WESTERN BUREAU: With the Hopewell Transport Centre in Hanover not being utilised for its original purpose, the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) is planning to use the space for public parking. “In a recent committee meeting, the transport centre...
Sagicor Group Jamaica officially declared its New Brunswick Village open in Spanish Town, the capital of St Catherine. The mixed-use complex, which encompasses residential and commercial space, was developed at a cost of $6 billion. Seen here are...
Forty-six per cent of the ventilators in the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) are non-operational, an internal audit by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has revealed. Of the 91 life-saving machines spread across the Kingston Public (...
A budding entertainer, who lost his left eye because of the negligence of a general practitioner who failed to promptly refer him to an eye specialist, has been awarded $8.6 million plus interest. The claimant, Steve Wright, who had visited the...
Telecommunications company FLOW on Thursday recovered a portion of copper wires stolen from its network in an operation in Riverton, St Andrew. The company has reportedly lost some $44 million worth of copper because of theft and vandalism in...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Jerk and Food Festival, which has emerged over the past 15 years as one of Jamaica’s premier food and musical festivals, will be staged on August 1 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre, with organisers...
WESTERN BUREAU: With 12 men listed on the St James police’s most wanted list ignoring an appeal to report to the police, Superintendent Eron Samuels, the parish’s commander, has launched an initiative to apprehend them. On the first day of the...
WESTERN BUREAU: In light of recent reports of violence in schools across Jamaica, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has emphasised the ongoing need to prioritise social intervention strategies alongside police support to curb the impact of...
Permanent Secretary Dustan Bryan has blamed the death, migration, and retirement of former staff for the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ inability to finalise its appropriation accounts for submission to the auditor general. The Auditor General’s...
One of 59 Haitian orphans, a boy with severe hydrocephalus and who had surgery performed at the Bustamante Children’s Hospital (BCH) in May, is no longer in the custody and care of the Mustard Seed Communities (MSC), the facility’s chief executive...
Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness Dr Alfred Dawes says the health of mothers and neonates is at risk due to an inadequate public healthcare system in Jamaica. Dawes, who has been sparring publicly with Minister of Health and Wellness...
In an effort to give a boost to Jamaica’s underperforming students by providing them with more critical thinking skills and creativity as well as fostering an appreciation for science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM), at least...
A crime scene forensic investigator who collected evidence and photographed the scene at Keith Clarke’s home following his shooting death in May 2010 yesterday denied that he had been incompetent and unprofessional in his duties. The detective...
Calling Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton’s report on the number of ventilators in Jamaica’s public health system “fuzzy math”, Dr Alfred Dawes yesterday insisted that most of the life-saving machines donated during the coronavirus pandemic...
Jamaican taxpayers and the Parliament are still unable to assess how the Ministry of Health and Wellness spent almost $700 billion in public resources allocated to the ministry over a 10-year period, owing to the apparent failure by Permanent...
The prosecution is pushing for a retrial despite the likelihood that two of the accused who are charged with the murder along with entertainer Vybz Kartel would have finished their sentence if convicted again. “We are accepting that by the time we...
A $530,000 National Water Commission (NWC) bill generated for an unoccupied house in New Harbour Village, St Catherine, has left the homeowner “distressed” amid her inability to move in. Sylvia Saunders said the state-run entity sent her a text...
WESTERN BUREAU: Having paid out the largest increase in public sector wages in Jamaica’s history, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the issue of productivity must now be addressed. When completed, public sector workers will have received an...
Reacting to concerns about the condition of the facilities to which Haitian migrants were recently relocated, the Ministry of National Security has indicated that the group of 37 individuals was instructed to use newly erected shower stalls at the...
A commitment by Transport Minister Daryl Vaz to have regulations in place to guide ride-hailing operations in Jamaica by the next financial year has been met with scepticism by his opposition counterpart. “I am not optimistic,” Opposition Spokesman...
WESTERN BUREAU: The apparent suicide of a British national in a bathroom at the Negril Police Station in Westmoreland early Tuesday morning has raised questions about whether there was a serious breach of protocol. Attempts to obtain details on the...
Brands of alcoholic beverages have been encouraged to identify and nurture their own network of influencers who share their brand values when engaged in social media advertising. This is in contrast to using already established influencers who may...
Twelve years ago, a visitor to the island was so impressed with artist Jerome Taylor’s captivating paintings of the Jamaican countryside that he bought four pieces to display at his Serengeti Gallery in Washington, DC, in the United States. That...
The crime scene investigator, who doubles as a forensic photographer, said he observed ammunition and other items in the bushes during his assessment of the scene where Keith Clarke was murdered 14 years ago, although he did not get to directly...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaican Government has indicated that a significant investment of $10 billion is being made into the new Specialised Operations West facility, to be based in Montego Hills, St James, as part of its multifaceted strategy to...
