Policing with purpose Corporal Shantel Powell of Area Five has emerged the overall winner of the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards, topping a field of more than 158 nominees across the police force. Powell placed first among six...
‘worst of the worst’ Eighty-four Jamaicans are among hundreds of “criminal aliens”, described by United States (US) authorities as the “worst of the worst”, who were arrested across several American states last weekend as part of the mass deportation policy of US...
Jimmy Cliff: A celebration of life Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Minister of Culture Olivia Grange led Jamaicans in a fulsome celebration of the life of Jimmy Chambers Cliff, Grammy Award-winning singer, actor, Hall of Fame inductee and son of the soil. Among those present...
Coffee farmers cry for more assistance Hit with losses estimated at $1 billion from the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, the local coffee industry yesterday received 5,000 bags of fertiliser and other key agricultural inputs valued at $35 million from the Jamaica Agricultural...
‘A memory that never leaves’ Seven years after Jean-Pierre Rhone was brutally murdered and buried in a shallow grave, his family remains deeply hurt and haunted by his death, which they describe as a profound betrayal and a source of immense disappointment. Family members, in...
Hanover’s garbage disposal woes intensify post-Melissa Western Bureau: The garbage collection woes, which has been plaguing Hanover over recent times, has intensified since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, leaving business operators and residents frustrated as garbage continues to pile up around them...
MBCCI’s Russell bats for hurricane-resilient buildings WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that rather than investing in large, stand-alone storage facilities, which may sit idle between disasters, investing in storm-resilient public...
Gifting tree at Azan’s spreads Christmas cheer Azan Supercentre in Cross Roads, St Andrew, is helping to bring back the magic of Christmas for hundreds of children impacted by Hurricane Melissa through its gifting tree programme. Through this initiative, customers select a tag identifying a...
HAMISH’S REGRET In 2013, the year Hamish Campbell took up the post of assistant commissioner at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Jamaica recorded 258 police fatal shootings. Twelve years later, as Campbell gets ready to go off into...
Forgiving mom wanted shorter sentence for son’s killer Despite the brutal killing of her son, Cerita Rhone says she forgave his killer years ago and had hoped the court would impose a lighter sentence even after he was handed 30 years’ imprisonment. “I forgave him long ago,” said Rhone, the mother of...