PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness said that there might be need for legislation that allows the security forces to take pre-emptive action against criminal gangs. His comment comes in the wake of a devastating terror attack that left more than 45...
In the aftermath of Saturday’s early morning attack at 44 Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park, there are varying views on the path forward in bringing safety back to the traumatised members of the community. The incident left more than 45 people...
FOR DECADES, the north-eastern section of St Catherine has struggled with persistent water crises. And despite the residents’ calls for help from various parliamentary representatives, the long-standing problem has remained largely unresolved....
MINISTER OF Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says following years of negotiations for funding, they are now closer to begin redeveloping the Spanish Town Hospital into a six-storey, state-of-the-art complex. “I am happy to report that...
In a devastating incident that has shaken the community of Central Village in Spanish Town, St Catherine, a violent gang feud exploded in the heart of Chinatown yesterday, leaving four people dead, including one of the parish’s most wanted, Justin...
With hundreds of Jamaicans travelling from across the country weekly to join long lines at the Criminal Records Office on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, Waterford Councillor Fenley Douglas is recommending that legislation be crafted to allow...
Opposition Leader Mark Golding, calling for regular risk assessments to be carried out to determine the level of security threat faced by councillors while carrying out their duties, has said that where there are real, known concerns, they should...
Speculation continued into last night as political stakeholders and residents of Portmore, St Catherine, struggled to come to terms with the murder of an elected local government councillor attached to the People’s National Party. Ainsley Parkins...
Clarendon businessman Donnie Bunting has made an offer to restock the Rio Cobre with a special species of Tilapia that is conducive to the waterway on condition that the Friends of the Rio Cobre be the responsible organisation in the distribution...
Following controversy around who was responsible for the restocking of the Rio Cobre, fishermen who ply their trade in the river are now expressing concern about floating dead fish from the Tilapia stock that was deposited at one of three spots on...
The Old Harbour Police Station took first place in the St Catherine South Police Stations and Sections Cook Off 2023, which had its pilot run recently.The event was a culinary art competition put on by the department on Friday, involving officers...
WITH THE pending July 1 increase in toll charges about to be unfolded, member of parliament (MP) for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller, has offered suggestions on how Portmore residents could get some relief from the expected hike. In a...
THE MINISTRY of Health and Wellness, partnering with the Ministry of Education and Youth, has responded to the increased stress levels among students with a stress management initiative aimed at targeting those who are vulnerable. Health and...
THE GOVERNMENT’S billion-dollar schools’ improvement programme that hit a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic has restarted with a $235-million allocation to improve Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday. The money will finance...
The St Catherine South police will launch an investigation into the fire that destroyed a section of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) constituency office in St Catherine South East on Tuesday morning. Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher...
The People’s National Party (PNP) is being accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a political agenda to take down Prime Minister Andrew Holness With that accusation comes a wider call for the nation to be prepared for an onslaught...
Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott has labelled the lack of direct involvement of local government practitioners in the constitutional reform process as a miscalculation that should be corrected. Scott, who is also a vice president of the Opposition...
A crime spree that started in Gregory Park, Portmore, Tuesday night, during which a man and a woman were abducted and forced to withdraw money from Corporate Area ATMs, ended yesterday along the Hellshire main road with the death of one of the...
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has been accused of covering up the results of a suspected pollution of the Rio Cobre River. Members of the Friends of the Rio Cobre, a non-profit organisation formed to give voice to persons who...
A FRESH concern has emerged about pollution of a section of the Rio Cobre in St Catherine. Fishermen have expressed concerns about a visible discolouration of the river, and an odour reminiscent of caustic soda, at a point where an underground...
A BATTLE royal is looming in St Elizabeth North Eastern as former Member of Parliament (MP) Raymond Pryce has emerged as one of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) preferred candidates to represent the constituency in the next general election,...
Medical doctor Alfred Dawes has been selected by the People’s National Party (PNP) to be its standard-bearer in South East St Catherine in the next general election. The decision came on Wednesday when PNP President Mark Golding used his authority...
Retired crime-fighter Reneto Adams has maintained that the training of some security guards to deal with surprise attacks seems to be lacking following the emergence of footage showing Beryllium guards fleeing – one tossing his weapon – as they...
Twenty-seven justices of the peace from across the parish of St Catherine were recognised for 25 to 46 years in service to their communities. David Taffe and Luna Derica Bailey, two of the longest-serving justices of the peace in the parish, were...
THE UPTICK in multimillion-dollar robberies on financial institutions and businesses that handle large sums of money has triggered a call among stakeholders for legislation to make it mandatory for these businesses to install a standard security...
