Preliminary reviews by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) have shown that all Jamaican sites being monitored for the air pollutant, PM2.5, have exceeded the World Health Organization’s (WHO) limit of 5 micrograms per cubic metre (...

At least two major construction companies and developers have signalled that they intend to throw their hat in the ring as they jostle to win the multibillion-dollar contract to construct Jamaica’s new state-of-the-art Parliament edifice at Heroes...

Several workers in the construction industry have warned Prime Minister Andrew Holness against opening the floodgates to imported labour, arguing that hundreds of skilled tradespeople are market-ready though most have not received formal training......

From as early as 3:30 a.m. yesterday, scores of angry residents in Cavaliers, St Andrew, reportedly began cutting down sections of the woodland and blocking the main road with felled trees and other debris to register their frustration at the poor.....

The trial of three policemen accused of extorting a taxi man of $50,000 after allegedly videotaping him engaging in what appeared to be a sexual act with a male sex worker started on Monday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The accused,......

Irate taxi operators and residents blocked a section of the York Town road in Clarendon yesterday morning, disrupting commute and forcing some students to miss the first day of the summer term. The protesters argued that heavy-duty vehicles...

Kingston Western Member of Parliament Desmond McKenzie has expressed concern over the frayed relationship between his constituents and the security forces, which degenerated further last week as Denham Town as a fiery protest erupted following the.....

Melorine Gizart walked along Luke Lane on Sunday in her son’s football gear, even in his socks and boots, as if seeking to summon from the dead 18-year-old football prodigy Omar Laing, who was killed by gunmen on Friday. Meanwhile, Laing’s one-y...

WESTERN BUREAU: Beryl Walters has never missed communion, but the family now views her indication last week that she would miss Saturday’s ritual because of ill health as an omen of the tragedy that was to unfold on April 19. Beryl, and her 12-yea...

Dynamic Lifestyle Studio says its lease with the owner of 7 Hillcrest Avenue was clear that a gym would operate there, a twist in the case brought against the operators by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). The KSAMC applied....

A title dispute is brewing following the soft launch of media personality Dr Terri-Karelle Reid’s book BRAND YOU!, which bears the exact name of Dr Hume Johnson’s published four years ago. Johnson, an associate professor of communications at Ro...

WESTERN BUREAU: WHEN CLASSES resume today, three-year-old Kamoill Williams Jr will not be able to occupy the desk and chair reserved for him at Brownsville Primary and Infant School in Cascade, Hanover. Kamoill succumbed to gunshot injuries he...

What began as a gesture of goodwill to a neighbour whose house caught fire ended in widespread heartbreak, with 13 homes engulfed in flames in the capital on Friday afternoon. It was a familiar refrain in west Kingston: Charred food and clothes,...

Diana McCaulay has leveraged her love for nature and her palette of experiences as a source of inspiration for her literary work. The seasoned Jamaican author is being recognised for her creative flair as she has been shortlisted for the 2022...

From an early age, Sharma Taylor knew that writing was her calling. And not only has the attorney-at-law been able to pursue her passion, but she has also achieved a major milestone in her literary journey. Taylor is one of 26 writers who have...

The foundation operated by Jamaican international music star Shaggy has not filed mandatory audited financial statements for the last two years, placing itself in danger of being stripped of its charity status, the agency that regulates charitable.....

A gym and restaurant at 7 Hillcrest Avenue in St Andrew are to be closed by July 31 in a case of illegal development brought by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) against the operators and property owner. It is the latest...

Stakeholders across the region are still asking questions about the timing of this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams, which is slated to begin next month. Educators are of the view that CXC should push back the sitting of the...

There is far more substance to Georgia Crawford Williams than being the protective sister of Senator Damion Crawford. The wife, mother, radio host, broadcaster and researcher has added consultant and entrepreneur to her large portfolio, which also.....

PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Criminal intent is suspected to be behind yesterday’s early morning massive explosion at Scotiabank in Port Antonio, Portland, the police say, which resulted in one man being hospitalised after he was found with injuries in...