by the police on January 18, 2020, because he refused to pay a wrecker fee of $18,000. Following the seizure of his Toyota Coaster bus at the Three Miles...

Some trade unionists have cautioned against a vaccine-or-test mandate for public-sector workers in the short term, arguing that such an approach would be premature. In the context of slow inoculation nationally, the Professor Gordon Shirley-chaired....

Youth State Minister Robert Morgan believes that there is a need for more stringent vetting procedures and background checks to be made by members of the society to limit exposing children to harm from unsuspecting persons in power. He was speaking....

The National Water Commission (NWC) will soon be approaching its regulator, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), with a request for a punitive water rate for periods of drought in a bid to drive conservation. NWC President Mark Barnett...

The board of governors of Jamaica College will today hold a crucial meeting to deliberate on recommendations submitted by the Ministry of Education on how to deal with the controversial issue of extending special leave with full salary and benefits....

A St Thomas man who spent three days in custody for questioning and also for his own protection, after it was rumoured that he was an accomplice to suspected child abductor Davian Bryan, wants to clear his name. Tevin Archat, 26, wants an end to......

Valerie Neita-Robertson, the attorney-at-law representing the estate of controversial pastor Kevin O. Smith, says she and his family have not been told where his body is being held. The lawyer told The Gleaner on Wednesday that the police and...

WESTERN BUREAU: In the wake of Pastor Kevin O. Smith’s death, thieves have been targeting the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries church in Paradise, St James, much to the chagrin of the members who remain faithful to the...

The Supreme Court is moving quickly to settle on whether it will grant injunctions sought by employees of two companies against the imposition of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. On Wednesday, a judge set full one-day hearings for next...

The National COVID-19 Vaccination Operationalisation Task Force has suggested that the Government implement a vaccinate-or-test mandate for public-sector workers amid concerns over a slow take-up of COVID-19 vaccines across the island. With roughly....

Prosecutors on Wednesday requested a continuance in the fraud matter involving former general manager at Petrojam, Floyd Grindley, and his former chairman, Dr Perceval Bahado-Singh, after revealing that new charges have been laid against the two...

There are calls for the formation of a robust national water-conservation plan and the roll-out of a public-education campaign to educate citizens on of its importance, especially in light of the impact of climate change on weather patterns...

The hushed tone in which Andre Ruddock spoke was in stark contrast to the buzz surrounding the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries facing murder charges as he appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday. Ruddock is before the...

More than 45,000 students and 2,520 teachers at the primary level have been given the green light to return to face-to-face classes beginning November 8, but the institutions will have to adhere to a strict risk-based model, Prime Minister Andrew......

Adrian Frater/News Editor WESTERN BUREAU: Andre Ruddock, who is charged with the murder of 39-year-old Taneka Gardner during the October 17 sacrificial ritual at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in St James, has had...