Having already given testimony on about at least seven other robberies that took place across several parishes, a Crown witness yesterday said that he received a total of $120,000 in Jamaican and foreign currency as a result of a heist that the...
Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) President Dr Clive Lai believes that Jamaica does not have a widespread quack doctors problem. “It’s not a huge problem in Jamaica, but it does happen, and we have to take steps to ensure that it doesn’t recur,...
Trisha Thompson, sister of Ann-Marie Vaz, prospective Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for the East Portland by-election, has pushed back against comments of classism and racism, saying that the “typical Jamaican family” had humble beginnings...
A former member of the Uchence gang today testified that he used to sell stolen cell phones, televisions, laptops and other items to a popular Kingston pawn shop in 2016. Testifying in the trial of reputed gang leader Uchence Wilson...
The attorney representing reputed gang leader Uchence Wilson this morning sought to have his client tried on the original indictment containing fewer charges. The trial for Wilson and his 23 alleged gang members is now under way at the...
Energy Minister Fayval Williams says no illegal connection has been found on any of the 23 underwater oil pipelines owned by Petrojam. She made the announcement this morning at a press conference held at the Petrojam headquarters on Marcus Garvey...
Amid growing local concerns over the safety of Roundup, the most popular weedkiller in the world, Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw said that an investigation has been launched to determine whether Jamaica should impose a ban on its importation and...
As the demolition of the Constant Spring Market looms, vendors are being advised by their attorney-at-law to create a human wall of defiance until they are fairly compensated for their property by the Kingston and St...
With the 2019-2020 Budget Debate on the horizon, the People’s National Party (PNP) is mounting an early attack on the Estimates of Expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year, starting with the allocation to the Ministry of Education, Youth and...
The Mona Law Society (MLS) at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has admitted that it was not fully aware of the true extent of the negative implications that the posting of photographs with law students dressed in clothing...
An economics lecturer at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is suggesting that the Government adopt a transparent performance-based funding allocation framework to address the inequity in the subventions provided to tertiary...
Despite being only 17 years old, Paul Bogle High School student Tigya Mills has already learnt money-management skills that those years her senior are yet to master. “Normally coming to school, I would come, like, five days a week, sometimes three...
A recent study by the US-based Johns Hopkins University is recommending that Jamaica reduce the legal blood alcohol limit for all drivers from 0.08 grams per decilitre (g/dL) to 0.05 g/dL, in keeping with the World Health Organization’s 2018...
With disquiet growing among members of staff at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), its president, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, is urging them to remain patient as negotiations continue over the government subvention granted to the...
As the Ministry of Health moves to create a national policy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, manufacturers and distributors of alcoholic beverages say that the development of the policy must involve industry players. Governor General Sir...
A seven-member jury was yesterday invited to question the credibility of several Crown witnesses who gave testimony in the trial of the three cops charged with the 2012 murder of 16-year-old Immaculate Conception High student Vanessa Kirkland. As...
Two of the three cops charged with the murder of 16-year-old schoolgirl Vanessa Kirkland gave unsworn statements yesterday in which they expressed remorse as their trial continued at the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston. Constable Andrewain...
University lecturer Dr Canute Thompson says he has been vindicated after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that he be awarded $16 million in damages for allegations by outspoken women’s rights advocate Latoya Nugent. “I am relieved in...
Vaughn Bignall of the St Andrew-based law firm Bignall Law has filed a defamation lawsuit against attorney-at-law and radio talk show host Emily Shields for comments published on her Twitter account on or about December 2, 2018, about his law firm...
Defence attorneys hammered the credibility of forensic analyst Kathrina Graham yesterday, suggesting that she had been incompetent and careless in collecting crime-scene evidence deemed crucial to the case of 16-year-old schoolgirl Vanessa Kirkland...
Keith Duncan, co-chairman of the Economic Oversight Committee (EPOC), has asserted that although Jamaica achieved some level of macroeconomic stability last year, investment in human capital is necessary to move Jamaica forward in 2019."We have to...
A Crown witness yesterday, in answer to several questions, indicated that she could not remember some of the details surrounding the March 20, 2012, murder of 16-year-old Immaculate Conception High student Vanessa Kirkland.The witness, who was...
A St James resident has taken legal action against the Government, seeking compensation for damages resulting from what he describes as false imprisonment and breaches of his constitutional rights while detained under the state of public emergency (...
Located on the campus of The University of the West Indies, Mona, St Andrew, this organisation is the brainchild behind Jamaica's global positioning system. It has also identified crash hotspots and offered a wide range of advanced geographic...
President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Dennis Morrison, has charged the Jamaican Bar Association (JAMBAR) president, Jacqueline Cummings, to encourage her members to apply for the two available judge positions in his court.He made the call during...
