The son of Terry-Ann Mohammed, one of six persons killed in a moment of unimaginable brutality in St Thomas 16 years ago, still finds himself smothering the flickering flame of revenge burning inside. Memories of the 2006 bloodbath came flooding...

Noting that unlike in other sections of the island, interpersonal conflicts as opposed to gang violence was driving up crime figures in St Elizabeth, Police Commissioner Antony Anderson yesterday urged residents to make use of a domestic violence......

Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has indicated that he was unable to say at this time if the state of emergency (SOE) declared last Friday for St Catherine would be extended beyond the initial 14-day period. Chang said he would have...

“This is my only hope,” said a 20-year-old prospective cruise worker from Clarendon as tears streamed down her face at a recruitment exercise yesterday. She told The Gleaner that she left her Race Track home at 4 a.m. to journey to the HEART...

The joint select committee reviewing the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulations) Act 2022 has amended a proposed provision to allow Jamaicans convicted of domestic violence to appeal the revocation of their licences. Prior to its...

WESTERN BUREAU: Hailed as a man who fought for proper working conditions for tourism workers and quality standards of the product, Francis Tulloch was one of four men left standing from an era of great social change. Tulloch died at the age of 81.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, is urging Jamaicans to speak out against anyone who makes an illegal connection to National Water Commission (NWC) pipelines. He issued.....

Prime Minister Andrew Holness used Wednesday’s Commonwealth Business Forum to turn the spotlight on the digital divide crippling the economies of small island developing member states in an attempt to urge assistance. Holness said that beyond the...

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): Preliminary results late yesterday showed the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) winning Thursday’s general election in Grenada. The NDC has been declared victor in nine of the 15 seats, with the...

The British Government is expected to launch a new preferential trade system for 65 developing countries, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday. The figure includes 18 Commonwealth countries although Johnson only identified Rwanda...

As the accused members of the Clansman-One Don Gang continue to disassociate themselves from criminal antecedents, another described himself Thursday as just an innocent homebody who does not even know what a gun looks like. The defendant, Dylon......

Investigators attached to the Major Investigation Division in Trelawny have commenced a probe into the shooting death of two cousins along Peel Street in Falmouth, Trelawny, yesterday. The victims have been identified as Fabian Williams, and his...

Amid a global shortage spurred by the Russia-Ukraine war, Jamaica has three to four months’ supply of fertiliser available for the market - good news for farmers who learnt of price cuts Thursday. Ongoing supply-chain disruptions linked to the...

Cassia Park is in the grips of fresh tensions amid an escalating gang war that has sparked the killing of two women in a matter of days. Investigators theorise that the men who launched a deadly attack on Sara-Gaye Mason on Saturday targeted the...

Leah Vanhorne is still half-hoping to see her best friend, Kimanda Smith, at their graduation ceremony today. But the 15-year-old, who was one of five victims of a massacre in the rural district of Cocoa Piece on Tuesday, will not turn up for the......

The majority of the alleged Clansman-One Don gangsters who remain on trial Wednesday sought to paint themselves as productive law-abiding citizens who had been steadfastly focused on their families, businesses or jobs before their arrest. While...

There is growing tension between sand miners and the operators of Rio Grande Rafting, with the latter complaining that mining activities are threatening to disrupt business at Portland’s premier tourist attraction. Accompanied by representatives.....

The image of the blood-drenched body of 15-year-old murder victim Kimanda Smith still haunts 87-year-old Clevan Edwards. Kimanda, her three siblings, and their mother, Kemesha ‘Reds’ Wright, were found with their throats slashed at their New Ro...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) owes approximately $2 million to some emergency medical technicians (EMTs)/paramedics for work already done. One person is now arguing a case with an outstanding payment as far as four years. EMTs provide....

Kamina Johnson Smith on Wednesday rejected assertions of running a divisive campaign that threatens the consensus-based foundations of the Commonwealth of Nations, insisting that her quest for the role of secretary general is to reshape the...