Only a resignation as an elected representative can remove George Wright from his new seat on the Opposition benches in George William Gordon House, despite how unwelcome his presence may be for members on that side. The Westmoreland Central member....

A police constable believed to be a high-ranking member of a violent criminal gang is now in custody facing serious charges, police officials have disclosed. His arrest, according to senior law-enforcement sources, is just the tip of the iceberg as....

After more than half a billion dollars in expenses and four years past its deadline, there’s no end in sight for a project to transform the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) into a paperless institution, a Sunday Gleaner investigation....

George Campbell can still hear his mother’s screams for help as she and his father disappeared beneath the raging Hope River in St Andrew during the passing of Hurricane Gustav in 2008. The death wails, he said, are chilling, and similar to those....

A decade after clamouring for aspects of the Flood Control Act to be woven into its official mandate, the Water Resources Authority (WRA) remains convinced that such a move would help the country better prepare for costly flooding that plague...

Government Senator Charles Sinclair on Friday accused members of the entertainment industry of being the faces of gangs during deliberations on the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) Act, commonly referred to as the anti-gang....

Africa’s contribution of 75,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Jamaica in April was a good gesture, but former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson wants Africa and the Caribbean to collaborate further by merging their resources and collective voices at...

Former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused yesterday scored a victory in the Supreme Court after they were granted permission to challenge the decision of a senior parish judge in the Review Court, where they are seeking to have the...

Considered a crime hotspot for years, Parry Town, which sits near Ocho Rios in St Ann, has seen relative peace and quiet in recent months and residents are welcoming the change. There has not been a murder in Parry Town in almost a year, compared.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Tanique Bailey-Small, St James’ medical officer of health, says that if Jamaica follows the United States’ footsteps in rescinding some of the same COVID-19 restrictions, the island could be in trouble. “At this point in tim...

WESTERN BUREAU: A sound system selector is dead and a licensed firearm holder in police custody following a shooting incident which was sparked by an altercation that started at a party that was being staged in breach of the Disaster Risk...

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (AP): Several hospitality companies in one of South Carolina’s most popular beach towns are accused of scamming dozens of foreign workers on work visas, including Jamaicans, about their pay and living conditions,...

Having built the unenviable reputation as one of St Ann’s crime hotspots, Parry Town is benefitting from a tree-planting project that involves 600 fruit and food trees, courtesy of Food For The Poor (FFTP) Jamaica. The project, which got off the....

A proposal to use Chilean octagonal warnings on food and beverage packaging throughout the Caribbean has been flatly rejected by local consumer advocacy and regulatory groups despite urgent calls for the implementation of front-of-packaging labels.....

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says that as more Jamaicans get fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, more of the current restrictions to slow the spread of the virus locally may be relaxed as has been proposed in the...

Two weeks after apologising for flagrant violations of Jamaica’s coronavirus public-safety laws at a Mocha Fest party hosted at Rick’s Café, the tourist hotspot’s financial controller is to answer to charges surrounding breaches of the Spirit...

Burials may be resumed today at the Meadowrest Memorial Park in St Catherine after a pay dispute sparked a worker walkout on Thursday, forcing scores of mourners to turn back without their dead being interred. Four of the 18 burials scheduled were.....

The police suspect information technology specialist William Dewar’s death may have been a crime of passion based on evidence collected. Dewar was reportedly killed on Monday at his Oakland Apartments home in St Andrew and his body discovered with...

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Department says 216 premises in the parish were identified during the month of May to be positive for mosquito breeding that could potentially lead to the spread of dengue fever, which is 113 more than was...

St Catherine resident Anthony Morgan is just about fed up with his much-loved hustle as a diver in the Bog Walk Gorge. Divers in the gorge have long pressed the Government to establish a fund to pay them when they plunge into the murky waters of...