The Government has rejected suggestions that there is a link between Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ claim last week that some public-sector personnel may be seeking to sabotage government programmes and the reassignment days later of former Fin...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Daryl Vaz has indicated that the next phase of the Government’s competitive renewable energy procurement programme could be launched by the end of the year. The next procurement is expected to p...

After years of delays, attention has returned to the much-anticipated Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill, with renewed efforts to advance the legislation towards passage. The issue came into focus yesterday at the launch by Jamaicans for Just...

Jamaican Diaspora leaders and candidates of Jamaican heritage have welcomed the outcome of Tuesday’s mid-term elections, which saw the Democratic Party winning back control of the United States Congress. The party is projected to win up to 255 of ...

Defence attorneys have challenged the reliability of crime scene reconstruction evidence presented by an overseas-based expert in the trial of five policemen accused of murdering three men in St Andrew in 2013. The expert, Matthew Noedel, acknowledg...

The prosecution and defence in the Pathways International murder trial are expected to make their closing arguments today, bringing the case against murder accused Andre Ruddock closer to a verdict. The defence closed its case yesterday, calling onl...

Western Bureau: Recent rains in Hanover have brought further misery to residents whose roofs remain unrepaired more than a year after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, prompting renewed calls for state assistance. “Many of us have done all that ha...

Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Dermon Spence on Tuesday appealed for leniency for two employees facing a $64-million surcharge over 11,121 bags of fertiliser donated by Morocco to Jamaican farmers that remain unaccounted for. A r...

In a move that appeared to catch the parliamentary Opposition off guard, Leader of Government Business Floyd Green last evening called for a critical debate on an Opposition motion to censure the Government to be halted after just two contributions....

The Jamaica Association of Chairmen for Secondary Institutions (JACSI) has backed a Ministry of Education initiative to strengthen governance in schools, while calling for consideration to be given to allowing trusts and churches to appoint the chai...