National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang’s assertion that legal challenges in the United States (US) against its third-country deportation policy are of no concern to Jamaica has drawn criticism from civil society advocate Kay Osborne. Osborne d...

The Integrity Commission (IC) has moved to set the record straight about information it has requested from parliamentarians on assets they acquired, in some instances before becoming legislators. Delroy Chuck, a member of the Integrity Commission Ov...

A detective constable yesterday denied suggestions that he had pointed his service pistol at murder accused Andre Ruddock and threatened to kill him over a false name allegedly given by the accused. The witness, who previously testified that Ruddock...

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) has pledged to pay all outstanding claims from invigilators and presiding examiners who worked during the 2026 Grade 4 and Grade 5 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations by tomorrow. In a statement yesterd...

Growing up in rural St James, Camelia Lawrence dreamed of becoming a doctor after witnessing her grandfather suffer from epilepsy and struggle to access appropriate treatment in Jamaica. She vowed to become a doctor so she could help others in need....

The Portmore Municipal Council is calling for the Government to hand it immediate administrative responsibility for the area earmarked to become Jamaica’s newest parish under the Counties and Parishes (Amendment) Act, 2025. The call came at the co...

The arrival of 22 Latin American and European migrants at Norman Manley International Airport under the controversial third county nationals agreement (TCN) has triggered a warning from one political analyst that Jamaica could face legal liabilities...

Former president of the Court of Appeal Justice (Ret’d) Seymour Panton has challenged Jamaica’s newly appointed King’s Counsel to use their influence to advance the country’s long-running effort to replace the United Kingdom-based Privy Coun...

Three members of Jamaica’s legal profession – Deputy Solicitor General Lisa White, Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson and veteran attorney Oswest Senior-Smith – have been called to the Inner Bar, with Chief Justice Bryan Sykes ...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is warning that worsening traffic congestion in Montego Bay threatens to disrupt the winter tourist season as major roadworks remain unfinished. JHTA Area Chapter Chairman Kerry-Ann Q...