A probe is under way by investigators to locate a taxi driver who abducted an 11-year-old girl on Monday and allegedly took her to Seaview Gardens, where she was raped. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that the Corporate Area student took a taxi......

That was the simple but profound appeal from Prime Minister Andrew Holness to Jamaican road users on Thursday amid the grim forecast that between 435 and an unprecedented high of 472 commuters could be killed by year end. Holness, chairman of the.....

A high court judge has refused an application by managing director of Guardsman Group, Robert Epstein, to amend his defence and to file a counterclaim in the consequential case involving the National Housing Trust and the security company as the...

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging health ministries across the region to heed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) advice on the use of Ivermectin regardless of the severity of COVID-19 or duration of symptoms. That warning......

WESTERN BUREAU: Twenty-one-year-old Soniman ‘Shortman’ Walker, who was wanted by the St James police in connection with the murder of an American tourist, was captured in Clarendon last Wednesday by detectives attached to the Major Investigation...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) unlocked the doors for open competitive bidding for the creation of their mascot locally, but only one name came up. Scheed Cole, chief executive officer of Sculptural Elements and...

A court date has been set in the Supreme Court for the resumption of the much-anticipated Trafigura Beheer matter involving former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and four other members of the People’s National Party (PNP). The quintet is to....

As the price of chicken, pork, and beef steadily increases, St Catherine-based farmer and business operator Roy Jumi is watching his customer base being gradually eroded. Jumi, the managing director of Triple K Enterprise Butchery and Cold Storage....

WESTERN BUREAU: A jealous boyfriend in Great River, Hanover, is on the run after allegedly dousing a woman with gasoline and setting her afire yesterday, much to the horror of bystanders. The incident is the latest in a grim roll of cases of...

Disgraced attorney Jennifer Messado, who has reportedly defrauded international dancehall star David ‘Mavado’ Brooks of $30. 7 million, yesterday told the Supreme Court that she is bankrupt and was given time to file an affidavit explaining her....

The ownership debacle over Jamaica Moves has finally been settled, with Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton announcing yesterday that the brand has been transferred from Market Me to the Ministry of Health. Tufton noted yesterday...

The Victim Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Justice has been noticing a lowering in the ages of children being sexually abused, oftentimes by relatives. The victims, some as young as two years old, have been identified as part of a wider....

Tempers flared in Old Pera, St Thomas, yesterday as residents defended what they described as their right to utilise the disputed island, which was reportedly captured by leisure entrepreneurs who set up a camp site that generated revenue for the......

A retired policeman has been admitted to hospital after he was stabbed and beaten yesterday on the burial day for his deceased brother, Earl Lewis, reportedly over a growing dispute surrounding a minibus the latter operated. Residents of Fern Hill....

WESTERN BUREAU: A dark cloud of grief hung over a family in Barrett Hall in Lilliput, St James, yesterday after a mid-morning fire destroyed their board and zinc dwelling, claiming the lives of two infant brothers trapped inside. The deceased...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has said that new designs done for 11 of 13 health facilities are being reviewed for final approval under the Health Systems Strengthening Programme. The health facilities include the Spanish Town.....

Just over half of the vouchers the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information had issued to help with the purchase of tablets and laptops have been redeemed. This was revealed by portfolio minister Fayval Williams, as she gave an update on the......

A call has been made for the creation and maintenance of a central coordination unit for social or anti-violence interventions across Jamaica by the Citizen Security Secretariat, which was established in October 2020. Though all interventions have....

Judges have received a pay increase effective April 1, 2020. The Judiciary (Salaries) Order 2021 reflects the adjustments in the salaries, which were approved by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. The order was considered by the...

WESTERN BUREAU: After what was pitched as pivotal proceedings against the King Valley Gang foundered last year because of insufficient evidence, the police believe they now have an airtight case against the Westmoreland-based network. Deputy...