George Thomas said he has been bowled a curve ball after signing documents in a rush to sell his house for $8 million, only to discover that the sum he received to accommodate construction of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 was...

“Enough is enough!” That is the warning of president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA), Dr Mindi Fitz-Henley, as she prepares to meet today with Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton and technocrats over a smouldering dispute....

The US$3-million (J$409-million) investment in First Rock Capital Holdings by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and a subsidiary has shocked a former board chairman, Dennis Morrison, who says up to the time he left office, the public body was....

After spending years abroad, Stephen Griffiths returned to the land of his birth to build a house, settle down, and do a bit of farming. The furthest thing from his mind was being embroiled in a dispute with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC....

Some residents of Redberry in Manchester have complained that despite lobbying China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to address the dust nuisance in their community, very little has been done to ease the problem. Olivia Miller, a resident of...

A team from the state-run Mines and Geology Division is to visit the Yallahs River in St Thomas to investigate complaints of quarrying breaches that have reportedly had devastating consequences to agricultural and recreational life. Commissioner......

Residents at Lot 7 Wildman Street in central Kingston cannot forget the cracking sound and the mounds of dust that erupted as their two-storey, nine-bedroom house tumbled to the ground four years ago. The matriarch of the family that occupies the.....

The Above Rocks police in St Catherine are maintaining a close eye on sections of the community following two murders less than 24 hours apart on Saturday which are believed to be connected. Both incidents have reportedly shattered the relative...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Fire Brigade is on the verge of having its fleet of trucks significantly beefed up as reports have surfaced that 15 of the 30 new units ordered by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie have been cleared from the...

WESTERN BUREAU: Householders in the Dam Road section of John’s Hall, St James, believe that heavily armed gangsters fleeing the recently declared zone of special operations (ZOSO) in Norwood are finding haven in their community and unleashing...

There were screams. Then blood. Now a cloud of fear weighs heavily over Cane River. Tension prevails in the Bull Bay, St Andrew, community after three persons, including reputed gang leader Christopher Linton, otherwise called ‘Dog Paw’, were......

The police constable who was arrested this month while on duty is facing formal allegations that he contracted three men to kill a Clarendon man. Constable Tafari Silvera was charged on June 18 with conspiracy to murder following a ruling by the...

WESTERN BUREAU: A document is now being drafted by Jamaica and Mexico that will enable large airlines from as far as Middle Eastern destinations such as Saudi Arabia to offer multiple experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean under a single...

Jamaica’s emerging sole manufacturer of PVC pipes is set to employ between 60 and 75 new workers at its Clarendon-based plant. FosRich will make its debut in the production of PVC accessories in the next two weeks. The electrical lighting and...

The Jamaican Government has committed to addressing the chronic shortage of building inspectors that hampers oversight and potentially threatens safety standards in a city teeming with construction projects. Prime Minister Andrew Holness was...

Police and military personnel swooped down on Kingsland district in Kitson Town, St Catherine, detaining 11 persons who attended a cockfight after curfew on Sunday. Residents of the farming community were surprised when the security forces...

Crushed by a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) landslide in the September 3, 2020, general election, the leadership of the People’s National Party (PNP) hit the ground in Manchester last Friday to “energise” supporters after losing two crucial seats ...

Jamaica’s urban planning and traffic authorities have been pressed to speed up pedestrianisation and to promote short-route transportation to ease congestion on the streets of the Corporate Area. Greater Kingston’s corridors are often scenes of....

Architect and senior lecturer Dr Patricia Green has questioned what she considers the secrecy surrounding the plans for several developments that are being erected across the country, often without the prior knowledge of residents. Green, who...

WITH 93.7 per cent of the population yet to get a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, Jamaica’s rate of inoculation remains worryingly low. New data released by the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) shows that, up to June 23, a total of 98,057...