Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has hinted at a pact between Secretary General Patricia Scotland and some African countries within the Commonwealth that could derail Jamaican Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith’s...
Colombian cartels are believed to have reduced their leverage of Jamaica as a trans-shipment hub for illicit drugs into the United States, but that development has not pushed the partnership off the radar of the police, Major General Antony...
Communications surveillance is being used by the police and their international partners to intercept organised crime, including the shipment of illegal guns, but Jamaica’s police chief has sought to downplay the scale of its use in intelligence...
The Supreme Court has encouraged the management of Jamaica College (JC) and its Old Boys’ Association President Major Basil Jarrett to settle their ongoing feud through other means, following a months-long quarrel that has spilled over into the...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday issued a call to the country’s most unscrupulous players in the criminal underworld, arguing that there is a space for them in the formal economy. The call came during the unveiling of the Amber HEART...
Washington has doubled down on its decision to exclude several neighbouring states from next week’s Summit of the Americas, drawing on its position as host country to dictate attendance. The decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua –...
Jamaica Zoo, where a lion recently ripped off the finger of a taunting employee, does not have a licence to operate as an attraction, the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has confirmed. In fact, the state agency said that zoo owner Paul...
At least one government senator has cautioned against moving too quickly to promulgate new legislation aimed at protecting the elderly, noting that an assessment of existing legislation must first be considered. Speaking on Friday in the Lower...
More than 2,000 educators are expected to be impacted by the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill currently before Parliament’s joint select committee following a requirement of at least a bachelor’s degree to satisfy qualification. Representatives of...
Jamaicans are expected to pay higher prices for medication as the pharmaceutical industry reels from skyrocketing freight charges for prescription and non-prescription drugs. Stakeholders have said that the logistical nightmare stemming from the...
The Government is banking on Jamaica’s robust childhood inoculation record for success as it makes a renewed push to procure COVID-19 vaccines for five- to 11-year-olds and to blunt school disruptions amid a fifth wave of the virus. The decision to...
More than 300 Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) workers have rejected a proposed 15 per cent salary increase, triggering a fresh round of talks between the central bank and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) amid a tense industrial climate across the...
Lescene Edwards still has nightmares despite having his murder conviction overturned by the London-based Privy Council last month. He had served nine years of a life sentence at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre before the court determined...
The National Water Commission (NWC) was given more than 72 hours’ notice before workers of the state-run entity walked off the job, the Union of Public and Private Employees (UPPE) has said. The revelation came in a Gleaner interview on Wednesday...
THE islandwide water lock-off spurred by industrial action at the National Water Commission (NWC) has resulted in the loss of millions of dollars at the state-run entity with unions and the Government still at the negotiation table late into...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned that an infusion of government subventions was not the solution to Jamaica’s food-security concerns, asserting instead that the mobilisation of investment capital into big agricultural projects was crucial...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the security forces will not surrender the Denham Town community in west Kingston to criminals, amid an increase in confrontations between lawmen and residents in recent days. “Let me make it clear to...
A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals that at least one provision within the country’s Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act is unconstitutional may undercut America’s role as high-seas police, drawing praise as the right call by Jamaican...
A food-supply crisis is unfolding globally, and Jamaica could find itself in dire straits if the Government fails to act, Group CEO of Seprod, Richard Pandohie, has warned. His outlook was buttressed by Andrew Gray, managing director of Gray’s...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has refused to disclose the cost of financing the controversial upgrade of banknotes scheduled for release later this year. An Access to Information (ATI) request submitted by The Gleaner for the cost to revamp the notes...
The St Mary Police Division has made its way on to the radar of Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson, having recorded a 700 per cent increase in murders since the start of the year. The division, which recorded only two murders up to...
The Church is demanding a greater role on the board of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), arguing that denominational institutions make up more than 35 per cent of schools across the island. The group, comprising members of the Ecumenical...
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has recommended the dismissal of three principals heading government-operated institutions over their “flagrant disregard” for the established standards of the Ministry of Education. The ECC has also asked...
A staggering number of early childhood institutions (ECI) in eastern Jamaica have failed to meet the standards required to ensure the proper development of the nation’s children, the latest assessment by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has...
The parliamentary Opposition has raised concerns about several clauses of the Trust and Corporate Services Providers (Licensing and Operations) Regulations Bill before the Senate, arguing that they give unlimited powers to the Financial Services...
