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WESTERN BUREAU: Several Jamaican doctors, who got their training in China, are alleging that they cannot secure placements here in Jamaica for their internships despite making multiple applications. To compound their frustration, they said efforts...

WESTERN BUREAU: Daine Macklimore, a versatile jack-of-all-trades who has garnered experience in various fields from hospitality to tiling over the past 20 years, is returning to his old youthful passion of recording music, an avenue he revisited...

MIAMI, FLORIDA: While several police forces within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have engaged the services of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office for specialised training as other countries in the Western Hemisphere have received, Jamaica has not...

All eyes will be on the men’s 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, today as Jamaica’s rising star, Bryan Levell, faces off against defending World champion Noah Lyles of the United States. “It is going to be a good one...

A former operations manager at a boutique hotel in Negril is to be sentenced on October 13 after admitting to embezzling more than $57 million from his employer’s bank accounts, which he initially tried to disguise as the result of a credit card...

A forensic crime scene investigator testified Thursday that no traces of blood were found at the location where a sofa – allegedly stained with blood – was reportedly washed, casting doubt on earlier testimony given in the ongoing murder trial of...

Dr Andrew Wheatley, who has been newly reinstated to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ Cabinet, is urging Jamaicans to judge him on his performance, rather than “propaganda” as he assumes his role as minister without portfolio in the Office of the...

A SORE hamstring could not prevent Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle from a strong performance in the final of the men’s long jump, as he took the silver medal at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships on day five inside the Japan National Stadium. Gayle...

Western Bureau: In a surprise move, Chinese workers on the new Western Child and Adolescent Hospital project in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday withdrew their services, claiming payment concerns, which they highlighted via placards before...

“It has been the privilege of my life,” declared outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn on Tuesday as she delivered her final official address at the opening of the Michaelmas Term at the Home Circuit Court. Her remarks...

Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President Metry Seaga has joined Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in urging the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) to engage in meaningful collaboration on the constitutional reform process under...

Evening Session (Thursday September 18) 5:05 am: Women’s 5000 Metres Heats 5:15 am: Women’s High Jump Qualification 5:23 am: Men’s Javelin Throw Final 5:58 am: Women’s 800 Metres Heats 6:55 am: Women’s Triple Jump Final 7:02 am: Men’s 200 Metres...