WRECKED TOO SOON WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says he is “deeply disappointed” with the construction quality of the relatively new male ward Savanna-la-Mar Infirmary in Westmoreland, which sustained major damage during Hurricane...
$1b already released to banks to kickstart business recovery, says DBJ Managing director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Dr David Lowe says the first phase of the institution’s M5 Business Recovery Programme will be launched in the fourth quarter of the current financial year, between January and March 2026,...
Defence raises trafficking question in cross-examination Defence attorney King’s Counsel Larry Smith on Thursday raised the possibility that Donna-Lee Donaldson was trafficked, during cross-examination of the Crown’s final witness in the Noel Maitland murder trial. Smith questioned a detective inspector...
Bank systems take spotlight in Sagicor fraud case There were several tense moments during Thursday’s sitting of the Sagicor fraud trial as defence attorneys aggressively questioned a former banker who returned to the stand for cross-examination. The trial involves former bank manager Tricia...
Chinese medical ship a lifeline, says Fray WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica’s health sector has received a critical boost with the arrival of China’s Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road, which began a three-day medical mission in Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday before it heads to Falmouth...
J’can, Trindidadian Chinese communities partner to step up relief WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James, has joined forces with the Trinidad and Tobago Chinese Chamber of Commerce to deliver humanitarian aid to residents still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The...
$10b mystery (EDITOR'S NOTE: After the discussion on the M5 Business Recovery Programme ended and the committee moved on to take questions on other unrelated matters, Permament Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development Arlene...
Rebuked The Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (JAMU) has moved to dismiss claims being circulated on social media that it has received funding from the Government or acted on its behalf to collect personal information from individuals...
Westmoreland wipeout WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland is on the brink of an economic collapse, with the parish’s smallest businesses – the micro enterprises that employ hundreds and fuel daily commercial life – “pretty much wiped out” by Hurricane Melissa, the Westmoreland...
Shelter residents given until end of year to vacate Petersfield High ahead of new school term Residents taking refuge at Petersfield High School were told yesterday that they must prepare to relocate by the end of December, as the institution begins its clean-up ahead of the January school term. Desmond McKenzie, minister of local...