‘Neglectful’ WESTERN BUREAU: SASHA-GAYE FORRESTER, the girlfriend of Donathon Dillon, the man who died after his motorcycle collided with a cow in Westmoreland last Friday night, has been left infuriated by what she claims was negligence on the part of the...
JLP not yet dead, says Shalman Scott The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has found itself in a spot of bother, one political commentator believes while another has suggested that the party may have time to correct its path ahead of the parliamentary election due by September 2025...
Bartlett reports massive growth in tourism Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is reporting significant growth in the sector for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with gross earnings amounting to US$4.38 billion, a 9.6 per cent increase over the corresponding financial year. Providing an overview of...
Mother seeks help to fund ‘fighter’ baby’s medical bills ROVAIRE SHIRLEY is just four months old, but has already undergone eight surgeries to give him a chance at a normal life. He was born with spina bifida, a condition that affects the spine and often results in damage to the spinal cord and nerves....
'I had no reason to kill my wife' Barbados-born businessman Omar Collymore, who is on trial for reportedly masterminding the murder of his wife for her multimillion life insurance policies, insisted yesterday that he did not know the value of her policies and that he would have...
Former PNP MP Vaz to know fate on June 6 Former legislator Dwayne Vaz will know his fate on June 6 after his bail was extended after his appearance in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, where he pleaded guilty to the offence of failing without reasonable cause to provide the...
Hylton highlights wish list on constitutional reform King’s Counsel (KC) Michael Hylton has revealed some of the constitutional changes that he wishes to see the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) recommend to Cabinet to facilitate Jamaica’s smooth transition to Republican status, and which would...
Kingston Bookshop to award $2m scholarship to teacher As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Kingston Bookshop (KB) Limited has announced that it will provide a $2 million scholarship to an outstanding teacher. Director of strategy and innovation at KB, Shauna Fuller Clarke, said at the company-...
Autism advocacy takes centre stage Delfien Edwards, a senior medical social worker, believes that 10 years after concerns were raised about approximately 600 children being born and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) annually, enough has not been done to lower the...
Claverty Cottage residents appeal for help CLAVERTY COTTAGE, West Portland: Residents in Claverty Cottage in Portland, whose movement has been restricted due to multiple land slippages along the main thoroughfare leading from Chepstowe, are appealing for help to clear the blocked roadways...