IN A heart-wrenching incident that left a tight-knit community in mourning, a father and his three-year-old son lost their lives because of a fire that partially destroyed their family home in Portmore Gardens, St Catherine. The grief-stricken...
The tranquil community of Crawle in Riversdale, St Catherine, was plunged into shock and disbelief as the horrifying details of a quadruple murder unfolded on Tuesday morning. The victims – a mother identified as Dorothy Higgins, believed to be in...
NOW A bona fide international football star, Khadija Shaw, Jamaica’s first-ever Ballon d’Or nominee, gave a peek into the mind of a sportswoman, who always knew she would be different. Shaw, in the island ahead of an Olympic qualification tie...
Deputy Mayor of Portmore Alrick Campbell has called on the authorities to provide further explanation on matters relating to the proposed parish status for Portmore in anticipation of upcoming local government elections. Speaking at the council’s...
Everald Warmington switched on the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Area Council Two local government election machinery with the long-delayed polls due in the next five months. “We in Area Council Two decided that tonight, we will launch our parish...
The police have identified seven persons of interest in the wake of a devastating act of violence that has shaken the community of Waterloo, off the Sligoville main road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, and resulted in the deaths of a family of three...
Despite starting the year with a few vacancies as a result of teacher resignations, Innswood High School Principal Collington Powell is expressing optimism that replacements will be found in short order. Powell told The Gleaner that his St...
VIOLENT CRIMES that have sent shockwaves through some areas in Gregory Park, St Catherine, have prompted intensified police efforts in the area. Seven murders, four shootings, and two incidents of arson have been reported recently in different...
The St Catherine South police have detained 18 persons, recovered two illegal firearms and charged two men with illegal possession of a firearm. Three individuals deemed as persons of interest in relation to the firebombing of homes on Walkers...
Senator Peter Bunting, the Opposition spokesman on national security, has declared that the Opposition is fed up with the myriad of excuses he says the Andrew Holness administration has been providing in relation to fighting crime. “I am...
PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness said that there might be need for legislation that allows the security forces to take pre-emptive action against criminal gangs. His comment comes in the wake of a devastating terror attack that left more than 45...
In the aftermath of Saturday’s early morning attack at 44 Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park, there are varying views on the path forward in bringing safety back to the traumatised members of the community. The incident left more than 45 people...
FOR DECADES, the north-eastern section of St Catherine has struggled with persistent water crises. And despite the residents’ calls for help from various parliamentary representatives, the long-standing problem has remained largely unresolved....
MINISTER OF Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says following years of negotiations for funding, they are now closer to begin redeveloping the Spanish Town Hospital into a six-storey, state-of-the-art complex. “I am happy to report that...
In a devastating incident that has shaken the community of Central Village in Spanish Town, St Catherine, a violent gang feud exploded in the heart of Chinatown yesterday, leaving four people dead, including one of the parish’s most wanted, Justin...
With hundreds of Jamaicans travelling from across the country weekly to join long lines at the Criminal Records Office on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, Waterford Councillor Fenley Douglas is recommending that legislation be crafted to allow...
Opposition Leader Mark Golding, calling for regular risk assessments to be carried out to determine the level of security threat faced by councillors while carrying out their duties, has said that where there are real, known concerns, they should...
Speculation continued into last night as political stakeholders and residents of Portmore, St Catherine, struggled to come to terms with the murder of an elected local government councillor attached to the People’s National Party. Ainsley Parkins...
Clarendon businessman Donnie Bunting has made an offer to restock the Rio Cobre with a special species of Tilapia that is conducive to the waterway on condition that the Friends of the Rio Cobre be the responsible organisation in the distribution...
Following controversy around who was responsible for the restocking of the Rio Cobre, fishermen who ply their trade in the river are now expressing concern about floating dead fish from the Tilapia stock that was deposited at one of three spots on...
The Old Harbour Police Station took first place in the St Catherine South Police Stations and Sections Cook Off 2023, which had its pilot run recently.The event was a culinary art competition put on by the department on Friday, involving officers...
WITH THE pending July 1 increase in toll charges about to be unfolded, member of parliament (MP) for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller, has offered suggestions on how Portmore residents could get some relief from the expected hike. In a...
THE MINISTRY of Health and Wellness, partnering with the Ministry of Education and Youth, has responded to the increased stress levels among students with a stress management initiative aimed at targeting those who are vulnerable. Health and...
THE GOVERNMENT’S billion-dollar schools’ improvement programme that hit a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic has restarted with a $235-million allocation to improve Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday. The money will finance...
The St Catherine South police will launch an investigation into the fire that destroyed a section of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) constituency office in St Catherine South East on Tuesday morning. Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher...
