Lead Stories

At the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), someone is diagnosed with breast cancer nearly every day. There are almost daily surgeries as well – excluding Sundays unless emergencies arise – to remove cancerous lesions from women of all...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is countering a statement made by Opposition Leader Mark Golding, asserting that prosperity is a journey, not a pleasure, while arguing that Jamaica is experiencing it. Golding, while speaking to People’s National...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is to launch a Rural Express Service offering premium travel on long-haul direct routes from the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew to various locations across the islad for an introductory fare of...

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has reached a historic milestone with the appointment of its first-ever female president, Kathryn Silvera, following the association’s annual general meeting held yesterday at Summit...

Opposition spokesperson on Justice Donna Scott-Mottley says a new People’s National Party (PNP) government would reopen some aspects of the constitutional reform process to give Jamaicans a greater say in the proposed changes to the country’s...

An executive at the Sagicor Group has denied a suggestion that she was aware of numerous attempts by internal security operatives to coerce one of the four ex-employees in the multimillion-dollar fraud case to alter a witness statement. Kaydian...

WESTERN BUREAU: Acting Superintendent Oniel Henry, the head of the Hanover division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is concerned about a crumbling bell tower on the grounds of the fire station, fearing it could collapse at any time. Speaking at...

Five years ago, Kavelle Hylton established STEM Builders Learning Hub because she wanted to increase access to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subject for students who would otherwise be at a disadvantage. Stemming from...

WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean nations must own their satellites or risk losing control of their sovereignty by a new kind of colonial conquest, not by sea, but through cyberspace and content. “We have to be...

A former Sagicor Bank branch manager and two of her former colleagues are accused of orchestrating a sophisticated internal fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned approximately $65 million from the financial institution through the creation of seven...

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite suffering a stroke, which has left her bedridden and unable to speak, centenarian Enid Dennis, who celebrated her 105th birthday on Sunday, remains a symbol of deep love and inspiration for her family. Dennis, who resides at...

Western Bureau: The spirit of community was alive and well in Somerton, St James, on Saturday as overseas-based natives and their local counterparts joined forces in handing out thousands of dollars in scholarships, school supplies, and social...