A new round of turbulence erupted in Denham Town Thursday afternoon as a pregnant woman clashed with soldiers – the second major conflict in the crime-plagued western Kingston community which has been under a security blanket for almost five years...

A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals that at least one provision within the country’s Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act is unconstitutional may undercut America’s role as high-seas police, drawing praise as the right call by Jamaican.....

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland: The Portland police are on high alert as Moore Town Colonel Wallace Sterling has expressed fear that his life has been threatened, having received a chilling phone call that not only would he lose the election in the...

A food-supply crisis is unfolding globally, and Jamaica could find itself in dire straits if the Government fails to act, Group CEO of Seprod, Richard Pandohie, has warned. His outlook was buttressed by Andrew Gray, managing director of Gray’s.....

The GrassROOTS Community Foundation, in collaboration with the Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ), hopes to engage more than 4,000 students across 40 schools in Jamaica through its book bag outreach initiative, which runs from May 2 to 6......

There will be no consensus among legislators on the 15-year mandatory minimum jail time for possession of a prohibited weapon under the Firearms Prohibition Restriction and Regulation Act, 2022, as three opposition lawmakers firmly declared...

The Clansman-One Don Gang trial heard Thursday that a number of women from Spanish Town, St Catherine - and one from even as far as Falmouth, Trelawny - were among several persons who had purchased SIM cards used by members of the alleged notorious....

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has pledged an overhaul of Jamaica’s agricultural sector, making that reform a central plank for social and economic development. Responding to a range of issues ranging from inadequate farming extens...

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....