WESTERN BUREAU: Tasharah Chambers is a woman of few words, but her dedication to her home community, Barrett Town, St James, has not gone unnoticed, resulting in her being awarded the prestigious Vinnette Stewart Education Grant to assist with her...
With speculation rife that Prime Minister Andrew Holness will call the next general election before September 2025, the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says its house is in order as it prepares for its annual conference next weekend. PNP...
After 10 years of emotional and financial strain, single mother Janice Jenkins is still desperately trying to enrol her 14-year-old son, Antwone Stewart, who has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, into a special education institution....
Some are rat nests. Some are havens for pigeons, frogs, bats, and termites. These classrooms reek of the animals’ faeces, rendering them grossly unsanitary for students’ occupation. The problems existed long before the passage of Hurricane Beryl,...
Fears of victimisation at the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) are intensifying after CEO Farrah Blake labelled some employees as “cowards” and urged dissatisfied staff to quit as internal turmoil deepens at the agency overseeing Jamaica’s ganja...
He was still a student when Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica, but teacher Devon Wilson still remembers the devastation and sacrifice at Happy Grove High School in Portland, which became home to droves of residents in its wake. The memories came back...
The promise of Jamaica’s ‘green rush’ through ganja liberalisation was already slipping away for New Level Farms before Hurricane Beryl hit Jamaica’s southern coast in July, with devastating consequences. “Eighty per cent of my farm was destroyed...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tension is again brewing at the St James High School in Montego Bay, as a teacher, who was temporarily employed, says she was “wrongfully terminated” for unsatisfactory performance by the school’s principal, Joseph Williams....
Some people who stutter tend to avoid taking part in social activities, shying away from situations that require speaking in front of others. But, for Dathan Henry, a medical sales representative and registered pharmacist, this has been the exact...
Well-known artiste manager and promoter, Sharon Burke, and her company are being sued by Hardware and Lumber for failing to settle an outstanding debt of $5.6 million (in addition to other sums) for supplies used in last year August’s staging of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Carlington ‘Tommy’ Godfrey, who was one of the prime targets on the Westmoreland police’s most wanted list for a series of crimes, including multiple murders committed in several communities across the parish, was killed in an...
Authorities in St Catherine North have launched an extensive probe into three men of Kingston addresses, who are suspected of being involved in a series of crimes across St Catherine and other parishes. The police have not yet released the names...
When the House of Representatives returns from its summer break later this month, the parliamentary Opposition says it will be pressing the Government to place on the agenda for debate a plethora of private members’ motions as well as a bill tabled...
President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Mark Smith, has added his voice to recent calls for a paradigm shift in Jamaica’s education system to address the underperformance of students. Noting the significant investment that...
Weeks before her scheduled migration overseas, and nearly three months after the birth of her child, the family of Ronesha Gilbert-Morgan has been plunged into mourning and is, instead, in the process of planning her funeral. Gilbert-Morgan, 28,...
Sian-Mahay Wilson’s landmark appointment as the first female principal of the 112-year-old all-boys Calabar High School is the culmination of 29 years of hard work and dedication. In September 1995, Wilson first stepped through the gates of the St...
Western Bureau: The fragile peace that has been holding in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, since a major police-military crackdown against criminal gangs in March, was broken on Wednesday with the double murder of two teenagers outside a nightclub in...
The Integrity Commission (IC) on Thursday departed from its custom of delivering investigative reports exclusively to the three main parliamentary leaders. In addition to sending an investigation report and a ruling by the director of corruption...
With a reputation as a low-performing and violent school in the inner city, Kingston Technical High School was not the first choice for the three top performers it is now toasting for their academic success. Matthew Loney, the school’s top male...
As schools continue to battle with the issue of bullying, students at all levels are being urged to fight against the worrying practice and to protect their peers. Laurette Adams-Thomas, chief executive officer at the Child Protection and Family...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ move to announce a by-election in the St Ann North Eastern constituency just a day after the resignation of Marsha Smith as member of parliament (MP) and state minister is being viewed by political analysts as a...
Portland: More than four hours of heavy rainfall pounded the northeastern parish of Portland on Wednesday, forcing the closure of several businesses while inundating the main thoroughfare in some areas. The inclement weather also delayed the start...
A senior citizen who was accused of attempting to ship nearly six ounces of cocaine in a gear box to England was yesterday freed of cocaine charges in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Elaine Young, a 65-year-old resident of Ocho Rios, St...
In an effort to create more wealth and have it remain in Jamaica, Pearnel Charles Jr, minister of labour and social security, is calling for more housing developers to create concepts to be sold only to senior citizens. It is a concept that is...
With more and more persons, seemingly, having problems with the development approval process in the Corporate Area, Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby says by next Tuesday, he will announce how objections are to be handled. Speaking at the East Central...
