A former commissioner of police has called for a radical shake-up in law enforcement to rein in violent crime, with a purge of the constabulary articulated as crucial to boosting public confidence. “Discover them, clean them out, and clear them o...

Inmates will soon be forced to participate in rehabilitation programmes within the prison system when the review of the Corrections Act is completed, says State Minister Zavia Mayne. That is likely to be welcome news for stakeholders overseeing...

“If you can’t ketch Quaco, you ketch him shut.” That's the pithy proverb, referencing the inevitability of death by association, voiced by a resident as she described the killing of Donald ‘Tabby Diamond’ Shaw — lead singer of the legen...

More than 60 per cent of the island’s security companies, accounting for 28 of the larger firms, have been ignoring the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) demands for them to pay over the employer’s portion of Trust contribution for their workers...

A teen with a seemingly bright future in athletics, who promised his mother that he would elevate their family out of poverty by following in the footsteps of athletics superstar Usain Bolt, died last week after contracting dengue fever. A shell-.....

The father of a 16-year-old boy in custody in relation to the stabbing death his stepfather, Conroy Morgan, at his home in Four Paths, Clarendon, on Monday said he was unaware of any major rift between his son and the victim. The teen reportedly......

Six persons were murdered in St James between on Tuesday in four attacks, including a triple murder in the community of Rose Heights in Montego Bay, the second mass shooting in one of the troubled communities in the Second City within days. Those......

WESTERN BUREAU: The case of obstruction of justice concerning Gordon Brown in the investigations surrounding the January 13 murder of nine-year-old Gabriel King in St James, has been set for mention in the St James Parish Court on April 22. Brown’...

Marlene Malahoo Forte, minister of legal and constitutional affairs, has asserted that while rights are non-negotiable and must be assured and given the highest level of attention, it is fellow citizens – and not the State – who are behind the.....

The acquisition of a new intelligence management system by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is expected to significantly boost its surveillance of criminal masterminds in the illicit drugs and firearms trade following close to 1,300 busts within...

Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: A community of homeless people who captured lands owned by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) along Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James, is without a place to lay their heads...

Tanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter A former Marksman Limited contracted security guard who had worked there for 11 years testified on Tuesday that he had authorised the company yearly to make statutory deductions from his earnings and to pay it over...

Bakers, farmers and egg retailers are in a wait-and-see mode to gauge how a hike in the price of table eggs, which took effect on Monday, will affect their business operations. Doreen Hibbert, manager of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association, told...

Last Thursday, Conroy Morgan and his wife celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary. But in a cruel twist of fate, the celebratory spirit in the family home was short-lived. Morgan, the family’s sole breadwinner, was stabbed to death on Monday,...

Businesspersons linked to gunrunning could be slapped with massive fines by the court according to a provision in the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022. A joint select committee reviewing the far-reaching proposed law on.....

“This is one of the happiest and proudest days in my entire life.” Those were the words of former prime minister of Jamaica, P.J. Patterson, shortly before the unveiling of entrance and exit signs bearing his name at Calabar High School on Tuesd...

A Kingston mason who reportedly tracked down and killed a man he believed was having an affair with his girlfriend was on Monday remanded for a bail hearing on July 13 in the Home Circuit Court. Wesley Williams, who was captured on December 13,......

Holness in Washington for high-level talks Prime Minister Andrew Holness departed Jamaica Tuesday afternoon for a working visit in Washington, DC. During his visit to the United States, he is expected to meet with high-level officials within the....

The last words 13-year-old Omarion Haniford reportedly cried out after he was stabbed two days ago are seared into the memory of his mother, who is still traumatised after a seemingly routine Sunday morning was transformed into a hellish...

The Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association (JCOBA) has painted acting principal Wayne Robinson as a meddling interloper and accused the school board of sabotage in a roller-coaster dispute over a botched uniform and merchandise sales contract. In ...