A record 19 women from both major political parties secured victories in Wednesday’s general election, with six of them set to enter the House of Representatives as first-time members of parliament (MPs). The figure betters by one the previous high...
Former Morant Bay Mayor Yvonne Rose Shaw clinched a hard-fought victory yesterday, wresting the St Thomas Eastern seat from the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Dr Michelle Charles. Shaw polled 7,356 votes to Charles’ 6,937 – margin of 419 votes. The...
While many St Thomas residents say they are voting based on issues affecting their communities, a significant number point to the broader infrastructure works carried out in the parish as a key influence in their decision to support the Jamaica...
Jamaica officially now has a guide on how to deal with longstanding gender disparities and barriers faced by vulnerable groups within the justice system. The Ministry of Justice on Wednesday formally received the island’s first Gender Strategy and...
Touching lives, inspiring others, and showing up with heart every single day is what defines Kimya Beedle Fisher, assistant clerk of the court at the St James Parish Court. And on the very day she marked four years of service in the Jamaican court...
People’s National Party (PNP) supporters in Mandeville, Manchester, on Sunday threw their support behind the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme but blasted its poor execution, citing subpar buses and safety concerns. The bus programme,...
Attorneys represen-ting veteran politician KD Knight are considering filing an injunction to stop the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) from reportedly continuing to use a doctored audio recording that they say defames Knight and misrepresents his views...
Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr. believes that Jamaica has the potential not just to catch up but to lead the region in productivity – if the nation adopts a productivity-focused mindset and embraces cultural change. Speaking...
Veteran attorney-at-law and former government minister K.D. Knight has given Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton until Friday morning to issue a public apology and formally retract the attribution of a controversial, doctored audio recording to...
Veteran attorney-at-law and former government minister K. D. Knight has demanded a public apology from Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, threatening legal action over the use of what he describes as a “maliciously doctored” voice recording....
St Catherine teenager Adrian Ellis says he was shocked but deeply honoured to learn that he will receive the prestigious Badge of Honour for Gallantry after stepping in to save a schoolmate who suffered a serious head injury earlier this year. The...
The Supreme Court has made a preservation order restraining local developer Andre Motta and his two companies, Master Core Limited and Dreams De La Island Limited, from dealing with their assets up to $30 million in connection with a lawsuit...
A police constable implicated in a multimillion-dollar smishing scam of elderly bank customers is to remain behind bars after losing his bid to have the Court of Appeal review a Supreme Court decision refusing him bail. The Court of Appeal, in a...
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the case of former police constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown, who was alleged to be a member of the infamous police ‘death squad’, who is seeking to have his conviction and 51-year sentence overturned....
A man who had started construction on a parcel of land he claimed was his own was last year ordered to demolish the structure and vacate the property after the Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that he was not the registered owner. The appellant,...
A young man who lost his mother and stepfather in a December 2022 motor vehicle accident along the Palisadoes Road called for compassion for the Russian driver responsible for their deaths, recommending a fine instead of prison time. Narmadeo...
A worker at a car wash, where Constable Noel Maitland had reportedly taken his sofa to be washed, yesterday identified him in a photograph as the man whom she called ‘Brown Man’ who came to the car wash with the furniture. “I see di man wey bring...
A September 16 trial, which was scheduled for the alleged members of the Clarendon-based Ranko Gang, reportedly led by a police constable, Tafari Silvera, has been vacated due to the persistent absence of some of the defence lawyers. Justice...
In a sharp critique of sitting St Thomas Eastern Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Michelle Charles, potential challenger Yvonne Shaw on Saturday declared that the constituency needs real leadership to tackle issues affecting residents – not social...
Described as a man of unwavering integrity, visionary leadership, and deep national commitment, Don Wehby’s passing on Saturday has stirred a wave of heartfelt tributes from across Jamaica and the Caribbean. The retired GraceKennedy Group chief...
Disbarred attorney-at-law Don Foote has lost his bid to overturn a 2017 decision of the General Legal Council (GLC), which found him guilty of professional misconduct for his mishandling of a court-ordered property sale. In a strongly worded...
A 43-year-old pay clerk who left a woman blind in one eye and injured two others in a vicious acid attack on a public bus is now set to be sentenced on July 30 in the Home Circuit Court. Nicolene Gray, who pleaded guilty in April to three counts of...
Constable Odane Davidson, the traffic officer accused of soliciting and accepting a $10,000 bribe from a motorist, was, on Wednesday, acquitted of corruption charges in the Portmore Night Court after a parish judge ruled that there was insufficient...
The police on Monday foiled a brazen daylight hit job, ending with the fatal shooting of five men and the seizure of four firearms during a reported gun battle along Jacks Hill Road in St Andrew. The deadly encounter, which unfolded around 12:40 p....
A Kingston labourer who beat his four-year-old stepson over two hours for eating slowly, resulting in the child’s death, has been sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter. The sentence was handed down by Justice Bertram Morrison in the St...
