Describing Jamaica’s dangerous criminals as rats who went into hiding during the just-expired states of emergency (SOEs), National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has pledged that the security forces will hunt down and detain the perpetrators of...

The mother of the young St Mary mason who was viciously murdered by his drinking partner in 2017 rejoiced on Tuesday that her son’s killer was sent to prison for at least 27 years after receiving a life sentence. The confessed killer, 36-year-old...

Perhaps World Cup wagonists might muster $150 to purchase a mini-flag. More committed supporters might dig deep into their pockets to buy authentic team jerseys for $20,000 each. But Travin ‘TJ’ Jackson went far beyond the average football fan ...

WESTERN BUREAU: DOZENS OF disgruntled vendors at Negril Plaza in West End, Westmoreland, have threatened to take legal action against the Negril Chamber of Commerce because of an eviction bid. They claim the plaza had been donated to them in the...

A meeting between education ministry personnel, trade union officials, and disgruntled teachers at Homestead Primary and Infant School in St Catherine has failed to quash concerns. Teachers dressed in black staged a sit-out at the Spanish Town...

An ongoing gang feud between the Upsetta Mafia and Super Star gangs operating out of Hannah Town in west Kingston is believed to have sparked the killing of two men in the community on Tuesday morning. Twenty-eight-year-old Lance Thompson and 30-.....

Jamaica has increased the capacity of the National Statistical System (NSS) to collect, analyse, and disseminate data on violence against women and girls (VAWG). The Planning Institute of Jamaica, in collaboration with UN Women, developed a...

The slow take-up of the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV drug in Jamaica has sparked concern for Dr Richard Amenyah, UNAIDS multi-country director in the island. PrEP, which is usually in the form of a pill, is designed to be taken by HIV-...

WESTERN BUREAU: FINANCE MINISTER Dr Nigel Clarke has announced that potential local and international investors will soon benefit from planned amendments to the Income Tax Relief (Large-scale Projects and Pioneer Industries) Act of 2014, giving...

India has cut her poverty rate in half and has now passed Great Britain to become the third largest economy in the world. When one considers that imperial Britain had colonialised India, this is certainly a remarkable change of fortune. Rishi...

With the Opposition blocking the Government’s attempt to extend the current states of emergency (SOEs) beyond two weeks, former Prime Minister Bruce Golding says a constitutional amendment could be considered to allow for an initial period of up t...

WESTERN BUREAU: Parish Court Judge Kaysha Grant has lamented St James’ status as a haven for drug activity in recent years, particularly the trafficking and distribution of cocaine through ports and mail. “This is the parish that we have seen al...

Local slavery reparation campaigners believe Jamaica should demand compensatory justice from wealthy English politician Richard Drax and support Barbados in its push for such payments and ownership of the Drax Hall Estate, a former sugar plantation....

Petrojam’s chief financial officer (CFO) testified on Monday that he was given a five-day suspension after he objected to a request from accused fraudster Floyd Grindley to prepare a donation cheque. Grindley, Petrojam’s then general manager,......

The parent of a child injured in an accident last week is calling for regulations to ensure that all company-owned trucks across the island are serviced on time and monitored to greatly reduce the likelihood of potentially serious accidents. The...

Youth parliamentarians have urged the Government to increase the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) loan limit, explore modern housing options and take targeted approaches to reduce squatting. Deputy Prime Minister Patrina Stewart noted that squattin...

Citing financial difficulties and a limited subvention from the Government, the University of Technology (UTech) told protesting administrative staff on Monday that it was unable to provide a salary increase at this time. Donned in black and...

WESTERN BUREAU: Moses Chybar, president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI), is urging the country’s business owners to pay employees above the minimum wage in an effort to, among other things, encourage people to work and....

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has re-emphasised that there is no reason for the Government to suspend the basic human rights of half the Jamaican population where states of emergency have been declared to deal with approximately 300 alleged...

With less than 48 hours before the collapse of of states of emergency (SOEs) in seven parishes, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned that if there is heightened threat to public safety, the Government will not shy away from declaring a new...