Flagging public outrage over a domestic violence scandal, House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert called out the Opposition on Tuesday, pushing for there to be a definitive statement on whether members of parliament who are involved in criminal...

As the global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines worsens, chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Howard Mitchell, has disclosed that the 55,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expected from the COVAX Facility later this week will be...

Attorney-at-law Able-Don Foote has sounded a warning that a chorus of public comments about George Wright, the member of parliament for Westmoreland Central, could be construed as defamatory as the police had found no evidence to take action...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie has dismissed speculation that the death of veteran broadcaster Michael Sharpe on Tuesday was linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine he received on Sunday, March 14. Speaking with the...

A religious company affiliated with embattled clergyman Jeffrey Shuttleworth has slapped the Government with a lawsuit over the legislation it has used as a vehicle to impose public order and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Freedom Come...

WESTERN BUREAU: When Michael Sharpe came under the wings of news editor Janet Mowatt at RJR in 1983, she recalled the energy and enthusiasm that the cub reporter had on assignments. It was that youthful zeal that colleagues say propelled him to...

Audrey Deer Williams, who for many years was the senior director of investments at the National Insurance Fund (NIF) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, came under fire on Tuesday from members of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (...

Increased household care work caused by COVID-19 displacement in Jamaica has disproportionately affected women, making them more likely to lose out on jobs because of traditional expectations of unpaid domestic labour. Eighteen per cent of the...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP): Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and...

Anne Chin-Teape and Leslie Teape were scheduled to get their second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot in May, but that dream will forever be deferred after the couple, who have been together for more than 50 years, died less than an hour...

Days after the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) sought to isolate Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament George Wright over a smouldering assault scandal, former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has urged the public to force lawmakers’ hands in......

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn is to write to the Supreme Court’s registrar to request a date for the resumption of the Trafigura matter following the Privy Council’s dismissal of the appeal brought by five functionaries of the....

Education Minister Fayval Williams has asked the Auditor General’s Department to expand a probe at the ministry following a Sunday Gleaner investigation highlighting potential conflicts of interest involving two multibillion-dollar programmes....

BLACK ROCK, Portland: It was close to eight months that Tony hadn’t seen his aunt, Isolyn Christie. As he surveyed the fire-ravaged concrete home in which the 88-year-old perished, Tony appeared to rue having not visited her more often before he.....

Riding on the back of a positive rating from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) for its 2020 performance, the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary has started construction of a sea urchin nursery and is mulling over the establishment of......

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector is to get a shot in the arm from at least four major carriers out of the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, introducing new destinations or a return to the island. Virgin Atlantic will commence.....

Religious station TBC Radio has been given an 11-day ultimatum by the Broadcasting Commission to turn over a controversial recording over allegations that it may have misused its licence in airing commentary that the state-issued COVID-19 vaccine......

WESTERN BUREAU: Following the social-media scandal and assault saga stalking Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament George Wright, two domestic abuse survivors are urging victims to leave their abusive relationships. Abigail Malcolm, councillor.....

St Catherine North West Member of Parliament Hugh Graham will be pushing the parliamentary Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) to retable the censure motion against George Wright, the government MP who is at the centre of an assault saga that...

Political activist Karen Cross has slammed the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for ending investigations into sexual assault allegations she made against People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell. In a statement on Sunda...