Jamaicans will never hear from Portia Simpson Miller what she knows about a controversial $31-million payment made by the Dutch firm Trafigura Beheer to the People’s National Party (PNP) while she was prime minister and leader of the political...

Former Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has signalled that he is not ready to step down as member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew East Central, amid reports that he is facing a new round of cancer treatment. There are reports, too, that the...

Audrey Tugwell could have held down an evening or night job as a radio announcer among some of the finest female voices to have graced Jamaican radio in the early 1980s. The alluring voice was, still is, as captivating as it is convincing. Instead.....

Businesswoman Claudette Crooks-Collie has won her latest battle against attempts by her estranged husband, a medical doctor and former politician, Dr Charlton Collie, to have a share of her $85-million home in St Andrew. The Court of Appeal on...

Pamela Monroe-Ellis could not have imagined that her carefree days in St Mary sailing down the hill from her house on coconut boughs – the only girl among several cousins and brothers – was preparation for the job she now holds as Auditor Genera...

The Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) yesterday made another dent in the shipment of illegal firearms after 21 guns including three rifles were seized at a warehouse inside the One Stop Customs Clearance Centre in......

A Westmoreland businessman who was slapped with 25 years to life sentence for strangling a pregnant 14-year-old schoolgirl, but was seeking a 50 per cent reduction, was left terribly disappointed yesterday after his sentence was only reduced by 21.....

Residents of Greenwich Town have lauded the Government for the physical infrastructure upgrades the community has benefited from, through the build phase of the zone of special operations (ZOSO). A ZOSO was imposed in July 2020, as the south west.....

The Vale Royal talks, according to People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding, have been quite successful in facilitating much-needed conversation between the Government and the Opposition on national issues. National security,...

Jamaicans have long been encouraged to till the soil and Rockfort brothers Davian and Kevan Watt, who turned their backs on a life of crime, are now making significant strides as farmers in their community. The men, who reside in Wareika Hill in...

The St Mary brothers accused of killing four people in separate incidents, including a Chinese couple, are to settle their legal representation. Nigel Walters, alias ‘Troy’, and Nicholas Walters were yesterday remanded until June 2 when they ma...

Several disgruntled goat farmers in Crowder, Grange Hill, Westmoreland, are calling on the Westmoreland police to carry out more patrols in their community following the gruesome murder of another goat herder on Wednesday. The latest victim has...

Four buildings at Harman Barracks have been renovated to the tune of $93.4 million. The barracks, which have a capacity of 72 persons per building, is home to members of the Specialised Operations Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)....

Community members and business owners in Ewarton, St Catherine, where Russian company En+ Group International PJSC operates UC Rusal WINDALCO in Jamaica, have expressed concern about the lingering uncertainty caused by the potential negative impact....

An urgent call has been made for the Government, through the state-owned oil refinery, to suspend its current pricing arrangement to ease the burden of the escalating oil prices on local businesses and consumers. Opposition Spokesman on Energy...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has pledged to support further agricultural science studies for standout member and Guy’s Hill student Delano Tucker, whose story of academic excellence amid the grips of poverty has warmed the hearts of Jamaicans. The 17-yea...

A mother is concerned about the future of her mentally challenged son who was among 25 men detained by the security forces during a predawn Joint Anti-Gang Task Force operation along Mountain View Avenue. But the police have claimed success,...

Two good Samaritans who were assisting a gunshot victim to the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland on Wednesday night died from injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle collision along the Haddo main road in Westmoreland. The deceased have......

Some ex-sugar workers in St Thomas who lost their jobs at the shuttered Golden Grove Sugar Factory are counting that displacement as a blessing in disguise. Some cultivators have established their own farms on sugar lands that have been repurposed.....

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anthony Hylton has suggested that the Government protest the alleged discriminatory treatment meted out to Jamaican students fleeing the war in Ukraine. “We have heard all kinds of stories, some of them cause fo...