WESTERN BUREAU: Investors from Bamboo Bioproducts are preparing to break ground in 2025 for a state-of-the-art bamboo mill that will use Jamaican bamboo pulp to make toilet paper, paper towels, and sanitary napkins. Established in Jamaica three...
Managing Director of the Transport Authority Ralston Smith says the agency is in the process of establishing a regulatory framework for ride-hailing entities to provide oversight for how industry players attract and retain drivers. His comments...
The Constitutional Reform Committee’s (CRC) recommendation to extend the life of Parliament for two years in certain circumstances has drawn opposition from former Prime Minister PJ Patterson. Patterson, the guest speaker at Wednesday’s University...
In a few weeks, the first batch of students enrolled in the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme (SFPP) will leave the high-school system. And although principals say they had to push through resource constraints and find creative means to get their...
Opposition Spokesman on Transport Mikael Phillips is suggesting that an audit be done on lands held owned by the Railway Corporation of Jamaica, following revelations that several acres originally reserved for rail service expansion in Greater...
WESTERN BUREAU: Two of St James’ most-feared gangsters were killed within 24 hours, in separate incidents this week. They have been identified as Collin ‘On Cock’ Walters, an enforcer from the notorious 13 Street Gang, which is based in Tucker,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Glenford Miller, who recently took command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Area One, and his security team survived an attack by gunmen in Montego Bay, St James, late Wednesday night....
Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has declared that qualification for sitting in Jamaica’s Parliament should be based on Jamaican nationality, while at the same time arguing that Section 40 of the Constitution should not be confined to...
WESTERN BUREAU: “This is a painful loss,” said Karen Robertson as she described the shooting deaths of her two adult sons, Romaine and Enrique Harvey. The two men were reportedly shot and killed by lawmen in their Logwood community in Hanover on...
The daughter of slain businessman Keith Clarke yesterday denied a suggestion from the defence that an injured person who left blood stains in different sections of the house was present on the night her father was killed. Clarke, a 63-year-old...
Twenty-two grade 10 agricultural science students from 11 high schools in St Elizabeth on Wednesday received a share of $660,000 in academic grants to pursue their studies. The grant was made possible by Jamaica workers who are employed to Gebber...
WESTERN BUREAU: At the age of 31, Michael Anthony Grizzle took a bold step in acquiring a prime piece of property in Montego Bay for his dream project, Ocean One. Despite the unforeseen delays brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Grizzle’s...
While welcoming the announcement on Tuesday by transport minister Daryl Vaz that the Government has reintroduced its aged-vehicle policy to assist public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators, one taxi association is urging the administration to also...
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has recommended an “immediate ban” on ridesharing services which he says has triggered serious safety concerns for members of the public. “I have the responsibility as the minister and an elected representative to...
Jamaicans who travel to the United States’ southern border in attempts to secure asylum in the North American country may face immediate rejection amid a new immigration policy announced by the Biden administration. United States (US) President Joe...
The main suspect in the disappearance of primary school teacher Danielle Anglin was cut loose in 2018 with a suspended sentence after he was convicted in the High Court on multiple counts of assault, law enforcement sources have revealed. The...
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary: A decision is to be made this morning as to whether students scheduled to sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) five exams at Baxter’s Primary in St Mary will be able to do so amid inclement weather affecting the area. On Tuesday...
WESTERN BUREAU: The criminality plaguing the resort town of Negril, Westmoreland, continued late Monday night when armed thugs shot and injured a man and his wife in their bedroom. The couple are now nursing gunshots wounds at a medical facility....
The night Britney witnessed her father, Keith Clarke, being shot and killed by soldiers was not just a nightmare, it was also a moment where she accepted her own life was about to end. Testifying on Tuesday at the ongoing murder trial, the witness...
Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) CEO Professor Gordon Shirley says it could take another year before the damaged berth at the Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal in St Ann is repaired and the pier made functional again, but at the cost of some $20 million. In...
A worrying cloud of uncertainty over four vocational subjects dissipated on Tuesday after the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) reversed its decision to discontinue certifying them. Education sector players have labelled the reversal as a...
A Clarendon family is seeking answers after their relative died while in police custody at the Chapelton Police Station on the weekend. The family is alleging that 33-year-old Rekema Bravo, a farmer of Iron Gate in Chapelton who had a history of...
The police have held a suspect in connection with the disappearance of primary school teacher Danielle Anglin almost a month ago. The name of the man, a convicted sex offender, is to be released at a later date. Anglin left home for work at 5:50...
After five unsuccessful attempts to unseat Prime Minister Andrew Holness as member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew West Central, Patrick Roberts is leaving the uphill task to a more seasoned colleague, former St Andrew West Rural parliamentarian...
