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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
There is an urgent need for new strategies to mitigate the risk of antimicrobial resistance, especially as deaths from this issue are projected to rise among older adults, Dr Osbil Watson, chief veterinary officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Jamaica can expect continued support from the Norwegian government in its effort to mitigate the impact of climate change, state secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Bjorg Sandkjaer, has affirmed. “We work very closely with...
Motorists affected by the closure of the Raheen main road, which connects Siloah and Balaclava in St Elizabeth, are becoming increasingly frustrated. Following a further collapse of the road as a result of heavy rains associated with Tropical...
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2024 | 12:07 AM
Balaclava Councillor Everton Fisher is urging the health ministry to take stronger action in regulating the production and consumption of sugar in food and beverages. While acknowledging the efforts of Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton in...
A major fire on Ashenheim Road in St Andrew on Monday has left millions of dollars in damage, destroying 90 per cent of Pure Ice Factory’s assets and all of the inventory Azan’s Supercentre was storing for its Cross Road branch with the crucial...
There is a rift within the ranks of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in Manchester North Eastern over who should be its candidate in the upcoming general election as Audley Shaw exits the political arena at the end of his current term. Shaw, who has...
Derek Osbourne, a fisherman from Rocky Point in Clarendon, has been venturing out for more than 40 years and has lost at least two boats to the sea. Last August, he came close to losing a third when it drifted from its anchor at Pedro Bank....
Emergency responders and teary-eyed vendors worked tirelessly on Monday to salvage goods as a raging fire destroyed 95 shops at the Pearnel Charles Arcade on Church Street in downtown Kingston. Janet ‘Netty’ Mitchell, a vendor at the arcade for...
WESTERN BUREAU: Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy is unlikely to significantly impact visitor arrivals to Jamaica, according to a number of the island’s tourism experts. Spirit Airlines, the biggest US budget airline, filed...
