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Updated 6 hours ago by Adrian Frater

FEAR AND FURY - Tensions boil over in Granville as outraged community demands justice after police killing

WESTERN BUREAU: Tensions flared in Granville, St James, on Monday as angry residents mounted fiery roadblocks to protest the fatal police shooting of 45-year-old Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin under…
Updated 5 hours ago by Karen Madden

No strike, but tension builds over delayed taxi fare hike - Gov’t signals possible approval in tranches

The Government has signalled to taxi operators in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) that they will receive word on an outstanding 16 per cent fare increase on June 1. The promise came…
Updated 5 hours ago by Edmond Campbell

UHWI-PAC war of words

A war of words has developed between attorneys representing University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament. The row has…
Updated 5 hours ago by Sashana Small

Green warns miners to reclaim pits or face Gov’t crackdown

Mining Minister Floyd Green says the Government will adopt a zero-tolerance stance towards companies that delay or evade their legal obligations to rehabilitate exhausted mining pits. Speaking last…
Updated 5 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

Give body cameras to cops, says clergyman

WESTERN BUREAU: Bishop Dr Roy Notice, the chairman of the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches, has joined the ongoing public discussion about police body-worn cameras, urging National Security Minister…
Updated 5 hours ago by Keisha Hill

From Jamaica to Netflix - How Ni’Cola Mitchell built a global movement empowering 50,000 girls

Keisha Hill/Senior Gleaner Writer  Jamaica-born entrepreneur, philanthropist and global youth advocate Dr Ni’Cola Mitchell has transformed personal adversity into one of the most impactful girls’…
Updated 1 hour ago by Carl Gilchrist and Gareth Davis Sr

‘Stop playing around’ with vaccination - St Mary residents confront fears during Vaccination Week 

Jamaicans should stop “playing around” with vaccination, St Mary Medical Officer of Health Dr Tamara Henry-Gilpin has warned, amid persistent hesitancy and low uptake of key vaccines. Her warning…
Updated 8 minutes ago

Westmoreland Health Department and CARPIN partner to tackle child poisoning

The Westmoreland Health Department has partnered with the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) to strengthen public education initiatives aimed at reducing incidents of accidental poisoning…
Updated 10 hours ago

Immigration Corner | Do I have to return to Jamaica for my Green Card?

Mrs Walker-Huntington: I’ve been in the United States for several years. I’m now 34 years old and from Jamaica. My mom is married to a US citizen for two years and is awaiting an interview date (she…