A contract between Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) and then board members Zavia Mayne and Robert Ramsey for a $900-million land acquisition at Caymanas Estate in St Catherine was “irregular, improper and constituted a conflict of...

The Auditor General's Department (AuGD) and the Financial Investigations Division (FID) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening their response to financial crimes, such as fraud and money laundering. The...

White Diamond Hotel and Resorts Limited is to pay $5.7 with interest to former worker Jamelia Stoddart who was seriously injured when she slipped and fell on the kitchen floor in August 2017. Stoddard who was employed to the hotel as a waitress...

A Kingston man who pleaded guilty for his role in a brazen 2013 daytime robbery that ended in a double murder will have to spend 25 years in prison for his crime. Shane Coke was given the mandatory life sentence and ordered to serve 25 years before...

Just under 500 members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be promoted in the coming weeks, Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson has announced. He made the disclosure as he addressed delegates of the Jamaica Police...

A man was shot and killed and another injured in an incident in Roehampton district in St James, on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased has so far only been identified as 'Pressa'. It is reported that shortly after 2 p.m., the men were...

Tributes continue to pour in for Jamaican business giant and founder of the LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, who died on Saturday, May 27. Excerpts are highlighted here. ‘Jamaica has lost a great Jamaican’ – governor General Sir Patrick...

WESTERN BUREAU: Michael McAnuff-Jones, the vice-president of the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ), is hopeful that the Government will abide by a list of recommendations asking for parliamentarians to be paid based on...

As rainfall continues to affect sections of the island, the public is being advised to exercise extreme caution and be on the lookout for crocodiles, which may have been displaced by the showers, while crossing or walking in the vicinity of swamps...

PRAEDIAL LARCENY remains a clear and present danger to the agricultural sector and must be dealt with as a matter of urgency, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green. Speaking at the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2023, at...

OPPOSITION SPOKESPERSON on national security, Peter Bunting, has asserted that the police were unfairly treated in the recent public sector compensation restructuring exercise. “This needs to be fixed and if not done now, then a future PNP...

WESTERN BUREAU: It was a classic case of ‘more sellers than buyers’ at Friday’s much-hyped staging of the 2023 Hanover Agricultural Show, on the grounds of the Bioprist Complex (formerly Jockey Factory) in Lucea, Hanover, as while there over 40...

WESTERN BUREAU: Rohan Cummings, the western Jamaica businessman who was reportedly held with cocaine valued at US$850,000 (J$130,008,520) in a bus he was driving, will know his fate on July 5 when the verdict in the case is handed down in the St...

A MANCHESTER security guard, who allegedly conspired with others to rob a man of a knapsack containing approximately $14 million, after assisting him at the bank, has been released on $900,000 bail following an unsuccessful attempt by the director...

Amid the ongoing pushback against the recent salary increases which have been granted to Jamaica’s political representatives, the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ) is recommending that 30 per cent of parliamentarians’ total...

PORT ANTONIO, PORTLAND The Portland Municipal Corporation is to carry out an assessment of damages caused by a fire which on Sunday gutted the Musgrave Market in Port Antonio, as it seeks to restore the livelihood of registered vendors. Mayor of...

Jamaica's economy grew by an estimated 2.7 per cent during the January to March 2023 quarter. This represents the eighth consecutive quarter of growth recorded, according to the Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr...

The impact of the downpour associated with the trough that is affecting Jamaica has prompted disaster response personnel in St Catherine to be on alert. Chairman of the St Catherine Parish Disaster Committee, Roogae Kirlew, told The Gleaner...

Jamaica is moving to infuse Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) into primary schools, says Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams. Currently, TVET is offered in secondary schools, but the Ministry is looking to...

As the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) and other major road works across the island progress, members of the public are being urged to be especially cautious while traversing through the areas under construction. The SCHIP is...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging the public to exercise extreme caution in areas close to swamps, rivers, gullies and other known crocodile habitats as the animals are likely to be displaced during heavy rainfall. NEPA...

The Kingston West police have listed six men as persons of interest in relation to recent murders and shootings that have been committed in the division. They are: 1. Demario Bailey, otherwise called 'Ray Ray', of Tivoli Gardens, Kingston...

As the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) and other major road works across the island progress, members of the public are being urged to be especially cautious while traversing through the areas under construction. The SCHIP is...

A 16-year-old Kingston girl accused of breaking into a house and stealing thousands of United States dollars has been charged. The teen was charged on Monday with housebreaking and larceny following an incident on West Street in Kingston. The...

Detectives assigned to the Major Investigations Division have charged a woman for the May 24 double murder of a man and a pregnant woman along Campbell Avenue in Port Antonio, Portland. She is Jody-Ann Jackson, a 28-year-old bar operator and nail...

The Clarendon mechanic who murdered supermarket owner Jin Xian Ye in Porus, Manchester last December was this afternoon sentenced to life in prison. Ajay Frazer, 22, will serve 15 years before he is considered for parole. Justice Leighton...

The Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson is renewing his call for persons to seek non-violent means to settle conflicts after a policeman was allegedly shot and killed by his wife during a domestic dispute in Manchester on...

The police and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) are reporting that Reverend Orville Moore, acting deputy commissioner at the DCS, is missing. Moore is responsible for rehabilitation and probation aftercare services at the DCS. It is...

WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, the newly appointed minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, says he will be engaging stakeholders in the mining sector over the next three weeks to determine how to strengthen Jamaica’s local mining industry....

WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, the newly installed minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, says he will be meeting with stakeholders this week to iron out strategies to combat praedial larceny. The issue has negatively impacted Jamaica’s...

Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess, a film by Jamaica-born Hollywood stuntman/filmmaker Roy T. Anderson, will be airing on American TV for the first time on Saturday, June 3 at 8 p.m. EDT on The African Channel (TAC). This landmark one-...

The Northeastern Manchester community of Robins Hall should begin to see greater police presence and a stronger public partnership with the lawmen, following the launch of the parish’s first primary school police youth club, in the area. The 40-...

ATLANTA, Georgia: Industry Investment and Commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill has signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of the Georgia Aquarium as the country explores opportunities for development of its Blue Economy. The...

NEW YORK, New York: The Greater Falmouth area of Trelawny is to see a scaling up of investments in hotel infrastructure totalling some US$625 million for the construction of three new properties and one expansion over the next few years. Jamaica’...

The recreational centre for the elderly in Buff Bay, Portland, which fell into a state of disrepair, is now undergoing major rehabilitation work to restore the facility for use. The structure was built around 2001 through an initiative by former...