Curfews were imposed in Olympic Gardens and Waterhouse late Tuesday as law enforcers scrambled to rein in escalating violence as five persons were murdered in the St Andrew South Police Division in 24 hours. That intervention was activated after....

Persons who are implicated in gun crimes will not be allowed to enter into plea-bargain arrangements unless they provide information in relation to other illegal firearms under proposed amendments to the Criminal Justice (Plea Negotiation and...

Jamaican healthcare workers involved in direct care of monkeypox patients without the appropriate personal protective equipment and household contacts of confirmed patients will be prioritised for vaccination when the inoculants arrive this month......

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaican patty is an iconic snack but often does not receive premium treatment like other cultural nibbles. A Jamaican woman has single-handedly embarked on the journey of taking the patty to the next level, launching what she....

A papier-mâché replica of folklorist Miss Lou more than 20 years ago by students and teachers of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary continues to be a centrepiece at the school’s yearly celebration and showcase of the late cultural icon. Patric...

WESTERN BUREAU: Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has urged parents and communities to teach children conflict-resolution skills, noting that 15 per cent of the murders committed in Jamaica this year stemmed from interpersonal...

WESTERN BUREAU: Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has downplayed an RJRGLEANER Group-commissioned Don Anderson poll that gave him and National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang failing grades, saying he is focusing more on the...

$2b budget for textbooks The Ministry of Education will be spending $2 billion on textbooks this academic year. Portfolio minister Fayval Williams told Parliament that the budget will be split evenly between primary and high schools. “I am.....

Nearly 40 per cent of 3,000 acres of prime farmlands in Innswood, St Catherine, that are at the centre of a firestorm over planned construction of homes by investors led by Michael Lee-Chin had already been rezoned for housing three years ago,...

Jamaica’s Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton has been rated as the best-performing member of the Cabinet while National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has been ranked as the worst, an RJRGLEANER-commissioned Don Anderson poll has revealed...

Mark Golding and the People’s National Party (PNP) have registered improved figures in their positive performance ratings, a year after poll numbers spelt trouble for the opposition party bedevilled by infighting and resignations. The opposition....

WESTERN BUREAU: When popular western Jamaica disc jockey Anthony Laing heard shouts of “Fire!” on Sunday night, he could not imagine the tragedy that was unfolding at his house in Springfield, Westmoreland, where three of his children lost their...

Protestors in St Thomas have threatened to continue pressing for action if nothing is done to bring immediate relief after mounting a series of roadblocks over bumpy under-construction roads on Monday. Taxi and bus operators, who also withdrew...

It was an all-too-familiar affair for Annete Lodge as soon after she heard explosions ringing out in a nearby community on Sunday afternoon, she was told that another of her sons had been murdered. The mother of eight – six boys and two girls – ...

More than 11 per cent of Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) candidates across the region did not submit their School-Based Assessments (SBAs) for the May-June 2022 sitting. Some 25,967 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) students...

Fewer students received passing grades in this year’s sittings of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate mathematics and English language exams compared to 2021. This is based on data released by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on....

Agricultural interests have vigorously opposed the planned repurposing of 3,000 acres of prime farmlands in Innswood, St Catherine, for the development of housing solutions by investors led by billionaire business mogul Michael Lee-Chin. The...

When gunshots rang out on Friday night, Doreen Jackson-Smikle began gathering her family members, frightened by the unknown of what was occurring beyond the walls of her residence in Pleasant View, Eight Miles. But when she called out to her 50-...

Two months after a freak storm ravaged sections of Aberdeen High in St Elizabeth, administrators say they are ready for the new school year though rehabilitation works are yet to be completed. On Thursday, work was still under way to repair a...

Kerry Phipps was a shadow of herself, during sips of a hot beverage on Saturday, mere hours after the controversial killing of her 26-year old son by the police in an alleged early morning shoot-out. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. in the...