POWER PREDATORS Western Bureau: The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Ltd and the Government are reiterating a zero-tolerance stance against individuals demanding money from residents for electricity reconnections in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa,...
No laptop ban Commissioner of Corrections Brigadier Radgh Mason has insisted that lawyers have not been barred from entering correctional facilities with electronic devices and says notices will be posted to ensure attorneys are allowed access to consult with...
... Nish wants rumble strips to curb road carnage in parish Western Bureau: While basking in the major reduction in serious crimes in Hanover last year, the parish’s police commander, Superintendent Andrew Nish, is now eyeing a reduction in carnage on the roads and wants to see rumble strips installed in...
Up in smoke Four men implicated in the attempted smuggling of 1,500 pounds of compressed ganja, found at the Kingston Wharves four years ago, were yesterday freed of drug charges when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Shawayne Gordon,...
Black River mayor wants to see end to dumping of debris at Independence Park WESTERN BUREAU: Black River’s Councillor Dwight Salmon has condemned the continued use of the town’s Independence Park for the dumping of debris in the ongoing clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa but Mayor Richard Solomon is defending...
House where four-year-old child was killed was not targeted, SSP Samuels WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, is dismissing suggestions that the house in which a four-year-old was killed on New Year’s night was deliberately targeted...
St James Health Department not duplicating NSWMA’s waste removal effort, says public health inspector WESTERN BUREAU: Sherika Lewis, the acting chief public health inspector for St James, says the recently launched waste removal initiative by the health department is not intended to replace or supplant the collection efforts of the National Solid...
Bartlett unveils plan to reimagine Montego Bay to Falmouth coastal corridor WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says high-level consultations are now taking place with local and international architects to transform the coastal corridor from the Montego Bay cruise ship terminal to Falmouth as part of the...
Domestic disputes rising simultaneously with unemployment in Hanover, says police commander Western Bureau: Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, is expressing concern over the simultaneous rise in domestic disputes and unemployment amid job losses in the hotel sector in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa....
NO FLU ALARM Flu vaccine uptake has been reported as low even as severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) remain at seasonal levels – or at the level typically expected for this time of the year – according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Jamaica’s...