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The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has proposed that the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) focus exclusively on regulating Jamaica’s waste management programme. Under the proposal, responsibility for daily...
The US Senate sidelined a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military attacks on Venezuela, as the president put intense pressure on his fellow Republicans to vote...
Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $0.25 to sell for $147.84 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $0.25 to sell for $154.43. Automotive diesel oil will move...
The police in St Ann have arrested four persons in connection with a case in which a taxi operator was fatally stabbed during a dispute early this morning in Salem. The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old Paul Miller of Mount Salem in...
Four new ambulances have been added to the fleet of the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) to strengthen its patient transport capacity. Regional Director, Fabia Lamm, told journalists following the handover at the NERHA offices in Ocho...
The St Mary police will be maintaining late-night monitoring of the parish’s roads, aimed at reducing collisions caused by road misuse and breaches of traffic laws during these hours. Speaking during a recent traffic symposium at the St Mary...
All schools have been reopened following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, with most resuming face-to-face instruction, while others are operating on rotational or reduced schedules. At the same time, the Education Ministry has announced...
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith is advising Jamaicans who will be affected by plans by the United States to suspend the processing of immigrant visas to reach out to the US Embassy for information. In a post on X, formerly Twitter,...
The St Elizabeth police have now charged Kimeko George, alias 'Shane Brown', who was listed as wanted in connection with a fatal gun attack in New Town, Black River. Brown, who recently surrendered to the police, is charged with murder,...
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) are lauding prominent attorney and businessman Christopher Bovell as someone who served his country with great distinction. Bovell passed away today. JLP...
Opposition Spokesman on Health and Wellness Dr Alfred Dawes is calling for an independent accountability structure to be implemented at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) as “the public cannot have confidence in internal reviews...
Noted attorney and businessman Christopher Bovell has died. He passed away today after falling ill while overseas. Born on October 7, 1938, Bovell attended Munro College and later Cambridge University in the United States. He practised as a...
Popular dancehall entertainer Chronic Law has been taken into custody by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Gleaner was informed that the artiste, whose real name is Ackeme Campbell, was detained on Monday. His...
Residents of Manchester now have access to a comprehensive directory, listing all the Justices of the Peace (JPs) who serve the parish. The directory, which is available in both hard and soft-copy formats, provides contact information for the JPs...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, is encouraging coffee farmers in the hilly terrains to begin intercropping with short-term crops, following the loss of 40 per cent of coffee during Hurricane Melissa. He made the call...
The Government will be producing “receipts” as part of its new approach to combat the spread of "misinformation" in the public domain, says Information Minister, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon. "We will be countering it; we will come with the...
The United States says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Jamaica, whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the US. The suspension, which will start on...
Kedesha Campbell Rochester, a former head of the Constituency Development Fund Management Unit has been appointed permanent secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport (METT). A permanent secretary is the most senior,...
Leoda Bradshaw, who is accused of murdering a 10-month-old baby and her mother, was allegedly assaulted while in custody at the Bridgeport lock-up in Portmore, St Catherine. Bradshaw appeared as the complainant in the assault case, which came...
Starting February 1, students without a student transportation card "will not be allowed to take the rural school buses," Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has announced, urging parents to register their children ahead of the deadline. "The warning...
Three men remain in police custody following the seizure of a firearm in a motor vehicle along Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine on Tuesday. It's reported that around 1:40 a.m., officers from the St Catherine South Division were on...
Rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says it welcomes the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) procurement of 1,000 body-worn cameras but wants to know whether the devices will be activated in planned police operations (PPOs). “This marks...
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) paid US$186,600 to two consultants for strategic and operational reviews but failed to provide any approved strategic plans to show for the expenditure, the Auditor General’s Department has...
(AP) — Britain’s government is expected to approve a “mega” Chinese Embassy close to London’s financial district after years of controversy and political wrangling over the potential security risks it poses to the United Kingdom. Lawmakers from...
