Stories by Jason Cross

Incoming Police Commissioner George Quallo yesterday received a warm welcome in the House of Parliament from both sides of the political divide, signalling high expectations of the new police chief.National Security Minister Robert Montague declared...

In celebration of Child Month, State Minister in the Ministry of Education Floyd Green has argued that the abominable wrongs being carried out against Jamaica's children are being underlined by the fact that the Secret Gardens' memorial for children...

Preventing illicit traffickers from traversing Jamaica's territorial waters at will should become easier for the security forces to tackle since some members of the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) Coast Guard and the Jamaica Constabulary Force's...

With Jamaica seeming to be missing out big time on economic opportunities in sports, chairman of the Institute of Law and Economics, Milton Samuda, has outlined the seriousness in ensuring the country takes advantage of its athletes' successes....

As much as he might not have to worry about moving up Jamaica's social ladder, brilliant and outspoken Ardenne High School student Fabrizio Darby is very concerned about the low level of sustainable job opportunities that his peers will have to...

Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning's (JFLL) track record of taking persons from a literacy rate of zero to obtaining multiple passes in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) has attracted the generosity of the Japanese...

Labelling yesterday's long-awaited transition of leadership within the People's National Party (PNP) as the "same old bruk-down PNP bus, (only with a) different driver", Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw vibrantly attempted to cement...

After struggling for a long time with the reality of living in a rotten wooden house, Barbara Denton is now smiling brightly since receiving the gift of a newly renovated one-bedroom home in Clifton, Bernard Lodge, in St Catherine. Thanks to the...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness' plan to rid the island's education system of corporal punishment has been warmly embraced by the president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, Howard Isaacs, who feels transformation is badly needed in regard to how...

In order to ensure that deceased members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are transported respectfully to their final resting places, Minister of National Security Robert Montague has announced plans to procure a hearse for that purpose....

Thousands of youngsters turned out yesterday to become the "hands and feet of Jesus Christ", rendering assistance to the needy in St Catherine and also learning important life skills like discipline and teamwork, thanks to the Central Jamaica...