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A fiercely contested by-election is set to unfold today in Aenon Town, Clarendon, as Jamaica’s two major political parties pull out all stops to secure the division even as three other contests get under way. The parliamentary by-elections in...
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St Andrew North Central Member of Parliament (MP) Karl Samuda said he was stunned by a “great surprise” on Thursday when Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang announced that the long-serving representative would not be...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has responded to senior citizen Doril Barclay, who, last month, sought his intervention in a lawsuit she filed 14 years ago in the Supreme Court. Sykes, in a November 7 letter to Barclay, sought to assure her that every...
The Wolmer’s Trust Group of Schools is reaping significant benefits from the installation of solar panels across its three campuses, which has generated annual savings of $16 million. The savings realised are being reinvested to make the Wolmer’s...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mayor Richard Vernon announced that Montego Bay will designate a special Mount Alvernia Day to celebrate the secondary school’s contributions to the development of the Second City as the institution celebrates its centennial. Vernon...
The University of the West Indies’ Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory (DBML) has successfully hatched and released more than 45,000 queen conch larvae through its newly acquired mobile laboratory. Launched in April, the project aims to support the...
Principals at two Corporate Area institutions are seeking to navigate a period of mourning while safeguarding against a school-on-school clash in the aftermath of the fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old boy on Tuesday. The deceased, Amari Coley, of...
Metry Seaga, president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), is dismissing assertions that the Holness administration’s policy shift towards economic growth is aimed at wooing uptown votes, asserting instead that it is the only way...
An unusual situation has surfaced in a civil case in the Supreme Court in which Justice Leighton Pusey has indicated that he plans to strike out the claimant’s and the defendant’s statements of case on the basis that they do not disclose any...
To prevent young journalists from being compelled to leave the profession in search of better mental health, media managers have been urged to start focussing on the psychological effects that reporting on crime and other dangerous situations, like...
Western Bureau: While not providing any supporting data, the Hanover Health Department (HHD) says it has uncovered several cases of the common childhood illness hand, foot, and mouth (HFM) disease in the parish and is now taking steps to address...
WESTERN BUREAU: An extraordinary student from Montego Bay Community College has made history by earning the prestigious Caribbean Award for Humanities in the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC’s) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)...
Consideration for the removal of taxes on tips and an efficiency committee headline the Holness administration’s pivot towards boosting economic growth, setting the stage for a potential policy showdown with the Opposition ahead of a general...
Ajanae Parchment, the 11-year-old whose scoliosis surgery was cancelled last month due to issues at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), will undergo the procedure today. The surgery, which doctors have indicated is high risk, is scheduled...
WESTERN BUREAU: Workers at Excellence Oyster Bay in Trelawny returned to work yesterday after the hotel’s management agree to more favourable working conditions and better remuneration. The staff walked off the job on Monday morning, demanding...
A UC Rusal employee wrongfully fired two years ago, despite being cleared of intentionally taking scrap metal from his employer, has been awarded $3.5 million and will be reinstated after the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) ruled his dismissal...
