At least 700,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses destined for Jamaica are likely to be dumped if Washington does not permit their export, potentially blunting the philanthropy of donors who have been moved to offer the life-saving shots to the island’s...

With 50 per cent of disconnected water supplies restored illegally, the National Water Commission (NWC) has become increasingly concerned about theft and its impact on revenues. Monthly, illegal connections amount to $3.5 billion to $4 billion in.....

Jamaica is fast becoming a prime dumping ground for counterfeit apparel and shoes manufactured in China and a key trans-shipment node to other markets in the Americas. That is the verdict of Albert Anderson, director of the Contraband Enforcement.....

The St Catherine North police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s mysterious death of seven-year-old Tianna Russell of New Works in Linstead, St Catherine. Detectives have taken into custody the girl’s 39-y...

WESTERN BUREAU: Two men believed to be significant players in lottery scamming in western Jamaica were arrested and charged for breaches of the Law Reform Fraudulent Transaction Act in Industry Cove, Hanover, on Tuesday during an operation carried.....

More than 10,000 small businesses earning about 29 per cent of their revenues from cigarettes could see a significant fall-off in revenue if provisions in the draft tobacco law get the nod from Parliament, a major industry player has said. Carreras....

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said he will be assessing the findings of the investigation into allegations of mistreatment and neglect surrounding a newborn’s death at the Spanish Town Hospital to decide whether to make the...

One of the men accused of being involved in the murder of Simone Campbell-Collymore and a taxi operator in 2018 will be seeking bail when the matter is next mentioned on July 8 in the Home Circuit Court. The accused, Dwayne Pink, was slated to...

The annual scholarships provided by Carreras Limited to scores of Jamaicans may soon come to a halt if the Tobacco Control Act, 2020, is passed in its current form. Managing director of the company, Raoul Glynn, said that provisions in the proposed....

A father and his female companion have been taken into custody by the Linstead Police amid a multi-agency investigation into the sudden death of seven-year-old Tiana Russell of New Works district in Linstead, St Catherine. Tiana was pronounced dead....

Less than 24 hours before a July 1 deadline for the tenure of more than 140 doctors to lapse, the health sector could buckle if the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) follows through on a call to hold to a 40-hour workweek. A meeting on...

William Shagoury, under whose board chairmanship the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and a subsidiary bought US$3m (J$409) worth of shares in First Rock Capital Holdings, said he did not know that his deputy Fay Hutchinson was also a director......

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) General Secretary Dr Horace Chang says no action will be taken against party workers who opt to continue supporting George Wright, the scandal-scarred Westmoreland Central member of parliament (MP) who has....

A rebuke from Chief Justice Bryan Sykes to Supreme Court Justice David Batts for penning a letter published in The Gleaner has created ripples on the Bench, sparking debate on the scope of freedom of expression and the weight of the whip swung by......

Shortness of breath and yellowing hands were warning signs for Carmeta Clarke that all was not well. She was hit in September 2020 by a shock diagnosis of renal failure. Then the drudgery of dialysis. Then the thousands of dollars in bills started....

Heavily armed gunmen in central Kingston lit homes on Beeston Street before dawn on Tuesday and stalked the evacuees, firing wildly at men, women, and children fleeing for their lives. One man was shot in the shoulder and remains hospitalised....

Education Minister Fayval Williams unveiled the Government’s national summer school and homework programme, which will seek to rein in learning loss from the pandemic which has shuttered schools worldwide with severe connectivity and equipment...

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism transportation operators now have access to $70 million interest-free under a special memorandum of understanding signed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and Jamaica National Small Business Loan (JNSBL). The...

Opposition Spokesman on Foreign Affairs Lisa Hanna has urged the Jamaican Government to act as a principled interlocutor in helping the United States and Cuba to negotiate the removal of the decades-old embargo on the Caribbean state. Debating a...

George Thomas said he has been bowled a curve ball after signing documents in a rush to sell his house for $8 million, only to discover that the sum he received to accommodate construction of the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 was...