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KPH gets three new digital x-ray machines 

Three new digital X-ray machines have been installed at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as part of efforts to expand its diagnostic services.  The machines are expected to increase staff productivity, reduce patient wait times, and...

Stolen vehicle recovered, two people arrested in St Catherine

The Guy's Hill police in St Catherine on Saturday morning recovered a stolen motor car and arrested two men on suspicion of larceny of motor vehicle. It's reported that about 8 a.m., a police party was on patrol in Berkshire Hall district...
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Stolen vehicle recovered, two people arrested in St Catherine

The Guy's Hill police in St Catherine on Saturday morning recovered a stolen motor car and arrested two men on suspicion of larceny of motor vehicle. It's reported that about 8 a.m., a police party was on patrol in Berkshire Hall district...

J’can makes history in the US Public Health Service

On Friday, June 7, there was a promotion ceremony at the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland in which Jamaica-born Dr Raquel Peat was elevated to the rank of rear admiral (RDML O-7), effective May 1. The Senate of the...
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J’can makes history in the US Public Health Service

On Friday, June 7, there was a promotion ceremony at the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland in which Jamaica-born Dr Raquel Peat was elevated to the rank of rear admiral (RDML O-7), effective May 1. The Senate of the...

St James medical officer of health warns against dengue complacency

WESTERN BUREAU: With Jamaica’s annual hurricane season having started as of June 1, and with 1,522 reported cases of dengue fever in St James since last September, St James’ medical officer of health Dr Tanique Bailey-Small is renewing calls for...
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St James medical officer of health warns against dengue complacency

WESTERN BUREAU: With Jamaica’s annual hurricane season having started as of June 1, and with 1,522 reported cases of dengue fever in St James since last September, St James’ medical officer of health Dr Tanique Bailey-Small is renewing calls for...

El Instituto Awards Banquet a success

The El Instituto de Mandevilla 40th Anniversary Homecoming and Awards Banquet did not meet the $5-million fundraising target. However, the organisers said the overall event was a success. As part of the event, the organisers intended to raise funds...
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El Instituto Awards Banquet a success

The El Instituto de Mandevilla 40th Anniversary Homecoming and Awards Banquet did not meet the $5-million fundraising target. However, the organisers said the overall event was a success. As part of the event, the organisers intended to raise funds...

Three students to vie for Junior Minister of Tourism

THREE OUTSTANDING students have emerged as the top finalists from the first round of the 2024 Junior Minister of Tourism Competition, held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St Ann, on Tuesday, June 11. After a highly competitive public-speaking event...
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Three students to vie for Junior Minister of Tourism

THREE OUTSTANDING students have emerged as the top finalists from the first round of the 2024 Junior Minister of Tourism Competition, held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St Ann, on Tuesday, June 11. After a highly competitive public-speaking event...

Goodheart | Healthy Woman Ja launches foundation, supports education with Future Leaders Scholarship

Healthy Woman Ja has taken the next step in its evolution with the creation of its charitable arm, the Healthy Woman Foundation Limited, and the identification of its first five awardees under its Future Leaders Scholarship. A long-time dream of...
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Goodheart | Healthy Woman Ja launches foundation, supports education with Future Leaders Scholarship

Healthy Woman Ja has taken the next step in its evolution with the creation of its charitable arm, the Healthy Woman Foundation Limited, and the identification of its first five awardees under its Future Leaders Scholarship. A long-time dream of...

Mother upset over alleged police-beating of son at Mandeville lock-up

A mother is distraught after her son was allegedly beaten up by the police at the Mandeville lock-up in Manchester on Thursday. 
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Mother upset over alleged police-beating of son at Mandeville lock-up

A mother is distraught after her son was allegedly beaten up by the police at the Mandeville lock-up in Manchester on Thursday. 

Security officer charged over gun seizure in Central Kingston

The Kingston Central police have charged a 33-year-old security officer over the seizure of a Glock pistol on Price Lane in the parish on Friday. 
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Security officer charged over gun seizure in Central Kingston

The Kingston Central police have charged a 33-year-old security officer over the seizure of a Glock pistol on Price Lane in the parish on Friday. 

Probes launched into death of detainee in Trelawny lock-up

The police and the Independent Commission of Investigations are investigating the death of a detainee in a lock-up in Trelawny on Thursday.
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Probes launched into death of detainee in Trelawny lock-up

The police and the Independent Commission of Investigations are investigating the death of a detainee in a lock-up in Trelawny on Thursday.

JFJ renews its call for definition of rape to include anal sex

Human rights group Jamaicans for Justice is calling for the repeal of Jamaica's buggery law so that forced anal penetration can be classified as rape. Currently, under the Sexual Offences Act, men and boys cannot be legally recognised...
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JFJ renews its call for definition of rape to include anal sex

Human rights group Jamaicans for Justice is calling for the repeal of Jamaica's buggery law so that forced anal penetration can be classified as rape. Currently, under the Sexual Offences Act, men and boys cannot be legally recognised...

Twelve-year-old boy charged with murder

A 12-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Adjhanie Walker, a student of Hypolite Road, Kingston. About 7:05 p.m., on June 7, Walker and the 12-year-boy, were reportedly involved in a physical fight when the boy ...
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Twelve-year-old boy charged with murder

A 12-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Adjhanie Walker, a student of Hypolite Road, Kingston. About 7:05 p.m., on June 7, Walker and the 12-year-boy, were reportedly involved in a physical fight when the boy ...

JFJ supports Hanna's call for redefinition of sex and rape to protect boys, men

Human rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is urging parliamentarians to support Opposition lawmaker Lisa Hanna's proposal for the law to be amended to redefine rape to protect men and boys. 
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JFJ supports Hanna's call for redefinition of sex and rape to protect boys, men

Human rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is urging parliamentarians to support Opposition lawmaker Lisa Hanna's proposal for the law to be amended to redefine rape to protect men and boys. 

Two St Catherine women charged for stabbing man during fight

Two women have been charged with wounding with intent after they allegedly stabbed a man during a fight in their community in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on May 29.
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Two St Catherine women charged for stabbing man during fight

Two women have been charged with wounding with intent after they allegedly stabbed a man during a fight in their community in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on May 29.

Father and son among five killed in Hanover

Five people, including a father and his son, have been murdered in Hanover between last night and early this morning.  The father and son and another man were reportedly killed last night in Johnson Town in the parish. In another incident...
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Father and son among five killed in Hanover

Five people, including a father and his son, have been murdered in Hanover between last night and early this morning.  The father and son and another man were reportedly killed last night in Johnson Town in the parish. In another incident...

St Catherine man gets two years' probation for having sex with underaged girl

A man who pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years old was given two years' probation in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday. He is Gerald Humes, 20 years old, of Planters district, St Catherine. Attorney...
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St Catherine man gets two years' probation for having sex with underaged girl

A man who pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years old was given two years' probation in the St Catherine Circuit Court on Friday. He is Gerald Humes, 20 years old, of Planters district, St Catherine. Attorney...

No new dates yet for cases sent back in 2022 and 2023 for retrial

The Court of Appeal panel hearing the Vybz Kartel retrial matter has received a report from the Supreme Court showing that two cases have been sent back for retrial in the Home Circuit Court since 2018. They are murder matters sent back for retrial...
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No new dates yet for cases sent back in 2022 and 2023 for retrial

The Court of Appeal panel hearing the Vybz Kartel retrial matter has received a report from the Supreme Court showing that two cases have been sent back for retrial in the Home Circuit Court since 2018. They are murder matters sent back for retrial...

Father and sons among five killed in Hanover

Five people, including a father and his two sons, have been murdered in Hanover between last night and early this morning.  The father and sons were reportedly killed in a home invasion last night in Johnson Town in the parish. In another...
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Father and sons among five killed in Hanover

Five people, including a father and his two sons, have been murdered in Hanover between last night and early this morning.  The father and sons were reportedly killed in a home invasion last night in Johnson Town in the parish. In another...

Telecommunications companies hit brakes on ride-sharing app ban

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has advised that no ban is currently in place on ride-share applications amid the refusal of local telecommunications companies to block the apps. Vaz announced the ban on ride-share applications in his Sectoral...
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Telecommunications companies hit brakes on ride-sharing app ban

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has advised that no ban is currently in place on ride-share applications amid the refusal of local telecommunications companies to block the apps. Vaz announced the ban on ride-share applications in his Sectoral...

Sentencing of teacher who killed his parents again postponed

The absence of a comprehensive psychiatric report has resulted in the postponement of sentencing for Simeon Ramsay who pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter for the death of his parents. When the matter was mentioned in the St Catherine Circuit...
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Sentencing of teacher who killed his parents again postponed

The absence of a comprehensive psychiatric report has resulted in the postponement of sentencing for Simeon Ramsay who pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter for the death of his parents. When the matter was mentioned in the St Catherine Circuit...

Round Hill resort staff stage protest

Over 100 line staff employed to the five star Round Hill Hotel and Villas, located in Hopewell, Hanover, have taken strike action, affecting operations at the resort. The employees, who are represented by the National Workers Union (NWU),...
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Round Hill resort staff stage protest

Over 100 line staff employed to the five star Round Hill Hotel and Villas, located in Hopewell, Hanover, have taken strike action, affecting operations at the resort. The employees, who are represented by the National Workers Union (NWU),...

Bird Shack Jamaica pledges $5m to support Project STAR

Bird Shack Jamaica, a Montego Bay-based fried chicken franchise, has announced a commitment of J$5 million to Project STAR, a social and economic transformation initiative aimed at revitalising under-resourced and underserved communities across...
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Bird Shack Jamaica pledges $5m to support Project STAR

Bird Shack Jamaica, a Montego Bay-based fried chicken franchise, has announced a commitment of J$5 million to Project STAR, a social and economic transformation initiative aimed at revitalising under-resourced and underserved communities across...

Mico CARE to host remediation summer school

Remediation in literacy and numeracy for children aged six to 13 years will be the main area of focus at the annual summer intervention programme at The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education Centre (MICO CARE). The...
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Mico CARE to host remediation summer school

Remediation in literacy and numeracy for children aged six to 13 years will be the main area of focus at the annual summer intervention programme at The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education Centre (MICO CARE). The...

600 data controllers get compliant in first week after DPA grace period

“REGISTER, register, register,” Celia Barclay, Jamaica’s information commissioner, urged business attendees at Tuesday’s ‘Enhancing Security for Compliance with Jamaica’s Data Protection Act’ forum, hosted by Blue Chip Strategies at the Terra No
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600 data controllers get compliant in first week after DPA grace period

“REGISTER, register, register,” Celia Barclay, Jamaica’s information commissioner, urged business attendees at Tuesday’s ‘Enhancing Security for Compliance with Jamaica’s Data Protection Act’ forum, hosted by Blue Chip Strategies at the Terra Nova...

Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival turns ‘sweet sixteen’

PEOPLE FROM ‘yard’ and abroad will descend upon the Portland Maroon community of Charles Town from Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, June 23 for the 16th annual International Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival, under the theme, ‘Land: Ancestral...
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Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival turns ‘sweet sixteen’

PEOPLE FROM ‘yard’ and abroad will descend upon the Portland Maroon community of Charles Town from Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, June 23 for the 16th annual International Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival, under the theme, ‘Land: Ancestral...

Four students from Jamaican Diaspora selected for 2024 GK Birthright Programme

FOUR UNIVERSITY students of Jamaican descent in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have been selected to participate in the 2024 GraceKennedy (GK) Birthright Programme this summer. Following a rigorous selection process, the outstanding...
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Four students from Jamaican Diaspora selected for 2024 GK Birthright Programme

FOUR UNIVERSITY students of Jamaican descent in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have been selected to participate in the 2024 GraceKennedy (GK) Birthright Programme this summer. Following a rigorous selection process, the outstanding...

Jamaica and World Bank sign loan deal for unemployment insurance scheme

The Government has signed a US$20 million loan agreement with the World Bank for a project that will see the establishment of a national unemployment insurance scheme. 
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Jamaica and World Bank sign loan deal for unemployment insurance scheme

The Government has signed a US$20 million loan agreement with the World Bank for a project that will see the establishment of a national unemployment insurance scheme. 

St Catherine police name man wanted for crimes in rural communities

The St Catherine North police have expressed concern that most of the 37 murders committed in the division since the start of the year have occurred in rural areas beyond Flat Bridge, and they are seeking a man they believe is involved in several...
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St Catherine police name man wanted for crimes in rural communities

The St Catherine North police have expressed concern that most of the 37 murders committed in the division since the start of the year have occurred in rural areas beyond Flat Bridge, and they are seeking a man they believe is involved in several...

Update | Bus driver killed in Font Hill crash identified

The police have identified the bus driver who perished in a crash along the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth on Thursday morning as 50-year-old Junior Ramsay of Fort Williams in Westmoreland. About 3 a.m., Ramsay was reportedly...
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Update | Bus driver killed in Font Hill crash identified

The police have identified the bus driver who perished in a crash along the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth on Thursday morning as 50-year-old Junior Ramsay of Fort Williams in Westmoreland. About 3 a.m., Ramsay was reportedly...

Calls renewed for stoplights a St Catherine intersection after pedestrian's death

The recent death of 20-year-old Brittny Hunter has renewed calls for a stoplight to be placed at the Brunswick Avenue and Wynter's Pen Road intersection in St Catherine.
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Calls renewed for stoplights a St Catherine intersection after pedestrian's death

The recent death of 20-year-old Brittny Hunter has renewed calls for a stoplight to be placed at the Brunswick Avenue and Wynter's Pen Road intersection in St Catherine.

Man accused of killing 3-y-o boy willing to represent himself in court

The man accused of killing three-year-old Asher Campbell in Pagee, St Mary, on May 29 has indicated to the court that he is willing to represent himself at his trial. Thirty-three-year-old Devon Williams was without legal representation...
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Man accused of killing 3-y-o boy willing to represent himself in court

The man accused of killing three-year-old Asher Campbell in Pagee, St Mary, on May 29 has indicated to the court that he is willing to represent himself at his trial. Thirty-three-year-old Devon Williams was without legal representation...

Judge warns availability of witnesses will be key to Kartel retrial decision

The Court of Appeal has warned that the murder case involving entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused will not be sent back for a retrial if the witnesses are not available to testify. “This Court will not be sending any case to...
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Judge warns availability of witnesses will be key to Kartel retrial decision

The Court of Appeal has warned that the murder case involving entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused will not be sent back for a retrial if the witnesses are not available to testify. “This Court will not be sending any case to...

KSAMC approves resolution to assign names for 16 roads in Goldsmith Villa

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), on Tuesday approved a resolution to assign names to 16 roads in the community of Goldsmith Villa, August Town in the Papine Division, which previously had none. The resolution, KSA/01/06/...
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KSAMC approves resolution to assign names for 16 roads in Goldsmith Villa

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), on Tuesday approved a resolution to assign names to 16 roads in the community of Goldsmith Villa, August Town in the Papine Division, which previously had none. The resolution, KSA/01/06/...

Applications open for HEART Trust’s Summer of Skills Programme

Applications are open for the HEART/NSTA Trust's Summer of Skills Programme. Jamaicans, aged 15 and older, who are interested in acquiring practical skills for employment or entrepreneurship or who are passionate about the creative arts and...
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Applications open for HEART Trust’s Summer of Skills Programme

Applications are open for the HEART/NSTA Trust's Summer of Skills Programme. Jamaicans, aged 15 and older, who are interested in acquiring practical skills for employment or entrepreneurship or who are passionate about the creative arts and...

BOJ discontinuing exchange of Canadian, Euro and British Pound coins

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says, effective July 1, it will no longer exchange coins of the Canadian Dollar (CAD), Great Britain Pound (GBP) and Euro (EUR) at its banking counter. The bank says while it views the exchange of foreign currencies as a...
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BOJ discontinuing exchange of Canadian, Euro and British Pound coins

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says, effective July 1, it will no longer exchange coins of the Canadian Dollar (CAD), Great Britain Pound (GBP) and Euro (EUR) at its banking counter. The bank says while it views the exchange of foreign currencies as a...

Golding moving ahead with defamation suit against Heroy Clarke

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says he has instructed his lawyers to proceed with filing a lawsuit against Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Heroy Clarke, for comments he reportedly made about Golding's relationship with his wife...
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Golding moving ahead with defamation suit against Heroy Clarke

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says he has instructed his lawyers to proceed with filing a lawsuit against Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Heroy Clarke, for comments he reportedly made about Golding's relationship with his wife...

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