MOM: DEANE DEVALUED WESTERN BUREAU: Mercia Fraser, the mother of Mario Deane, left the Westmoreland Circuit Court feeling sorely disappointed on Tuesday after learning that only one of the three police personnel who were found guilty in relation to her son’s death in...
Electric shock The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has expressed serious concern over the Government’s decision not to renew its all-island electricity licence under the current terms, warning of major implications for the island’s energy sector. Energy Minister...
Hard to say goodbye It is a rare sight to witness an ambassador so overcome with emotion at the end of their diplomatic mission that they are brought to tears. But that is exactly what happened as Shakira Angie Martinez, ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica...
Portmore mayor urges PM to deliver on promised Municipal Blvd expansion Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas is calling on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to urgently honour his promise to expand Municipal Boulevard as residents and commuters endure worsening traffic congestion. Speaking at last Thursday’s ground-breaking...
Holness calls for good conduct after latest Warmington incivility Western Bureau: Two days after St Catherine South Western Member of Parliament Everald Warmington fired off expletives on stage at a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) event in Westmoreland, for which he has since apologised, Prime Minister Dr Andrew...
NO PAPER TRAIL The Government has stated that there is no documentation explaining why the law enforcement requirement was dropped from the job criteria for the top post at the Financial Investigations Division (FID). Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon...
Warmington’s regret Western Bureau: Controversial South West St Catherine Member of Parliament (MP) Everald Warmington has apologised and withdrawn a statement in which he used an expletive on a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) platform in Westmoreland on Sunday night....
Killing of Jamaican mother in New York leaves kids in limbo A 40-year-old Jamaican woman, Tamara Rowe, was stabbed to death inside her Bronx apartment on Saturday night, leaving the fate of her two small children in limbo. The children, ages 11 and two years old, are currently in the care of the New York...
Myles Whittingham sets standard for PEP excellence at Montego Bay Christian Academy WESTERN BUREAU: Eleven-year-old Myles Whittingham, a student of Montego Bay Christian Academy (MBCA) in St James, made an enviable addition to his scholastic history by attaining the school’s highest Primary Exit Profile (PEP) result for 2025 with...
Tufton accuses Opposition of ‘playing on people’s emotions’ over dead babies WESTERN BUREAU: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is using emotional manipulation and reckless political tactics in a bid to gain political benefit from the recent neonatal deaths at the...