The temperature in the Senate soared by the minute yesterday as female lawmakers sparred over the issue of the viral video, even as George Wright was the target of sharp rebukes for much of the session. It was Opposition Senator Donna Scott-...

Western Bureau: The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has commenced a probe into the killing of three men who lost their lives in an alleged shoot-out with the police on Thursday in the small farming community of Bronte Common in......

When the National Contracts Commission (NCC) pulled the plug on Cenitech Engineering Company in 2013, revoking its contractor licence, the company not only lost out on billions of dollars in government contract but the company’s reputation took a...

After four hours, only three persons turned up to donate blood at the Homestead Community Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday. The blood drive was the second hosted this year by the ‘I Have a Heart’ (iHAH) Foundation on their journey...

Following the death of Daniel Palmer, 77, at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) on December 4, 2020, his daughters have been unable to get clearance to bury him, because of what they claim is the disregard being shown to them by the.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Shannon Worton, assistant director of school-related psychological assessments and clinical interventions at the Florida-based Nova Southeastern University, is dismissing claims that vaccines cause autism. “There have been some...

Approximately $10 million was spent to renovate the COVID-19 isolation and quarantine wards at the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston, which can accommodate 30 patients each. The renovation included purchasing of new beds, installation of partitions,......

Debbie Powell has been battling breast cancer since February 2018 and is appealing for a fighting chance at life. The mother of two, a 22-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, fears dying and leaving her teen behind. “I woke up one morning....

Thursday’s release of three high-profile members of the notorious Coke family and four others on murder and gang-related charges served as a blow to law-enforcement and justice officials who have pitched the crushing of mafias as a key goal to...

Caribbean leaders used Thursday’s high-level climate summit hosted by United States President Joseph Biden to press for debt relief and investment swaps for island states that have been victim to major weather events. Antigua and Barbuda Prime...

Budgetary challenges have been cited as stumbling blocks to the police force achieving key targets to bolster its capacity to manage crime. That hurdle is cause for concern for Lloyd Distant Jr, chairman of the Crime Monitoring and Oversight...

Lawmakers yesterday sought to reshape the Sexual Harassment Prevention Bill to include new definitions for working relationships in light of the changing nature of workplaces in modern times. An idea to also extend protection beyond tenant-landlord....

WESTERN BUREAU: Raft captains at the Martha Brae River in Trelawny are now facing an uncertain future because unlike in the past when issues such as low water levels had temporarily slowed down operations, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has dried up....

WESTERN BUREAU: Two former Jewel properties are to be rebranded and repurposed as Sandals and Beaches resorts, with the Adam Stewart-led Jamaican group adding three new hotels to the country’s tourism roster. One other hotel is to be built on land...

A Jamaica Defence Force corporal who was accused of pointing a firearm at his wife after catching her at their home with a naked policeman is to be sentenced on May 17 after he was found guilty on Thursday of common assault and illegal possession......

The prisoner who escaped custody last month after disarming and shooting a policeman at the National Chest Hospital in St Andrew in March is to be sentenced in the Gun Court on June 18. Ricardo ‘Kaka’ Richards, who was facing six charges, pleade...

The Optimist Club of Trench Town is banking on a donation of 40 copies of Cedella Marley’s children’s book Get Up, Stand Up to kick-start a campaign to root out bullying among children in the community. The donation, which was brokered by well-....

WESTERN BUREAU: As Stephina Ralston returned to her home in Warsop, Trelawny, on Tuesday, she was paralysed with fear that the man who had butchered her within an inch of her life was still lurking around. The 23-year-old, who survived several...

Retired parliamentarian Pearnel Charles Sr and residents of a St Thomas community are embroiled in a feud that has exploded with claims that vengeful arsonists destroyed 500 acres of sugar cane on his property. The dispute centres on a small island....

Three members of the Coke clan are among seven persons who could hear today whether murder and gang-related charges hanging over their heads will be conditionally discontinued. Prosecutors announced in court on Wednesday that Director of Public...