The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) would retain power if a general election were to be called today, widening its advantage over the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) and strengthening its influence over key demographic groups, including...

GRAND CAYMAN: The Jamaica-based Chukka Caribbean Adventures will pump US$5 million (J$750 million) into a new adventure park in Antigua and Barbuda, that country’s tourism authority Chief Executive Officer Colin James says. Chukka Chief Executive....

As the Ministry of Health investigates its first suspected monkeypox death, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Regional Technical Director Michael Bent has warned school administrators to ramp up infection-control measures to mitigate the...

A St James businessman alleged to be the mastermind behind a local lottery scamming group is to be extradited to the United States after he opted not to challenge the request. Anthony Stewart, 38, of Bogue Village, waived his right to an...

Transport operators who ply sections of St Andrew West Rural withdrew their services on Monday, leaving students and commuters stranded in Half-Way Tree, Stony Hill and other areas. Poor road conditions, seized buses and a demand for fare increase.....

The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee, the most anticipated children’s competition, begins its journey across the island with the parish contest in St Thomas on September 26. In association with JN Bank, The Gleaner’s Children’s Own p...

WESTERN BUREAU: Some students of the 8Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, were barred from entering the compound yesterday as administrators reportedly accused them of violating the dress code. The situation infuriated some....

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding says the party will discuss the findings of a policy commission which was mandated in 2021 to modernise its core philosophy as it stages its 84th annual conference this weekend. In early 2021,....

A police corporal accused of lying to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) about a 2020 shooting in St Catherine is to stand trial in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on November 7. A man’s house was said to have been......

The donation of 10 refurbished haemodialysis machines has boosted the capacity of the Spanish Town Hospital to take on an additional 30 new patients with renal illness. Valued at more than $28 million, the machines were donated by Renal Dynamics, a....

Administrators of Papine High School have launched a work-to-earn and mentorship programme to refocus at-risk teenage boys and loosen the influence of gangs that have historically infiltrated the school population. The strategy is reportedly...

Teenager Adrianna Laing, who sustained severe burn wounds in a Westmoreland house fire that killed her three brothers last week, has undergone a series of life-saving operations at a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Stephen Josephs, the project...

As he cleared plastic and other waste from a Kingston beach on the weekend, GraceKennedy Foundation scholar Alexander Crooks was fuelled by inspiration and gratitude to give back to his corporate sponsors and country. Crooks was among more than 200....

WESTERN BUREAU: Friday’s unveiling of a $12-million Negril welcome sign in the resort town has stoked a clash of opinions on social media, with agitators declaring it a waste of money while advocates have defended the spend as justified for Jamaic...

Charging that youth development needs to be prioritised meaningfully with a joint government approach, Senator Natalie Campbell Rodriques has called for the National Youth Service (NYS) to be revamped to include persons ages 21-28. This, she said.....

The commissioning of the Red Mud and Post/Pond Road pipeline replacement project in Wood Hall, Clarendon, has reignited the hopes of residents, many of whom did not have running water for decades. The commissioning was done by Senator Matthew...

As the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) bolsters its efforts against corruption in Jamaica, members of the private sector and other stakeholders continue to press for the cutting of ties between politicians and criminals,...

It’s abnormal. It is untenable. And except for drastic interventions as early as the kindergarten level, there seems no end is near for Jamaica’s runaway crime problem, some educators believe. There are also long-standing calls for the severance...

Love him or hate him, Father Sean Major-Campbell says what he means and owns what he says. Considered among the most controversial clergymen in Jamaica, some even call him the “gay people preacher” because he has invited to church those society....

It’s a welcome new experience for users of the public thoroughfare in the city of Montego Bay, St James, following an intense multi-agency initiative to restore law and order in the popular tourist resort. The brainchild of Senior Superintendent o...