WAR ON GANGS Amid wide public debate sparked by an increase in police fatal shootings, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says his administration will never allow state forces to act in ways that “wantonly abuse” the human rights of citizens. Holness was speaking...
HICKEY POLICE Eyebrows were raised among staff at Jamaica’s Parliament after an internal memo warned that employees showing up to work “with visible marks on their skin, colloquially referred to as ‘hickeys’, would face immediate disciplinary action. The notice...
‘The police did not know a camera was there’ The family of 20-year-old Shamar Riley joined Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in a protest against police violence in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, on Tuesday, armed with secretly recorded video footage they claim shows the moments before his fatal...
Chang declares crime tide turning as murders dip 37% Declaring that the “tide has shifted”, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang yesterday reeled off a raft of achievements in the fight against crime and violence, arguing that the country was beginning to see the results of the Government’s...
Jackson: PNP to present structured approach to parish reform after Portmore lawsuit Fitz Jackson, opposition spokesman on Portmore affairs, has once again criticised the Government’s decision to pass legislation to pave the way to declare Portmore as Jamaica’s 15th parish, calling it a “corruptly conceived parish hoax”. Speaking...
PNP warns JTC Bill could burden and demoralise educators The People’s National Party (PNP) has raised strong concerns about the Teaching Council Bill, passed in the Senate last Friday, warning that it may impose financial strain on teachers and further demoralise the profession. At a press conference on...
Special measures hearing in Donaldson case to resume Friday The special measures application currently before the Home Circuit Court in the Donna-Lee Donaldson murder trial is set to resume on Friday. The application seeks permission for three overseas witnesses to give evidence remotely. Submissions were...
VLOGGERS WARNED Justice Leighton Pusey has issued a stern warning that public demonstrations and online commentary, particularly from non-traditional media, regarding the Donna-Lee Donaldson murder trial could result in contempt of court charges. Constable Noel...
Golding fires back at PM’s dismissal of PNP housing plan A heated political debate over housing policy has erupted between the Government and the parliamentary Opposition, as both sides seek to win voter support ahead of Jamaica’s next general election. On Monday, Opposition Leader Mark Golding responded...
Homeless again Annette Wright was inconsolable on Monday morning as she relived the traumatic experience of losing her home to fire for the second time. The 57-year-old bar owner’s house was one of four destroyed in a devastating early-morning blaze at the...