The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has refused to disclose the cost of financing the controversial upgrade of banknotes scheduled for release later this year. An Access to Information (ATI) request submitted by The Gleaner for the cost to revamp the notes.....

The average time for the completion of divorces in Jamaica has been slashed from three years in the past to 20 months in recent times, with many couples in the last year untying the knot within 16 weeks. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, who made the.....

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles faced intense criticism during Wednesday’s meeting of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) and was accused of being “complicit” in the banking sector’s alleged rip-off of....

Dwayne Dubidad’s love for children and passion for their growth have inspired him on his journey from art and music teacher to principal of Stony Hill Primary and Infant School, where his labour of love includes beautification and development...

WESTERN BUREAU: THE FAMILY of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by a male nurse at Noel Holmes Public Hospital in Hanover last year has praised the courts for granting her justice after the accused’s conviction on Tuesday. Damion Bigby, th...

An expert witness has disclosed that phone record data showed that incarcerated alleged Clansman-One Don Gang honchos Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan and Jason ‘City Puss’ Brown had at least four different cell numbers between January and August of 2...

St Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament Juliet Holness has urged senior executives from the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) to comply with its recruitment policy in the wake of a performance audit that flagged the appointment.....

WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE rehabilitation of Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) projected for completion by December 2024, Opposition Spokesman on Health Dr Morais Guy is convinced that the renovation costs could be almost double the Government’s...

The Hanover police are probing whether gang activities have taken root at the Hopewell High School after a bloody bust-up involving students, which resulted in the premature suspension of classes yesterday as safety concerns heightened. Three...

With the justice system currently facing a crisis after fewer than three per cent of the 4,500 prospective jurors summoned turned up for duty last Wednesday, Tom Tavares-Finson, QC, is calling for the abolition of jury trials so that criminal cases....

As surging costs facing the public health sector create an increasing funding challenge for the Government, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says in the months and years ahead, the country will have to engage in a serious...

The prosecution’s expert witness, who is giving evidence about the data including the secret recordings of conversations among alleged members of the Clansman-One Don Gang contained on three cell phones, was yesterday accused of being clueless by....

Glenmuir High School teacher Abigail Parkes is all too familiar with not having the fastest start, but persistently engaging a dogged determination to turn things around to accomplish her goals. Acknowledging that she did not get the best of starts....

The St Mary Police Division has made its way on to the radar of Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson, having recorded a 700 per cent increase in murders since the start of the year. The division, which recorded only two murders up to.....

Work on the 250-bed Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, is set to begin next month following delays blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton told his parliamentary colleagues....

Two teenage cousins are on a mission to help students recover from the learning loss caused by COVID-19-induced disruptions in the education sector by honing their reading skills and develop a deeper appreciation for books. Bookworms Debra-Kay...

Multidisciplinary professional service firm Dawgen Global has forged a partnership with Excelsior Community College to provide employment for its students as they study. In the first instance, the firm will be taking on 20 to 30 students and...

WESTERN BUREAU: A cloud of mystery surrounds the death of 20-year-old Christie ‘Kiddy’ McBean, who was found dead with a single stab wound to the chest at her home in Hurlock, St James, on Monday morning. According to a relative, McBean, who wor...

Educators at three Clarendon high schools say it has been a struggle firing up students having returned to the classrooms, with many fifth-formers showing no interest in sitting their external examinations. Adrian Sinclair, principal of Alston High....

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica-born four-time Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross has moved her prowess from on the track to cameras of the popular cable network series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta. On Sunday, Richards-­Ross made her debut on Season 14 of the...