THE “POLITICAL class” in Jamaica has been treated with “schizophrenia and disdain” for many years, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said, pushing back at critics of the massive wage hike across the political directorate. The parliamentary...
A LAND surveyor has dismissed a claim by a property owner that drawings of the $800-million apartment complex being built by developer Juliet Holness’ company were needed to deliver a splintered title required by a sales agreement. Donovan...
JAMAICANS ARE being encouraged to utilise the services of the Ministry of Justice, such as the national child diversion programme, to establish Jamaica as a ‘peaceful paradise’. This call was made by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck at the ministry’s...
TWO POWERFUL private-sector bodies have called for urgent steps to be taken by the Government to pass a bill before Parliament that provides for the impeachment of parliamentarians found to be involved in corrupt practices and running afoul of the...
A REMARKABLE life. That was the recurring theme of the tributes paid to former principal of Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) and devoted Franciscan Sister, Maureen Clare Hall OSF, who died on May 12. She was 88 years old. Immaculate’s...
DR EARL Wright, a consultant psychiatrist, is advising parents to ensure that their child is raised in a safe and secure environment to forestall the development of mental health issues and personality disorders. Further, he explained that this...
ECONOMIST AND financial analyst Dr Adrian Stokes has argued that the material increase in the cost of the public bureaucracy to Jamaicans has come without a commensurate guarantee of improved productivity. “This is a problem for a country that has...
DEVELOPER JULIET Holness has told a court she is facing a “failed” $800-million housing project in St Andrew if issues with an access road are not addressed in a high-stakes title dispute. “I cannot complete the development,” said the lawmaker,...
PRINCIPAL OF Old Harbour High School in St Catherine, Lynton Weir, says students who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics examination yesterday are worried about their results after learning that the paper was leaked...
WESTERN BUREAU: EDUCATION MINISTER Fayval Williams says her ministry will be partnering with the Ministry of Justice to train 30,000 students in restorative justice practices during the 2023-24 financial year in the hope that it will reduce...
WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Hartley Perrin, the custos of Westmoreland, has expressed concerns about the extent of pay increases allocated to members of the political directorate. On Tuesday during the Parliamentary sitting, finance minister Dr Nigel...
DIAHANN GORDON Harrison, Children’s Advocate of Jamaica, is concerned about the alarming number of children who directly contacted Jamaica’s national child and teenager helpline, SafeSpot, during its operations in 2022. SafeSpot was officially...
MERE MONTHS after 18-year-old Gawain Kiffin went to the United States to pursue undergraduate studies, unforeseen circumstances left him homeless. Now 32 years old, he holds a BSc in Biology from Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), a Master...
Juliet Holness, a director and majority shareholder of a real estate development company suing a St Andrew landowner, has rejected claims that she is a bully who destroyed private property in pursuit of their multimillion dollar investment. ...
TWO UNION leaders have reacted to the significant increases approved for the political directorate. President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), La Sonja Harrison, said that she was not envious of any package received by any public sector...
THE POLITICAL directorate has raked in huge salary increases, with compensation to members of parliament (MPs) and Cabinet ministers surging past 200 per cent. Members of the legislature sat and listened intently yesterday as Finance and the Public...
A MAN who was jailed for over two years after a young child lied to police investigators that he sexually assaulted her has lost a claim in the Supreme Court for malicious prosecution. David Foster was, however, awarded damages totalling $950,000...
DESPITE A 16.4 per cent reduction in murders year on year, with 409 reports as at April 30, this brings little comfort to families whose loved ones have fallen victim at the hands of cold- blooded killers. Among the latest to be plunged into...
WESTERN BUREAU: NATIONAL SECURITY Minister, Dr Horace Chang, says CARICOM is facing an increasing threat from persons involved in the peddling of illegal drugs and uncustomed goods, and wants the matter addressed through passengers’ name records....
JAMAICAN WRITER Kwame McPherson has been named the Caribbean winner of the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. His piece, Ocoee, came out on top after being shortlisted in April. He was among 28 individuals – 10 men and 18 women – who were...
WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE SOME crime-fatigued residents in western Jamaica were happy to see a strong security presence, others who have gone through two previous bouts of states of emergency (SOE) in 2018 and 2022 are questioning the effectiveness of...
SANIKA ROBERTS started her journey as an educator with a non-profit organisation in 2013 and then transitioned to the public education system four years ago. She smiled from ear to ear on Monday afternoon as she accepted a cheque for $100,000 from...
WHILE PRAISING Jamaica for stepping forward and leading a process to bring about a political solution to the crisis in Haiti, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again made a strong appeal for a robust international police...
Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter DISBARRED ATTORNEY Minett Palmer-Lawrence is being sought by a bailiff to enforce an order by the Supreme Court for her to be placed in prison over a US$61,000 debt owed to a businessman. The debt stems from...
UNITED NATIONS (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described as “absolutely regrettable” the unfulfilled promises by developed countries to provide US$100 billion annually since 2020, in support of developing countries impacted by climate...
