Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Campaign Committee Chairman Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday chided the Opposition for embarking on what he dubbed ‘angry and desperate campaigning’, warning that the JLP is prepared to push back, inside and outside the...
Informal language usage, lack of education and physical disabilities are among the challenges - and even biases - that prevent members of the public from accessing aspects of the justice system. It’s a dilemma that prompted yesterday’s launch of...
Assistant Superintendent of Police Romario Rankin, of the St Catherine South Division, is calling for business establishments, particularly those deemed high-value targets for organised criminals, to include detailed crisis drills as part of their...
A 14-member Sexual Harassment Tribunal, chaired by retired judge Ferdinand Algernon Smith, was officially sworn in yesterday by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. The swearing-in marks a major step forward in Jamaica’s...
Jamaica’s postal service has been forced to renovate and rebrand to keep up with technological advancements since the enactment of the Post Office Act of 1941, but that task is reportedly being made more challenging with a burgeoning unregulated...
Jamaica is losing its human resource to crime and may not be able to find the labour force necessary to carry the country’s projected growth over the next 10 years – “a real problem”, according to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. “You are going to...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating more meaningful jobs, bolstering productivity, and increasing wages worldwide, according to a 2025 Global AI jobs study by Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC), but there are fears Jamaica and the Caribbean region...
There has been increased interest in the computer sciences, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), both locally and internationally; and Caribbean and African states have much to do to catch up with AI’s cultural, economic and social revolution...
Abandoned and deteriorating motor vehicles, large pile-ups of garbage at premises near two public schools, and a series of planning meetings to buttress the capital city against the 2025 hurricane season were among the top priorities of the...
The National Education Trust (NET) is seeking an additional $400 million from Cabinet to complete repairs on seven schools that were severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl almost a year ago, and says it will need a further $2 billion to fortify other...
Police in Montego Bay, St James, are probing reports that another group of Cuban refugees landed in Rose Hall on Monday hours after six of their countrymen arrived illegally on the island via boat. At the same time, there are concerns from one...
Former Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips on Monday added his voice to a chorus against Dennis Chung’s appointment as the chief technical director of the Financial Investigations Division (FID). Addressing objectors at a People’s National Party (...
Voter turnout for elections over the years has been low, but members of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) believe more citizens, particularly their key target groups - young adults and women - will show up at the polls in the next general...
Doctors are under intense scrutiny as their colleagues at the Medical Council of Jamaica and the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica try to remedy a ‘grey area’ in the Pharmacy Act that allows “unscrupulous” practitioners to stockpile and sell...
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz on Thursday defended “unprecedented” strides made at the struggling Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the planned rollout of a rural school bus system islandwide later this year, dismissing criticisms from the...
For the Government, the question is: what more can you do with another term? For the Opposition, it is a call for new ideas. So say political experts, who argue that neither of Jamaica’s two main political parties, in a “run-of-the-mill” election,...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes yesterday lauded the many strides made by women in Jamaica’s judiciary and reiterated the courts’ commitment to reducing case backlogs, noting that great strides have been taken at all levels in recent years. These were...
Young Jamaican females are being urged to balance professional development against their childbearing years, as fertility becomes more complicated with age, increasing the probability of a Caesarean (C-section) delivery. In addition to facing the...
It could take up to three months for the results of a basic Pap smear examination to be returned to patients due to a chronic shortness of local cytologists in a profession that is arguably losing steam among tertiary students regionally and...
After 20 years, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is being touted as essential in guarding democracy and shaping a unique identity for the region – even though some, despite many monumental CCJ rulings and the academic probity of the institution...
Opposition Senator Donna Scott Mottley last week chided the Government for what she describes as its attachment to the Privy Council, even as the nation embarks on complete decolonisation through constitutional reform. Scott Mottley was speaking...
There are no reports of illness experienced by people who would have consumed chicken salvaged from a washed-up container in Hellshire, St Catherine, last week. Nonetheless, health inspectors in the parish say they will remain on the ground for at...
In a globalised world, Jamaica’s cultural and performing arts are arguably the most prominent remnants of the island’s heritage and folk history. But even these sometimes steer children on a path of violence and trauma, renowned consultant...
The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) will launch its Budget Breakdown 2025 report on Thursday, delving into the government’s recently announced budget. The launch is open to the public and will take place at The UWI Regional Headquarters...
A coroner’s inquest into the death of Mandeville businessman Jason Neil ended yesterday with the jury unable to determine what led to the death of the entrepreneur. He was initially believed to have taken his own life as he sat in a bathroom at his...
