Stories by Jason Cross

The bravery showcased by registered nurse Davia Ramona Tucker, during a fire inside the Intensive Care Unit of the Bustamante Hospital for Children earlier this year, has won her a national badge of honour, an award she attributes to her colleagues...

Expressing pessimism that the Zones of Special Operations Act could do a lot in lowering Jamaica's crime rate, particularly murder, Dr Christopher Charles is stressing that no provision has been made within the legislation for the dismantling of...

Head of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Terrence Williams is expressing hope that the Government will respond favourably to the commission's appeal for investigators and other resources, which will allow them to properly probe...

As police and military personnel gear up to take over designated communities under the Zones of Special Operations Act, Superintendent of Police in charge of the Corporate Communications Unit, Stephanie Lindsay, is appealing for the public's support...

Taking into consideration the large quantities of illicit drugs seized since the start of the year at the island's various ports of entry, the police are once again warning Jamaicans to avoid involvement in the illicit drug trade as they have...

One of the island's long-practising psychiatrists, Dr E Anthony Allen, has suggested that there is a local shortage of psychiatric professionals who, he believes, are crucial to preventing young people from taking their own lives.Allen...

Director of Crime Stoppers International Dave Cording is warning the Jamaican Government that it should carefully consider not raising taxes too much as that would only make the illicit trading of goods more lucrative for organised gangs.Cording was...

After breaking herself free from 18 months of torture, during which she was trafficked and forced to work as a prostitute in the United States (US), Shamere McKenzie is now on the path of enlightening young people around the world on how to avoid...

Intelligence reaching National Security Minister, Robert Montague, has indicated that the price of illegal ammunition being sold on the local market has increased because of the recent procurement of two Coast Guard ships.Speaking at a press...

Some local individuals in top leadership positions have been accused by social anthropologist Dr Herbert Gayle of not firmly upholding their stance against corruption, which he cited as the major reason for the breakdown in the central political...