After Hurricane Beryl ransacked the parish of St Elizabeth and left citizens without electricity and water for weeks, the idea of creating solar water pumps at each National Water Commission location islandwide became more pronounced in the mind of...
Some 280 farmers whose livelihoods were severely disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl in July are to each receive at least $25,000 towards land clearance or mechanical tillage of the soil. The funds totalling $7 million, donated by...
When Hurricane Beryl was on a path to Jamaica, residents of O’Meally in St Catherine knew that whether it hit or passed the island, a section of their main road would have broken away, so they prepared in advance to repair it. The cry from...
The family of 17-year-old Kiara Ingram, who has had a large tissue tumour growing on her neck for more than half her life, has been struggling to scrape the funds together to have the mass removed. But despite a GoFundMe account being established...
On Tuesday, as Jamaica toasted another year of Independence, Patricia Duncan Sutherland, shadow minister for social transformation and protection, raised the question of whether the nation is truly independent as she batted for the establishment of...
Whizz-kid Malik Wynter is elated that at 19 years old, unlike the average youth his age, he has already conquered university life and is now the holder of a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of the Commonwealth...
The Ministry of Education and Youth will, for the first time, utilise the emergency procurement process to ensure that schools classified as priority one, which were severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl last month, are repaired in time for the start...
Unlike other individuals who might fall into depression under the weight of student debt, when the burden became too heavy, Rashaun Stewart went to social media platform, X, to appeal for help. Even with numerous scholarships already in the bag,...
Daryl Vaz, minister of science, energy, telecommunications and transport, has chastised the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) for being late in holding the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) accountable for the restoration of islandwide electricity...
When elderly residents of the Richmond Park community, especially those on WestLake Avenue in Kingston, heard that plans were being put in place to open a new car mart on their street, they became furious. According to them, during a protest at...
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, was a little amused yesterday after being awarded an honorary doctor of Business and Entrepreneurship degree (Honoris Causa) from a university in the small island of Jamaica....
When the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs held its Road to Republic Kingston Town Hall Meeting inside the iconic Emancipation Park last Thursday, it came under fire from members of the public for pushing forward with the desire to...
Andrea Dempster Chung, executive director of Kingston Creative, acknowledges that despite millions already invested in downtown Kingston’s iconic art district, an additional $30 million is required to sustain the ongoing transformation efforts....
Brigadier Mahatma Williams, the senior army officer who commanded the unit linked to the death of businessman Keith Clarke, was subjected to additional sustained questioning from the prosecution yesterday as they sought more information on the...
One local reparations campaigner believes that the Archbishop of Canterbury did not go far enough in apologising to Jamaicans on Sunday for the Anglican Church’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. Delivering the sermon at the Diocese of Jamaica...
Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, the first woman to be appointed as president of the Court of Appeal, has declared that she is ready for the job. McDonald-Bishop was sworn in on Thursday by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, in a ceremony at King’s...
Jomar Clue, the top-performing grade six student at Glenmuir Preparatory School, attributes his near-perfect scores in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations to his parents’ strict rule of “no phones or gadgets on weekdays”. His overall score...
Although the remains of 10-year-old Neisha Hinds have not been recovered, her mother, Marie Beckford, is convinced that the child, who was washed away while swimming at Sugarman’s Beach in St Catherine nearly two weeks ago, has died. On July 5,...
There are growing concerns about the recording and release of what appear to be coerced apologies from individuals accused of wrongdoing by the authorities, with critics suggesting that the practice may infringe upon their constitutional rights....
Tuesday’s hearing in the Keith Clarke murder trial in the Home Circuit Court ended prematurely after a heated showdown between the prosecution and the defence over evidence to come from a United States (US) forensic consultant. Defence attorney...
Some sections of the island, especially the hard-hit St Elizabeth, may have to wait at least one month before their electricity connection is restored following extensive damage to the power network with last week’s passage of Hurricane Beryl. That...
Professor Michael Taylor is hoping that the onslaught of Hurricane Beryl is a wake-up call for the unbelievers in climate change that the concept is indeed real For over a decade, Taylor has sounded the warning about the wrath future storms could...
Alrick Moncrieffe, the Arnett Gardens man reportedly washed away by waters in a channel on Wednesday, was scheduled to appear in the Family Court on Thursday to make his case for regular access to his two-year-old son. Moncrieffe was reportedly...
As the outer bands of Hurricane Beryl lashed St Catherine on Wednesday, some fisherfolk at the Forum Fishing Village were cooking and having a grand time at the Rum Party HQ bar while others relaxed in makeshift cottages. Robert Williamson told The...
When Kenneth*, a Jamaican resident, learned of the possibility of Hurricane Beryl passing over the island on Wednesday, not even the months of planning to meet his wife Marsha in New York (NY) for a fun-filled vacation could deter him from...
