A 16-year-old boy who has been detained since September 2021 for possessing a knife will have to finish the rest of his two-year sentence in a correctional facility after the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) lost a legal challenge last week...

President of the Union of Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Personnel (UTASP), St Patrice Ennis, is pressing for answers as to whether public-sector workers will have to repay allowances they received effective April 1 this year. Those...

A King’s Counsel and human-rights lobby are cautioning the Government against tabling legislation that would impose a minimum sentence for murder of 30 years, arguing that such decisions should be left to the discretion of the courts. Executive.....

A decade after antagonism between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago over trade and immigration issues reached a crescendo, officials from the latter believe that the CARICOM nations are now on good terms and are trying to leverage opportunities...

Jamaica has bolstered its capacity to respond to organised crime in the fishing sector with the launch of the Blue Resilience Project and will become home to the first regional Blue Justice Initiative (BJI) hub. Fisheries crime is aimed at...

When Brazil’s samba orchestra takes centre stage today at the Qatar World Cup, Jamaicans will join millions of football-crazy fans in supporting a team whose prowess and artistry have defined the beautiful game. The South Americans, who have...

A couple who purchased land in St Catherine on which the Bethel Chapel Apostolic Church is sited is now locked in a legal tussle with the religious organisation over claims that it fraudulently obtained ownership of half-acre of the property by...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is admonishing those who he says seek to malign the private sector, contending that cooperation between the Government and enterprises is integral to the country’s development. “This argument that seeks to villaini...

The National Minimum Wage Commission (NMWC) says it has revised the timeline for presenting its report to the Government after carrying out extensive consultations across the country on a new minimum wage. At the final of a series of consultations....

The offence of murder could soon attract more stringent penalties as the Government prepares to take legislation to Parliament in a matter of weeks to increase the minimum sentencing for the heinous crime to 30 years. Prime Minister Andrew Holness.....

Arguing that he took an oath in Parliament to defend the Constitution of Jamaica, Opposition Leader Mark Golding said that he could not support an extension of the current states of emergency (SOEs) imposed a week ago. Debating the extension for...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Phoenix Partnership (Leeds) Ltd for the implementation of the second stage of the Electronic Health Records Systems to the tune of $780 million. The system is expected to give parishwide access to...

When life took a turn for the worse for businessman Dr Dhiru Tanna in Uganda 48 years ago, Dr Marshall Hall encouraged him to visit Jamaica. To this date, Tanna has not regretted making that move, as Hall, described as a”true friend”, ensured a ...

Members of the joint select committee reviewing Jamaica’s whistleblower legislation are mulling a six-year period for reporting victimisation or occupational detriment following a disclosure. “Where an employee suffers occupational detriment at...

Education Minister Fayval Williams has pledged to improve the transition of new school boards to avoid bureaucratic hurdles that slow the disbursement of funds and disrupt operations. Williams contends that what ought to be a two- to three-week...

In the wake of Monday’s controversial fatal shooting of a 24-year-old in central Kingston by a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier, a former army chief has knocked the Government’s imposition of states of emergency (SOEs) as a crime-fighting...

WESTERN BUREAU: RELATIVES OF of Tavoy Cummings, the five-year-old boy who was shot and killed Sunday at a funeral in John’s Hall, St James, said his parents were warned not to attend the event. The boy’s grandfather, John Sterling, said that he ...

The Government has received an unsolicited bid from a prominent Jamaican developer to construct a $30-billion prison on 300 acres of land in Hartlands, St Catherine, a well-placed Gleaner source has disclosed. The proposed prison would be built on.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Ahead of Tuesday’s anticipated deliberation of a resolution to extend the current states of emergency (SOEs) in sections of the island, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has accused the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) of over-relyin...

CEO of Seprod Group, Richard Pandohie, has urged Trinidadian companies on a trade mission to Jamaica to look beyond the traditional business paradigm of hunting new markets for goods and services. He has encouraged a different approach: growing...