Convicted murderer Adidja Palmer is expected to file a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against Police Commissioner Owen Ellington and Television Jamaica (TVJ) today.Palmer's lead attorney...
Head of the Major Investigation Task Force (MIT), Superintendent Michael Phipps, said extradition proceedings are to begin for the return of a suspect held in connection with the murder of Payless Motors manager, Robert Mendez,...
Jamaica Coalition welcomes deferred PANCAP decision - The Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society has welcomed news that CARICOM governments have deferred approving a report by the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) that...
For many persons, the dreams they harboured when they were growing up never materialise. But not so for Shanea Gibson, who at six years old had made up her mind to become a doctor.
Ten o'clock yesterday morning hailed a new chapter in the story of Jamaican radio as journalism stalwart Cliff Hughes broadcast his debut talk show from its new home on Power 106FM....
Kay Osborne, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), has indicated that she would not have taken the job with the rights group if she had been informed...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica's new Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, says he is looking forward to making sure that the country is at the top of its game in the tourism business. Pennicook, who was appointed director...
A SUGGESTION by one of the country's most powerful private-sector lobbies that the search for the next police commissioner should extend beyond Jamaica's borders has been met with consternation by some former members of the...
Port Antonio, Portland:Astley 'Grub' Cooper, renowned songwriter, composer, drummer and vocalist of the Fabulous Five Incorporated Band, escaped injury in a two-vehicle collision along the Boundbrook road in Port Antonio,...
CARICOM governments have deferred approving a report by the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) that critics say is designed to encourage a negative reorder of the Caribbean society.PANCAP presented regional leaders...
National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) has relaunched its Jamaican Education Initiative (JEI) giving Keycard holders the opportunity to contribute to the education of Jamaican children at no cost to them, simply by swiping their credit cards....
Deika Morrison, founder of Crayons Count and Do Good Jamaica has announced that due to the generosity of National Baking Company, all early- childhood institutions will again get a standard set...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security spent more than $145 million through its Public Assistance Programme during the last financial year.According to the ministry's annual performance report, a total of 7,622 persons benefited from cash awarded in...
Jamaican officials are bracing for new changes to airport security by American officials that require some overseas airports with direct flights to the United States (US) to intensify screening of electronic devices.The US announced the new security...
A SENIOR Jamaican official has revealed that she is not aware of any talks with the United States (US) and other international partners who have raised concerns about allegations of extrajudicial killing by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force...
A Jamaican policeman who was kicked out of the force after being convicted of fraud is now before the courts in the United States on drug charges.Errol Cliff Richards, who once ruled the streets of downtown Kingston under...
A legal secretary who spent nine years in prison, before her murder conviction was overturned by the United Kingdom Privy Council in 2012, has filed a multimillion-dollar...
For centuries, Jamaicans have used corporal punishment - spanking, slapping, flogging, beating, whipping, whacking or thrashing - to discipline children.,...
A 16-year-old boy and his 36-year-old mother are among three lottery scammers to be sentenced tomorrow after they pleaded guilty in the St Elizabeth Circuit Court.The three were arrested and charged last November with breeches of the Law Reform...
'Ships are safest in the harbour but they aren't meant to stay there'.When Michael Lee-Chin stepped into the room, an eager group of Digicel team leaders knew they were in for a special treat...
Two years after handing Owen Ellington an unambiguous vote of confidence as the commissioner of police, the United States has refused to respond to speculation that its loss of confidence in the top cop sparked the abrupt end of his four-year run....
Despite the Government pumping billions of dollars into the four-year-old Career Advancement Programme (CAP), there are concerns that its main objectives are not being met....
The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has warned the health ministry that it could instruct its members not to turn up for work if conditions are not improved at its downtown Kingston head office shortly...
