Dennis Meadows, the former deputy chairman of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) who is embroiled in an unfolding scandal at the entity, has denied claims that he was part of a group that granted gun permits to persons previously denied, without....

WESTERN BUREAU: The head of the Westmoreland Police Division wants the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) social intervention committee to prioritise the issue of job placements for youth in the troubled Russia community who have already received......

The late Winston Witter, the jocular talk-show host and academic whose use of Jamaican vernacular and saucy wit wowed radio audiences and bucked mainstream trends decades ago, has been praised by friends and colleagues as “a voice for the poor”....

The Jamaican economy expanded by six per cent in the December quarter, largely spurred by the continued relaxation of global COVID-19 containment measures that facilitated increased domestic and external demand. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ....

One lawmaker has described as “a deep crisis” the lack of proper skills training and sufficient educational support to juveniles in correctional centres. St Mary Central Member of Parliament Dr Morais Guy has warned that the absence of adequate...

The Holness administration has offered loans to Jamaican students in Ukraine wanting to return home amid uncertainty in the Eastern European country of an invasion by the Russian military. In an email to students last week, several of whom had...

Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson has said that the petition for posthumous exoneration of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, deserves the unwavering support of every citizen of the world who stands for justice and equality.....

With ways to go in making public spaces and buildings more disabled-friendly, chairman of the Combined Disabilities Association, the Reverend Arthur Taylor, is hailing Monday’s long-awaited effecting of the Disabilities Act as a “bittersweet mom...

Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) CEO Shane Dalling has released a barrage of allegations against several employees at the under-fire entity, claiming that an extortion ring once headed by a former senior official benefited key players in the $6.5-....

The Integrity Commission (IC) has asked the Supreme Court to order an investment firm and a commercial bank to release information on an undetermined number of public officials who are the subject of its investigations. The Government’s main anti...

The former gangster who secretly recorded his phone conversations with alleged members of the Clansman-One Don Gang will return to trial to give evidence today about the audio as it is being played. The much-anticipated secret recordings were...

A high-school teacher in Manchester who admitted to having sexual intercourse with his 14-year-old student on the school compound has been sentenced to almost 14 years in prison. The convicted teacher, whose name is to be added to the Sex Offender.....

The township being developed in the Bernard Lodge greenfield of St Catherine will be modelled as an eco-friendly hub but will see multimillion-dollar infrastructural investments in smart technology to boost public safety. That disclosure has come......

Chairman of the joint select committee examining the Firearms Act, 2022, Dr Horace Chang, is opting for a legislative sprint in order to impose severe punishment of up to life sentences on gun-crime offenders. While acknowledging that the bill was.....

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, a leading Jamaican think tank has proposed steps the Government can take promptly, and in preparation to respond to future crises, to further increase accountability. The Caribbean Policy Research...

Edume Joseph, the wife of former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph, expressed concern through a translator on Tuesday that their 17-year-old son, who is in custody at the Horizon Adult Facility, has not been attending school. That concern was...

The Home Circuit Court will today start hearing the much-anticipated secretly recorded conversations of alleged members of the Clansman-One Don Gang, including those of reputed leader Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan. The way was paved on Monday followin...

A distraught family is calling for a thorough probe into the death of a 29-year-old security guard whose body was found in the swimming pool at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston last Thursday, his birthday. Ramone Henry is suspected of drowning,...

A deep pall of sadness hung over Central High School in Clarendon yesterday as teachers and colleagues of 16-year-old Javead Moodie reeled from the anguish of the tragic passing of the grade 11A student on the weekend. Reports are that while his...