The battle to represent the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in Clarendon North Western and Manchester Southern will go to delegates for a vote on March 16, a key step in determining the party representatives for general elections due by September...
Supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in Clarendon Central have hailed the constituency’s standard-bearer and deputy mayor of Kingston, Delroy Williams, as their “Moses”, entrusted with the task of leading them out of the metaphorical “hands...
Every year on March 8, the world comes together to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), a day dedicated to honouring the achievements of women while advocating for gender equality. This global observance recognises the contributions of women...
Dantay Brooks, son of popular international dancehall artiste Mavado, was greeted with screams of joy from jubilant family members and friends who rushed to his side as he walked free from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston...
As surrogacy gains popularity among Jamaican women seeking a path to motherhood, attorney and surrogacy law consultant Yanique Frederick is stressing the urgent need for legal reform to protect both women and families. Believing that it can aid...
Regional and local oversight bodies, as well as law-enforcement officials, are expected to converge in Kingston on March 26, to attend the inaugural Hon Oliver F. Clarke Memorial Lecture on ‘Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement’. The event will be...
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Kevin Francis, who was in charge of the Barnett Street Police Station when Mario Deane was brutally beaten in custody in August 2014, testified yesterday that the police are responsible for the...
For generations, women have been told to stay in their lane – to shrink, to be silent, to follow instead of lead. However, we now live in an era where women are no longer just asking for a seat at the table; they are building the tables, pulling up...
Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine South West, Everald Warmington, on Thursday made a strong case for the widening of the bridge on Washington Boulevard, in the vicinity of Six Miles, St Andrew - the access road from Mandela Highway to...
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is appealing to members of the security forces who are registered to vote to update their status on the police and military voters’ list ahead of the upcoming general election, which is due by September. The...
A defence lawyer is hailing as a “ game changer” a ruling from the Court of Appeal that will establish a precedent guiding how pre-trial remand is to be treated when there is a mandatory minimum sentence. Yesterday, the Court of Appeal set aside...
WESTERN BUREAU: Music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson and his co-accused, Tajay Clarke, who are charged with a triple murder committed in Rose Heights, St James, in 2022, will learn next Tuesday if an overseas prosecution witness will be...
Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams is suggesting that the Government reintroduce what he describes as a “fiscal rule” on wages and salaries in order to “hold wages and salaries expenditure in check”. At the same time, the Independent Fiscal...
Local law enforcement is vowing that significant gains made in crime fighting in St James will not be eroded by anyone even as they monitor responses to the United States (US) arrest of and immigration hold on Montego Bay native and popular...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mario Deane’s mother, Mercia Fraser, the first witness to testify at the trial of the three police officers implicated in her son’s death, yesterday painted a graphic picture of the battered, bruised, and unresponsive state in which...
Mental health is a crisis that affects people from all spheres of life, but many endure it under different circumstances such as premarital, marital, individual, teen, bereavement, financial, nutritional, and business dilemmas. According to the...
With a 225 per cent increase in break-ins in at least one section of St Andrew, citizens’ associations, and the police are working to empower residents to be nosey and safeguard each other. Up to February 28, the police had recorded 157 cases of...
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) expansion of routes outside of the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) reflects the commitment of the Jamaican Government to providing safe, reliable, and...
Mental health issues continue to be a taboo topic among men, despite studies revealing that men are more susceptible to mental health issues such as depression and anxiety in comparison to women, thus making them more likely to resort to self-harm...
Western Bureau: Some stakeholders in Trelawny are now breathing a collective sigh of relief as the roadway from Duncans to Clark’s Town, arguably the most challenging roadway in the entire parish, is now being rehabilitated, thanks to a J$19-...
WESTERN BUREAU: With the empanelling of a jury for the trial of the three police officers implicated in the death of Mario Deane finally taking place, human-rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is calling for an examination of the circumstances...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite ongoing efforts to get the National Identification System (NIDS) fully operational as soon as possible, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, chairman of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), says NIDS will not be...
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommuni-cations and Transport Daryl Vaz has indicated that legislation is to be tabled in Parliament in “short order” to combat theft and vandalism of telecommunications infrastructure. Vaz’s declaration follows...
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has conceded that the High Court’s failure to credit a convict for time spent in custody is a constitutional breach of one’s right to liberty and that an individual must be credited even if...
WESTERN BUREAU: With three degrees and well on the way to attaining a PhD, Kirkton Bennett is convinced that he was recently denied a teaching job at a high school in St James because of his weight – a concern raised during his interview to fill a...
