The trip is not for the faint of heart. Smuggled migrants using The Bahamas to gain entry into Florida from Jamaica risk being robbed, shot, or eaten by sharks in a’ dog-eat-dog’, every man for himself pursuit of the ‘American Dream’. The lu...

WESTERN BUREAU: Richard Peters promised his daughter Rebekah that he wasn’t going to die. That promise kept him alive and was the centre of most of his prayers while fighting for his life with COVID-19 at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH)...

The man seen on American television stations last week blaming Jamaica’s high murder rate for trying to illegally enter the United States (US) by boat is a “former don” with multiple convictions, Jamaican law-enforcement officials have reveale...

WESTERN BUREAU: Anselm Dewar was never an emotional child, and neither is he as an adult. Yet he was moved to tears recently, crying like any son would while recognising his dad, Ashman Dewar, during their first commercial flight together. The 34-....

AS The $500-million information technology scandal rocking the Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) deepens, former Principal Professor Archibald McDonald has admitted that there is “solid basis” for the contract for the Hospit...

Several persons both under and over the age of 50 years who turned out at COVID-19 vaccination blitz sites across the island yesterday expressed their annoyance at not being able to get their second dose of the vaccine. Karine Francis, who is...

Two men who used a fake taxi to rape three women during a near month-long crime spree four years ago have been convicted for a slew of sex-related crimes. In one incident, which occurred in 2017, a then-23-year-old woman boarded the fake taxi in...

A call yesterday by Government Senator Charles Sinclair for Opposition Senator Damion Crawford to remove a social media post that referred to him as a “liar” was met with an acerbic response from the latter, who made it clear that he was on a......

Parents are locking away their children in central Kingston amid threats to kidnap minors who are labelled as informers, heaping more concern on frantic caregivers, who are already shielding from intense gang conflicts. “Dem say di pickney dem a....

Reverend Marlon Simpson is currently en route to a doctorate, on a long road to securing his achievements, especially in light of the academic challenges exacerbated by emotional turmoil and his father’s approach in handling him at the time,...

When he became a father at 16 years old, Mark Rodney did not imagine his son would have become his best friend. Mark Rodney Jr is now 18 and is the only son among the senior Rodney’s four children. The father and son have been able to foster a...

Ralston Barrett wears many hats –public relations practitioner, music producer, artiste manager, businessman, etc – but the title that gives him the most pride is ‘Daddy’. Barrett, who will be the first to admit that the challenges raising h...

‘Father Caretaker’ is the name residents of Farm in Clarendon fondly use to refer to 39-year-old Kenrick Spencer. The father of five has extended his love and caring nature to many children in the community, so much so that he has become the...

Therisha Rose-Lawrence no longer lives in Salt Spring in St James, but as president of its Community Development Committee, she is motivated each day to help spark changes that will improve the lives of residents there. Just yesterday morning, she.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman and farmer Hugh Gentles, who was officially installed as Trelawny’s new custos rotulorum on Thursday, has pledged to strengthen the parish’s cohort of justices of the peace (JP) as part of his mandate to deliver high-...

Well-placed Homeland Security sources have revealed that Border Patrol agents have intensified surveillance of travel routes between the Caribbean and the United States in a bid to stem the flow of illegals. The disclosure comes amid the detention.....

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans under 50 years old who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine may have to wait longer than anticipated for their second jab as the Government places vulnerable groups as priority. Approximately 35,000...

Jamaica’s main insurance umbrella group has warned vehicle owners and operators enlisting with ride-sharing service Uber that they could compromise their coverage if they fail to disclose the arrangement to their insurers. The Insurance Associatio...

Residents of Grants Pen in St Thomas are concerned that the long-awaited road improvement, which they have clamoured and protested for many a time, may ultimately sound the death knell for their small but lively community. The multibillion-dollar.....

WESTERN BUREAU: After a $27-million rehabilitation, a roadway in Chantilly, Westmoreland, which was handed over by a subcontractor in late May, is now in disrepair after three showers of rain, much to the disgust of residents. Yesterday morning,...