Survivors of the Montego Bay flood tragedy that claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl have retraced the terrifying ordeal after the vehicle in which they were travelling was tossed aside by floodwaters during torrential rainfall Tuesday afternoon.....

At least two senior parliamentarians are batting for a comprehensive review of the dress code not just for females but also for males. The current Standing Orders – the rules of Parliament – state that “members’ dress for meetings of the Hou...

WESTERN BUREAU: STAKEHOLDERS IN Westmoreland are concerned about worsening public-health risks amid increasing illegal construction in proximity to the Roaring River. The Roaring River is the National Water Commission’s (NWC) main source of suppl...

A lawyer employed to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) who claimed he was overlooked for promotion for 10 years is challenging the decision of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to dismiss his appeal after he was denied being elevated in 2020...

Gift and fruit baskets, centrepieces, and bottomless flowerpots are just a few of the items 65-year-old Cynthia Cooke makes from wicker, which is a pliable twig. “To see my handiwork when I’m finished and to hear somebody say, ‘A you do it?�...

After a 17-year delay, firefighters of Old Harbour now have a salubrious place to call home. Following an official opening ceremony on Tuesday, the newly constructed fire station is now fully operational to serve the vastly developing township with....

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) has signalled that the 50 buses to be added to its fleet this financial year are the Chinese-made Ankai, comprising 45 diesel and five electric units. It is understood that the procurement process is....

Miracle Travel Limited, a job-placement service contracted by a group of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) students to secure employment under the United States J-1 visa summer work and travel programme in 2020, has come under growing scrutiny...

As tempers flared on a second day of fiery protests in Denham Town over a controversial fatal shooting, the slain man’s family is worried about the future of his son who has reportedly been traumatised by the incident. Residents said that Horaine....

Some 20 years ago, carpenter Dave Wright looked at the abandoned Montpelier train station in St James and saw it as the perfect home for his furniture operation. Securing a lease with the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC), he soon breathed new life....

(Associated Press): A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word. Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates as men age, and most prostate cancers are harmless.......

“Dem kill him like a one hog dem a run down. It never needed.” That was the graphic, solemn conclusion of an aunt of Horaine Glenn, the 32-year-old man fatally shot in an alleged confrontation with soldiers in Denham Town Saturday evening....

Following an emergency meeting between stakeholders at the St Ann Municipal Corporation on Sunday, a ban has been placed on permits for events at Pearly Beach, which has been cited as the main cause of Saturday’s gridlock in St Ann. “Immediate...

Time has not healed the wounds of two families in Thornton, St Elizabeth, whose recollections of the brutal deaths of St Elizabeth teens Ashnell ‘Joe’ Coke and Deswick ‘Donjay’ Williams were rekindled with the April 8 Court of Appeal ruling....

WESTERN BUREAU: Losing her twin brother while in the womb and inheriting a disability has not stopped 100m Para-athlete Asoynia Campbell from outrunning those she competes with in track and field. The 24-year-old made history last weekend when she.....

Even with Friday’s expiry of mandatory mask wearing in enclosed spaces with public access, business owners and operators say they will proceed with caution, with several saying the announcement was made prematurely. That conclusion is in sync with...

The long delay in the production of transcripts of criminal trials has been highlighted as a great cause for concern in the 2021 annual report of the Court of Appeal. President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Patrick Brooks, said the delay had...

Dennis Meadows has quit membership of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The separation took effect on March 24. In his parting shot to the JLP, Meadows disclosed that he has had “a toxic relationship with the party for the last eight years�...

A series of Sunday Gleaner undercover investigations across multiple parishes have revealed that some justices of the peace (JPs) are flouting the law by charging for their services and lying in letters of recommendation they write for complete...

It’s a service that’s supposed to be free, but for many Jamaicans finding it difficult to locate a justice of the peace (JP) who knows them well enough to certify documents or write glowing character references, for between $150 and $1,500 on th...