The St Thomas police have halted a demolition exercise and commenced a probe after the morbid discovery of skeletal remains, believed to be of humans, at a derelict building in Morant Bay. The discovery was made about 9 o’clock Sunday morning...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned that an infusion of government subventions was not the solution to Jamaica’s food-security concerns, asserting instead that the mobilisation of investment capital into big agricultural projects was crucial....

MOORE TOWN, Portland: Emboldened by the aborted challenge by an 18-year-old upstart that aimed to loosen his decades-old grip of the Moore Town Maroons, Colonel Wallace Sterling has threatened to root out dissidents in the Portland settlement,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Boasting a 173 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from the United States amid the withdrawal of COVID-19 restrictions, Jamaica has secured one million airline seats from that North American country into the island this summer.......

WESTERN BUREAU: Early childhood institutions (ECIs) within Region Four have the highest ratio of compliance with industry benchmarks, outpacing the rest of the island, and educators have credited consistency for the achievement. With a compliance......

Finding a decent free or low-cost public bathing beach anywhere in Jamaica is not for the faint-hearted. There are 76 public beaches scattered across all parishes, except Kingston, that are either free or cost up to $500 for entry, according to the....

They are listed as public beaches by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), but newcomers are warned against venturing on to their sands as it could quickly end in robbery or death. These are said to be the funnels through which...

The dilapidated concrete structures that still stand upright along the shoreline of the Prospect Public Beach in St Thomas bear testament to the tales of residents of it once being the pride of the parish. Among the ruin is a building which,...

While Jamaicans continue to enjoy full access to the popular Seven-Mile Beach in Negril, vendors claim reports have been circulating about a plan to stop them from selling on the popular waterfront by next year. But president of the Negril Chamber.....

Rebecca Hayle is the mother of five and grandmother of 12, but on any given Sunday morning at the Church of Pentecost in Kingston, it’s easy to believe all adults between 30 and 50 years are her children because they all call her “Mama Becca”....

The result of the pregnancy test was like a death sentence for Otisa Wilmoth. A few weeks from her 15th birthday, she confirmed her greatest fear. And not only would she be facing a judgemental community and disappointed relatives, but a...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the security forces will not surrender the Denham Town community in west Kingston to criminals, amid an increase in confrontations between lawmen and residents in recent days. “Let me make it clear t...

A communication analyst who had presented evidence of numerous phone calls among accused members of the Clansman-One Dong Gang, including its two top alleged leaders who were behind bars, yesterday dismissed efforts by the defence to discredit his.....

Residents in the community of Victoria Town in Manchester are disputing allegations that a man who was mobbed and killed in Mandeville was a robber. The residents strongly believe it was a case of mistaken identity as Chieften Campbell, who lived......

Natasha Williams-Whittingham has not found the going easy, but, each time she contemplates giving up, the love for her children and a burning desire to see them excel keeps the single mother going. “Giving up is the last thing in my head, but...

WESTERN BUREAU: “I AM just sorry I was not there when the house went up in flames.” That was the painful, heart-wrenching regret Joseph Innerarity expressed after hearing news of the passing of his father, 85-year-old Fredrick Innerarity, in the...

Principal Dahima Small-Francis has said that despite having a sound roof, good cadre of teachers and loyal community support, a recurring flooding problem has been making it difficult to operate an early childhood institution near Hoose Avenue in......

The Government has renewed an appeal to Jamaicans in the diaspora to invest in their homeland. “We want to bring the diaspora here for business. We want our Jamaicans to see Jamaica as a destination for business,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness s...

Some two million vital records relating to births, deaths, marriages, adoptions and deed polls at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) are to be digitised, following a National Identification System (NIDS) contract signing ceremony. Minister....

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Woodsville in Hanover continue to defy orders by the authorities that the badly compromised bridge be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, claiming that the alternative routes are not feasible. The bridge, which.....