The profound impact that Winnie Mandela had on some of the nation's leaders was reflected yesterday as they hailed the woman known for standing by the side of Nelson Mandela during a time when chaos reigned in South Africa and the fight was on to...
Seventh-day Adventists are sometimes finding it difficult to get and keep work because of their observance of the Sabbath from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.That's according to the latest International Religious Freedom Report published by...
Government Senator Ransford Braham is proposing that a fund be established to assist victims and their families who have been financially affected as a result of criminality."In Jamaica today, where poor people are losing their lives, where mothers...
Audley Shaw, the new minister of industry, commerce, agriculture and fisheries, has expressed strong optimism that his ministry can fuel the economy to realise the elusive high economic growth.But according to the minister, it will be a serious task...
Administrators at the University of the West Indies, Mona, are livid with staff members for bringing back to the campus stray dogs which the university is fighting to rid the campus of.In a letter to the school community earlier this month, a copy...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced plans for the construction of more museums and libraries in honour of past leaders of the country.Holness, while speaking at the rededication ceremony of the Bustamante Museum in Kingston last Thursday,...
Despite objections by the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), former Prime Minister Edward Seaga says that he deserves having the North-South Highway renamed in his honour, which Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced during the dedication...
The machine at the centre of the controversial probe being carried out by the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) in Manchester can produce gun parts, according to attorney-at law John Junor, who is involved in the investigations.He has, however,...
Central Manchester Member of Parliament Peter Bunting is questioning the legitimacy of an investigation by the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), surrounding allegations of the discovery of an arms-manufacturing machine in Manchester.Yesterday,...
Dr Peter Phillips, president of the People's National Party (PNP), has charged that the imposition of a second state of emergency since the start of the year is the Government's acknowledgement of its own policy failure in regards to combating crime...
Pearnel Charles Sr, veteran Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member of parliament for North Central Clarendon, has said that while he has no objection to contenders showing interest in his seat, he objects "to people coming into the constituency while I...
Danny Roberts, head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute, has warned trade unions that the contentious style of negotiations with Government could be counterproductive.He has cautioned the unions to be careful that the very...
The agitated Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) will today decide whether to accept the latest wage offer from the Government, even as there is a rush to pay back millions in retroactive sums which, according to the Government, cannot be delayed...
A mere month after the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parachuted Dr Nigel Clarke into its stronghold of North West St Andrew triggering internal wrangling, another showdown is set to take place.This time it is in Clarendon North Central, where Speaker...
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips is pushing for the Judicial Services Commission to provide greater oversight of the judiciary.During his contribution to the 2018-19 Budget Debate, last Thursday, Phillips said it had been put forward in a 1993...
A threat to impose a tax on manufacturers involved in producing beverages might have been averted yesterday following the revelation that one of the country's largest drink manufacturers has responded to a plea from the Government to reduce the...
The five members of the new single anti-corruption body, which will investigate and prosecute corruption in Jamaica, have been named.Prime Minister Andrew Holness disclosed the names of the members on Facebook on Saturday night.However, current...
Under-fire Central Manchester Member of Parliament Peter Bunting has refused to bow to public calls for him to apologise for saying Dr Nigel Clarke, inter alia, has “great British education and [was] sort of mimicking the values and the...
Though faced with the tough task of leading the charge to reduce crime and stamp out corruption in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), stakeholders have formed the strong opinion that Major Antony Anderson is a solid pick for police commissioner...
As the debate over the Data Protection Bill now before a joint select committee of Parliament rages on, former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has called for a balance to be struck between privacy rights, freedom rights, freedom of the press, and...
Economist Dr Damien King has sounded an ominous warning that the threat of United States President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on imports of steel and alumina is dangerous and will make countries poorer.There are possible implications for Jamaica...
Central Manchester Member of Parliament Peter Bunting has painted a picture of Dr Nigel Clarke, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate down to contest today's by-election for the North West St Andrew seat, against the backdrop of the dark colonial...
Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has warned Caribbean countries to begin looking at ways to guard against crafty hackers who could compromise their democracy.He noted that technology has proven to be a twin-edged sword, notwithstanding its clear...
Another senior member of the Government has come out demanding that former colonisers "back pay" Jamaica and other Caribbean countries that they conquered for their economic benefit as the fight for reparations continues to gather steam.Minister of...
There was ample praise for the police from the motoring public on the weekend, following the cops' strong showing at 42 critical intersections in the Corporate Area, which helped to ease traffic flow in the bustling capital city.Many had braced for...
