WESTERN BUREAU: A motion by Portland Eastern Member of Parliament (MP) Ann-Marie Vaz for a review and implementation of change in standing orders regarding women’s dress code in Parliament has received overwhelming support from females on both...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said that the driving force behind the economic growth that his country had achieved in the 2010s was driven mainly by the agricultural sector. He was responding to a question from a member of civil society...

Christian leaders basked in the promise of hope yesterday as for the first time since 2020, they were able to gather in large numbers to celebrate Good Friday, reflecting on Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for mankind. Good Friday commemorates the...

Colin Coyle, a 31-year-old ex-convict who spent eight years in prison for armed robbery, is begging for a second chance at life on the straight and narrow path. Since his release from prison on September 29, 2021, he has been finding it difficult......

The operators of 14 shops at the New Forum Fishing Village in Portmore, St Catherine, have been wallowing in misery and despair since their enterprises and valuable stock went up in flames two Sundays ago as they prepared for the Easter season,...

WESTERN BUREAU: THE HANOVER Municipal Corporation (HMC) is contemplating pursuing legal action against the National Water Commission (NWC) because of the length of time the state agency takes to repair roads dug up to service water mains. The...

WESTERN BUREAU: Three wanted men were among 49 persons arrested by the St James police in a recent 14-day surge operation across the parish and several slapped with charges, including murder, shooting and rape. “We saw an increase in serious crime...

An increase in mini-dump sites – partly due to irregular garbage collection – in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has prompted Mayor Norman Scott to call on the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to establish an emergency response team...

Seprod Group CEO Richard Pandohie is calling for a strengthening of economic ties between Canada and Jamaica, urging the leaders of the North American country not to see the island as only seeking handouts. He was speaking at an event yesterday at.....

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has called for solidarity among African and Caribbean nations, charging that they must work together to advance their common positions and interests globally. In an address during a joint sitting of the Houses of...

Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott and Deputy Mayor Ralston Wilson were yesterday recognised by their colleagues for serving the Old Capital – and St Catherine at large – for a combined 20 years in their respective capacities. It was clear from the...

Christopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Francine Phillips-Kelly, the medical officer of health for St James, has noted a sharp rise in the parish's tuberculosis rate, with seven confirmed cases between January and March this year,...

The Office of Utilities Regulation is reporting that customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and the National Water Commission (NWC) were entitled to roughly $15.3 million as a result of breaches of guaranteed standards last year. In.....

A leading voice in coronavirus care management in Jamaica has suggested that the Holness administration has been overhasty in scrapping pretesting requirements for entry into the island and lifting the mask mandate in enclosed public spaces amid......

Two young girls abducted last October are being saluted for their courage after they summoned the strength to face their alleged tormentor, pointing him out on an identification parade despite trepidation. The accused, Davian Bryan, was recently...

Scores of Canadian businesses are looking to set up shop across the Caribbean amid the retreat of the coronavirus pandemic, the North American country’s minister of international trade and export promotion, Mary Ng, has said. Ng, who arrived in.....

With the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) reporting a 41 per cent increase in emergency calls to motor vehicle crashes last year, Commissioner Stewart Beckford is seeking to ramp up the brigade’s operational response to save more lives from serious...

The Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) will be seeking to increase the speed of its trains that run from Kingston to Montego Bay once the track is restored. At the time the rail service was discontinued in 1992, trains chugged away at 30 miles per.....

Fish vendors hoping for a bountiful Easter season after two years of flagging sales as a result of the pandemic are keeping their eyes peeled, hoping for a miracle as the traditionally buoyant period is yet to spring to life. Easter is...

The younger sister of the man accused of sexually abusing their five-year-old sister and her two-year-old baby girl has expressed hope that her brother will spend a long time in prison after he was taken into police custody. The 29-year-old man,...