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California to require abortion medication at public colleges
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — California will be the first state to require abortion medication on college campuses under a law signed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. The law takes effect in 2023 and only applies to the 34...
CommentsMotorcyclist killed, pillion injured in Hanover crash
Forty-two-year-old Micky Nasmyth, a farmer of Logwood district, Hanover died in a fatal crash on the Logwood main road in the parish on Friday. The Green Island Police report that about 10:30 p.m., Nasmyth was driving his motor cycle accompanied by...
Comments- US judges block green card denials for immigrants on public aid
- St James truck driver held with gun and ammunition charged
- Policeman convicted of rape gets 43 years imprisonment in Trinidad
- Brexit divorce talks between UK and EU go down to the wire
- St Ann to get additional $30 million for road projects
‘They never deserved to die’ - Convicted woman apologises to victims’ family from behind bars
Jamelia Leslie, the 28-year-old quality control inspector imprisoned for last year’s murders of two children and their mother in Mavis Bank, rural St Andrew, has made an impassioned plea for forgiveness, noting her incarceration has so far been one...
CommentsGanja in backyards giving children more access
When 25 students from one local educational institution were asked to do a random drug test two weeks ago, administrators were a bit surprised to learn that only three were found to not have ganja in their system. Guidance counsellor at the St John...
Comments- Time-out facilities helping to transform troubled boys
- Editors' Forum | Goodbye, dump fires - New NSWMA strategies expected to ease smoke nuisance for residents near disposal sites
- No jobs for ex-convicts - Former inmate says Gov’t rejection a negative signal to private employers
- Secret keepers - Ex-inmate believes convicted women can help curb crime
Upscale heists - Residents blame increased construction activities for spike in crime
Residents of the upscale Hope Pastures, Beverly Drive and Mona Heights communities in St Andrew say they are suffering from brazen thieves whose crimes are undeterred by police patrols and high-tech security systems. The residents claim more than a...
CommentsWho are these child killers?
The voices of Jamaica’s missing children are crying out from their graves. They are crying for justice. The majority of the child murderers in Jamaica have not been brought to book to pay for their crimes. Does Jamaica have a growing band of child...
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Molynes hunt H’View scalp
The winning train of Molynes Football Club will roll into Harbour View this evening with hopes of picking up three more points and extending their unbeaten Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) run when 10 of the 12 teams play Game Seven. Among the...
CommentsRichardson welcomes Volcanoes challenge
Jamaican Andrew Richardson has been appointed head coach of the Windward Islands Volcanoes franchise for the upcoming regional first-class season. The 38-year-old succeeds another Jamaican, Andre Coley, who is now the head coach of the Jamaica...
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Ex-cop, spouse take on condiments market
Ex-cop Herman Miller and wife Carolyn Rose Miller only have two products in their condiments range. And it would be easy to assume that their company is a long-standing player in the market, given the product packaging, slick promotional materials...
CommentsChas E. Ramson adding warehouse space, cold storage
Chas E. Ramson Limited is investing $375 million in warehouse expansion for which construction has already broken ground on lands owned by the distribution company at its operating base in Kingston. The new warehouse space that Ramson aims to...
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Patra still Queen of the Pack
For dancehall doyenne, Patra, titling yourself ‘queen’ should supersede ego or trend. Her 1993 single, Queen of the Pack, (also the name of her debut album) was born not only out of self-awareness, but also her desire to empower women across the...
CommentsDancehall fashion represents ‘Di Good Tingz Dem’
With the cosmic influence of Jamaican dancehall culture, fashion has transformed into a multidimensional lifestyle where no matter the space, one must be properly dressed in the ‘good tingz dem’. According to Maria Hitchins, lecturer in popular...
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US suspends plans to hike tariffs on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in US farm products as the world’s...
CommentsAuthorities order 100,000 evacuated in California wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles early Friday, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground. Police Chief Michel...
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El Cervantino – convergence of global creativity
“The saying goes,” said Manuel López, second secretary at the Embassy of Mexico to Jamaica “if a bridge was built by the silver that has been mined in Guanajuato, it will stretch till Spain.” This is a saying. Whether such a feat could be...
CommentsYouth Reaching Youth offers education with a twist
Markland McFarlane, a former Youth Reaching Youth (YRY) graduate, says he will definitely be attending Sour Grapes’, the fund raising play being put on by the Swallowfield Chapel educational outreach on October 18, 2019. Markland is one of over...
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Magna launches Corporate Fleet Services
On Thursday evening, specially invited guests, stakeholders, and members of the media gathered at the Spanish Court Worthington in Kingston to bear witness as Magna Motors, the exclusive distributor of Hyundai motor vehicles in Jamaica, inaugurated...
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Gordon Robinson | Chucking responsibility on rape Chucking responsibility on rape
It’s pathetic how obsessed we are with other people’s sex lives, how afraid we are of reality, and how careless we are with our children’s futures. So Delroy Chuck, in opening a parliamentary debate on the report of a joint select committee...
CommentsMark Wignall | Who wins in the corruption game?
The People's National Party (PNP) and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are in a war that doesn't involve guns, ammunition and borders drawn. That stupid thing was for another time like in the 1970s when the police didn't really know which side had the...
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The active pursuit of Panth3rz Photography
“I wasn’t born with a gold spoon in my mouth. My parents are the type to always sacrifice and put me and my siblings first. Doing what I can when I want to, seeing something and being able to purchase it, and most importantly, giving back to my...
CommentsDream House | A real-life castle for a ‘Queen’
Once upon a time … beyond the world of every day, stood a magical castle, where heroes and heroines shared an adventure in a distant land of myths, legends, and fairy tales. That was this lady’s make-believe cartoon world then, as a child. Today,...
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Editorial | Concentrate on elusive GDP growth
Ainsley Walters | Caymanas running lame