Top cop defends POA chair’s ouster Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has defended his decision to declare the chairmanship of the Police Officers’ Association (POA) vacant, citing serious financial irregularities and a failure to provide accountability within the organisation. In a...
Leadership vacancies cripple IC’s work The Integrity Commission (IC), Jamaica’s leading anti-corruption agency, has been operating without three of its top leaders for weeks – a development that could significantly undermine its ability to prevent, detect, and prosecute corruption. As...
Shareholder sues Pulse over alleged US$80,000 loan Pulse Investments Limited, the publicly listed modelling and entertainment company, is facing a lawsuit in the Supreme Court over an alleged unpaid shareholder loan of US$80,000 (approximately J$12.4 million). The lawsuit was filed on August 25 by...
Jamaica’s youth in crisis Crime and violence have long plagued Jamaica, with the crisis continuing in 2025 – and with several notable incidents particularly over the past three months – leaving the nation’s youth devastated. The consequences have been...
US clashes with Venezuela and allies at emergency UN meeting on US strikes in Caribbean UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States clashed with Venezuela and its allies at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday, with the Trump administration vowing to use its “full might” to eradicate drug cartels and the Maduro...
‘Zero tolerance’ One driver has been taken off duty, and three others are facing internal disciplinary action as Daryl Vaz, minister of transportation, telecommunication and energy, promises a zero-tolerance approach against infractions carried out by operators of...
Tufton ready to ‘move on’ despite pundits calls for more action on Market Me matter Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is accusing public commentators of wanting to keep open a case he says the Integrity Commission (IC) has closed concerning the awarding of several contracts to a public relations firm. “You know,...
Criminals must feel consequences, says Appeal Court president President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, is urging judges not to hesitate in imposing maximum sentences for serious crimes when the law permits, emphasising the need for the judiciary to send a clear message against grave...
Special education school in Llandilo hit with second tragedy this week In the quiet community of Moreland Hill in Westmoreland, residents were rocked by tragedy on Friday morning with the killing of 65-year-old security guard Wayne Robinson, who was chopped to death at his home along Old Road. Robinson, who was...
Hard work pays off for reading enthusiast With an insatiable appetite for reading, 12-year-old Deandré Fowler, a first-form student at Hampton School in St Elizabeth, would spend her holidays at the parish library in Black River, immersing herself in books, particularly mysteries, that...