Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz has rejected the auditor general's finding that he violated the law in the acquisition of 200 Starlink devices for hurricane relief, calling the allegation «uninformed and grossly inaccurate.» "I strongly...
A Jamaican man who was previously deported from the United States (US) has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for illegally re-entering America, authorities there have disclosed. Dwayne Claud Singh, 39, was handed a 22-month sentence by...
The Integrity Commission (IC) says it has developed and implemented a monitoring framework aimed at strengthening oversight of government procurement related to Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. The framework is designed to monitor the award...
Police have charged 30-year-old Kevin Bailey with murder and other offences after he allegedly shot two relatives of his former girlfriend in Bull Bay, St Andrew, last November. One died and the other left injured. The accused, Kevin Bailey, a...
A man and a woman have been arrested by police in Trelawny following the seizure of counterfeit US currency and an illegal firearm at a premises in Mendez Town on Tuesday. Reports from the Falmouth police are that at about 8:30 a.m., a team...
The police in St Catherine are reporting the seizure of 21 rounds of ammunition from an unfinished building in Windsor Heights, Central Village, on Tuesday. No arrest was made. Reports from the Central Village police are that about 1:55 p.m.,...
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says it is seriously concerned following reports that Energy and Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz has been flagged in a report by the Auditor General’s Department for breaching government...
To help drive the resuscitation of the egg industry following Hurricane Melissa, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has committed $30 million to support egg farming at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE...
Several wholesalers and retail outlets across the Corporate Area are experiencing chicken supply issues. Checks conducted by The Gleaner on Tuesday and today revealed that a number of businesses,some usually considered reliable sources for...
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that thieves have vandalised several transformers that were being stored at a church in Westmoreland that were scheduled to be deployed to support Hurricane Melissa electricity restoration efforts in...
Western Bureau: Thirty new justices of the peace (JPs) were formally commissioned into service last Thursday during a ceremony in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The event brought together members of the judiciary, law-enforcement officials,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says Jamaica has made remarkable gains in national security in recent years, with a sharp decline in violent crime boosting confidence and...
Hurricane Melissa, which struck last October, forced the rescheduling of several activities in St Ann, while others were cancelled entirely. Among those disrupted was the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s (JHTA) Ocho Rios–Runaway Bay (ORRB)...
Legislation aimed at increasing subsidies for persons performing jury duty was, yesterday, passed in the House of Representatives. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, who piloted the amendments to the Jury Act, told the House that following the debate...
Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the sudden death of Anthony 'Supa Dee' Wilson, a veteran music producer, promoter and sound system operator. Grange described Supa Dee as a major figure in Jamaica’s...
Bailiffs are evicting Rhodes Nursing Home, which houses 18 elderly residents, from a Half-Way Tree Road property in St Andrew. Tuesday's eviction follows a Supreme Court order issued in 2022 after the property was sold, sources said....
The court case against a motorist charged in the death of an 11-year-old schoolboy in Ferry, St Catherine, has been delayed due to outstanding key documents, including the postmortem report and motor vehicle examiner’s report. Conroy Cole, who is...
A 67-year-old man died in a motor vehicle crash along the Rosewell main road in Sandy Bay, Clarendon on Monday afteroon. He has been identified as Ralston Pinnock of a Sandy Bay address. Preliminary reports indicate that Pinnock was driving...
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes is expected to rule on Thursday whether the court will accept a manslaughter guilty plea from Jolyan Silvera, a former People’s National Party lawmaker, in connection with the death of his wife. Submissions were made by...
(AP) — PepsiCo is cutting prices on Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes. PepsiCo has leaned on price increases as the cost of packaging, ingredients and transportation...
Jamaicans are being advised to brace for unsettled weather over the next several days as a trough and another cold front are expected to affect conditions across the island. A trough across the western Caribbean is forecast to move across the...
Mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Richard Vernon says youth-led climate-action initiatives are playing a pivotal role in strengthening community resilience, particularly as the city continues to grapple with the effects of climate change. “Hurricane...
JN Money has partnered with DHL Express to launch the first DHL Premier Branch in the Cayman Islands at its Eastern Avenue location, marking a significant milestone in the territory’s financial and logistics landscape. This strategic partnership...
In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Newport Mills Ltd, a division under the CB Group and manufacturer of Nutramix animal feeds, has launched a Chicken Coop Starter Programme aimed at helping affected poultry farmers rebuild...
Amid the celebrations for the graduating class of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) at last week’s ceremony, history was made quietly and largely unnoticed. It came in the form of a single graduate – one whose achievement carries with it the...
Hurricane Melissa delivered a double blow to many residents of western Jamaica, damaging or destroying both homes and businesses and leaving recovery stalled in an uneasy limbo. Delbert Rodney of Belmont, Westmoreland, is among those still...
On January 22, Mary Seacole Hall at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus became the site of a groundbreaking step towards menstrual equity in Jamaica. The Period Panty Passion Project: Panty Pilot marked one of the first menstrual...
A breakfast programme initiated by the JN Circle Linstead Chapter is reported to be having a measurable impact on student attendance and well-being at Victoria Primary School, a rural institution located just outside the town of Linstead. The...
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness on Friday, January 30, officially opened the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. The 36-bed facility, constructed at a cost of over $140 million, will accommodate parents...
The Jamaica Customs Agency has announced plans to expand its non-intrusive inspection capacity at the nation’s airports, with the aim of ensuring that arriving passenger bags are scanned before reaching the baggage claim area, further strengthening...
Marlon Marlondo Myers was born into church. Not the casual, once-a-week kind, but the deep, lived-in kind where faith shapes your mornings, your evenings, and your sense of who you are. He grew up in Ewarton, St Catherine, the only son among four...
A woman was gunned down in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town, St Catherine, early this morning. She has been identified by the police as 42-year-old hairdresser Camille Kerr of Jones Pen in Beacon Hill, Spanish Town. The police reported that about 1:00...
An investigation is under way into the suspected drowning of a 14-year-old boy in the Rio Cobre in his community of Gordon Pen, St Catherine on Saturday. The teen has been identified by the police as Raheim Greenfield. Reports are that about 2:30...
The Ammar’s department store in downtown Kingston has been gutted by a fire. The losses are believed to be in the millions. The fire department indicated that a call reporting a blaze at the establishment was received minutes after 8:00 a.m. A...
The Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project is on track, and is slated for completion by May of 2027, says Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda. The Minister who, along with officials from the Ministry, the National...
