Two years ago, the administration at the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School, a co-ed institution in Gordon Town, St Andrew, separated a group of boys who had learning and behavioural challenges and placed them in a classroom by themselves. This...
Jamaican motorists who were compelled for 15 years to pay traffic fines that were unlawfully imposed by the government will have to provide proof of payment to get a court-ordered refund, the Supreme Court has ruled. Acceptable forms of proof are...
WESTERN BUREAU: Consultant surgeon Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is alarmed at the rise in the number of breast cancer diagnoses since 2021, amid an increase in the number of young women...
Professor Adella Campbell, dean of The University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica’s College of Health Sciences, has been named winner of two out of the three 2024 Caribbean Global Awards she was contending for. Campbell won the category of ‘Global...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has asked the Supreme Court to strike down a law used by the Integrity Commission (IC) to probe public officials for illicit enrichment, calling it “unconstitutional”. A ruling in the head of government’s favour could...
Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet Holness yesterday said she had intended to allow Opposition Leader Mark Golding to move a censure motion against Prime Minister Andrew Holness. However, the pronouncement was in stark contrast to a...
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has not acknowledged or responded to the Integrity Commission (IC), two weeks after the anti-corruption body referred an investigative report into the assets and financials of Prime Minister Andrew Holness for probe...
WESTERN BUREAU: The once-peaceful New Roads community in rural Westmoreland erupted in extreme violence on Monday night as four persons were shot and killed and four others shot and injured in a brazen mass shooting at an entertainment event in...
The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC), which is calling for policy reform regarding the use of exam grades to boot students from school, expressed that it is “deeply troubled” by a recent account from the mother of a former student at...
Thirteen-year-old Jayla Hutchinson believes that immersing herself in every aspect of the performing arts will expand her skill set and make her a strong candidate for any career she eventually chooses. As a student at St Andrew High School for...
Pressure is mounting on United States lawmakers to plug the flow of guns to Jamaica and several other countries after a coalition of more than a dozen attorneys general penned a letter stressing the local blowback and the devastating impact on...
Just over 10 per cent of electors turned out in North East St Ann on Monday as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Matthew Samuda secured his place as the nation’s newest member of parliament (MP). With a voter turnout of 11.6 per cent, Samuda...
Residents of Bryden Street in Dunkirk, Kingston, are rebuffing claims by the police on the scene that a resident, who was killed during an alleged firefight on Monday afternoon, had engaged the security forces in a shootout. Dead is Towado Welsh, a...
Antonio Dennis, director for Jamaica’s team to the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA), wants more investment in the sector to help young people pursue successful careers in the arts. Jamaica has participated in the WCOPA for the past 11...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James woman facing a murder charge in relation to the death of her infant daughter is to have a hearing to determine if she is fit to stand trial in the St James Circuit Court on November 5. Shamoya Green, who is accused of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Grange Hill in Westmoreland, which has been a hotbed of gang violence in recent times, was in an appreciative mood on Sunday as the residents honoured three recently retired policemen, who they singled out for their roles in...
Jamaica’s nine-member team to the Robotics Olympics in Athens, Greece, mined a bronze medal in the competition, which came to a close on Sunday. The team, who return to the island today, was awarded the Dr Mae Jemison Bronze for international unity...
A report that some Jamaican teachers who migrate to the United Kingdom (UK) are paid significantly less than their British counterparts will not deter others from leaving the Jamaican classroom for England, according to president-elect of the...
Beginning October 26 this year, JetBlue Airlines, one of the major United States (US) carriers to Jamaica, will end its flights from Newark International Airport to Sangster Airport in Montego Bay as part of the airlines cutting of some 50 routes...
With reports of a widespread shortage of cancer-fighting drugs on the international market, Jamaica is reported to be among several countries being impacted by the dip in supply. Concerns about availability of the drugs came into sharp focus over...
How does a father handle the impact of having his only daughter, who’s just six years old, being ravaged by cancer? For Rohan Clarke, of Norwood in Montego Bay, St James, the last 17 months since the child was diagnosed with leukaemia have been...
Letesha Whyte’s journey, from the rural community of Huntley, Manchester, to the international stage, is a remarkable story of young Jamaican leadership. Growing up in a modest household with parents who were small-scale farmers, Letesha’s early...
A student who was expelled from a prominent high school last month because of behavioural issues is now back at the institution. This after school officials were informed by representatives of the Ministry of Education and Youth that the child had...
Declaring that he will not be intimidated by threats and barbs directed at the commissioners and staff of the Integrity Commission (IC), Justice (ret’d) Seymour Panton has urged members of the anti-corruption body to fearlessly carry out their...
NEW YORK: Jamaicans in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee in the United States appeared to have escaped the worst of Hurricane Helene with only reports of flooding, loss of power and minor property damage up to late Saturday evening....
