The last three days have been agonising for the parents of Kevin Walker, as they drain their remaining energy searching for answers regarding his whereabouts since Saturday. Speaking with The Gleaner on Monday, Roy Walker, Kevin’s father, tried......

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), representing workers at Jamaica’s main port, have reached a new wage agreement, even as complaints of dissatisfaction mount about the deal. On Friday, the Port Authority...

Inspired by Charlotte Nembhard’s selflessness in her bid to save her teenage son, who has been diagnosed with renal failure, a Jamaican woman living in Singapore has donated $1 million towards the teenager’s medical expenses. “I was really mov...

WESTERN BUREAU: While the St James commander Superintendent Eron Samuels is confident that the police are prepared to handle criminal deportees from the United States who might return to continue their activities, many residents, particularly in...

WESTERN BUREAU: Chinese business operators have pledged to share their resources and expertise to enhance the island’s construction sector. Yucheng Tao, CEO of Brothers Concepts and Solutions, the construction company building The Pinnacle in...

The state of crime in Jamaica, was, yesterday, the focus of sharp rebuke from Pastor Dr Meric Walker, president of the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, who likened the country to a “paradise that has gone bad”. Walker, who did ...

Slain veteran journalist Barbara Gayle impacted so many lives that a scholarship is being curated in her honour, spearheaded by her son, Neil Josephs, and daughter, Dr Allison Williams. The announcement was made yesterday during her thanksgiving...

Jamaica’s policymakers have been urged to closely monitor the country’s shifting demographic trends and take proactive measures to implement comprehensive policies addressing the growing needs of the elderly population, specifically those aged 6...

Western Bureau: Having recently completed a four-month renovation exercise, which has given the 21-year-old Riu Negril Hotel in Hanover a brand-new look, the property, which is led by its general manager, Luis Suarez, is now ready to capitalise on.....

WESTERN BUREAU Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, state minister in the Ministry of National Security, is urging students at Unity Primary School, in Westmoreland, to promptly report incidents of bullying to their principal, guidance counsellors, or a trusted.....

Attorneys representing Portmore, St Catherine resident Dwayne Leckie say they are prepared to explore all options in their pursuit of compensation after Leckie was arrested and thrown in jail for five days by cops who accused him of stealing his...

Norman Brown, business partner of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, has withdrawn his case against the Integrity Commission (IC), citing a wish to protect his reputation amid the intense media scrutiny the matter has generated. “I have withdrawn.....

The judge who handled the oil spill case involving Trade Winds Citrus Limited and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) did not have the authority to review a secret mediation deal that ended the case, according to the Court...

WESTERN BUREAU: At a time when gender equality was scarcely acknowledged as a concept, Faith Haughton was breaking barriers and challenging male-dominated norms, making history along the way. Haughton made history in 1961 as the first Jamaican...

Ellinor White is particularly grateful for the home she received under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). However, just a month after moving in, she is facing new challenges: blocked sewage drains and manholes that sometimes...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, a day after the arrival of 56 deportees on Jamaica’s shores, yesterday added his voice to the discussion around the looming influx of Jamaicans booted from the United States (US) as well as those seeking to return......

Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development, has condemned what he labelled the “chaos” that took place during yesterday’s annual general meeting (AGM) of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica ...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) High Command has ripped Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), accusing the human rights lobby of peddling misinformation after it yesterday raised renewed concerns about the absence of body-worn cameras during security......

Donna-Michelle Royer-Powe, director of medical services at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), is reiterating calls for the Government to build a dedicated forensic psychiatric facility to house mentally ill inmates. Royer-Powe on...

The Jamaican Government has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the well-being of Jamaicans involved in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP), in light of an Amnesty International report highlighting human rights abuses in....