The former senior manager at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), who on Thursday admitted to swindling the company out of $34 million, broke down in tears last June when she was confronted by the bank’s internal investigator, claiming that her “...

Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie delivered an ominous warning Thursday evening as the country braces for a third wave of the coronavirus spread, disclosing that the peak week could bring 180 deaths. Bisasor-McKenzie has hailed.....

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher on Thursday turned the spotlight on the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) by students, and vowed that lawmakers would ensure that the new tobacco-control legislation include provisions to deter.....

WESTERN BUREAU: The Government has been urged to provide a lifeline to craft merchants facing eviction in markets across the island. Tagging craft traders “the most vulnerable in tourism”, Opposition Spokesperson Janice Allen has called for...

The Ministry of Education is setting up a dedicated helpline for persons to report cases of children being abused or neglected. The number to call is 211. The official launch is set for May, which is observed each year as Child Month. Minister of......

WESTERN BUREAU: The operators of Honeyghan’s Funeral Home are threatening to haul the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) before the courts if it does not retract a statement in which they claimed that an employee of the business had issued threats.....

Constitution Hill’s Trumpet Tree Coffee Factory is now the producer of the first Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee bags, called Betta Cup, created especially with the needs of Jamaicans in mind. Arthur McGowan, owner and CEO of Trumpet Tree Coffee......

Police investigators are now at a crime scene near the Meadowrest Memorial Park in St Catherine where a Toyota Coaster bus was shot up while leaving a burial. At least two women have been confirmed dead while other people including a child...

The Manchester police are probing a deadly blaze in Mandeville yesterday that claimed the life of a senior citizen. The police say 75-year-old Yvonne Findley of Sheridan Drive in Mandeville died before daybreak yesterday. About 2 a.m., residents......

Johnross Morgan had been investing in a partner plan for weeks with dreams of starting a business to offer his family “a decent life”. But the very thing that was to be the route to the 29-year-old security guard’s independence cost him his li...

Declaring that it was “now time for action, not only talk”, a leading advocacy group is urging Jamaicans to insist that partisanship not derail the freshly tabled bill to amend the Constitution for the impeachment of parliamentarians. Professor....

It is likely that embattled Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament George Wright will be paid during his two-month absence from the House of Representatives due to “unforeseen circumstances” requiring his immediate attention. This was reveale...

A central Jamaica teacher was fleeced of $30,000 by crooks behind a virtual store she found via social media in her quest to buy a phone. Wendy Moore* is using her unfortunate experience to warn others of the scam that has left her embarrassed. “I...

Caribbean people have been warned to guard against becoming victims of advance fee fraud and Ponzi schemes amid an increase in electronic commerce during the coronavirus pandemic. Displacement caused by COVID-19 has increased reliance on online...

Tensions are high again in sections of southeastern Clarendon following the firebombing of a house on Hibiscus Way in Lionel Town early Monday morning. Reports are that the occupants of the house were awakened by explosions around 3:30 a.m. and...

Former legislator and diplomat Anthony Johnson died yesterday at the age of 82. News of the passing of the former member of parliament (MP) and senator emerged as the House of Representatives sat yesterday. Former Government Minister Derrick Smith.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaican teachers who fraudulently mark up students’ School-Based Assessment (SBA) coursework have been condemned for undermining the integrity of the education system and robbing children of valuable experience needed for...

Chief Parish Judge Chester Crooks on Wednesday refused a request from popular actor and director Garfield ‘Bad Boy Trevor’ Reid for time to pay a fine of $130,000 after the actor lied to the court. The 50-year-old actor appeared in the Kingston...

The St Andrew businessman Delton Knight, who allegedly shot and killed his son at their business place on the Gordon Town main road earlier this month, will know on Friday if he will be offered bail in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The.....

The Government’s principal legal officer has signalled that many practices in the public service were not in keeping with the law and that they placed the State in a position where it was almost impossible to mount successful court challenges. In....