Lead Stories

At the heart of the Cooreville Gardens Basic School Labour Day project was a vision of colour, mobility, and learning, which Sonia Hyman, chairman of the school board, says was brought to life with fresh coats of paint and vibrant designs....

Doctors are under intense scrutiny as their colleagues at the Medical Council of Jamaica and the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica try to remedy a ‘grey area’ in the Pharmacy Act that allows “unscrupulous” practitioners to stockpile and sell...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says that as the country continues to experience economic successes, his administration is also weighing their impact on the everyday lives of Jamaicans. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday,...

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz on Thursday defended “unprecedented” strides made at the struggling Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the planned rollout of a rural school bus system islandwide later this year, dismissing criticisms from the...

Labour and Social Security Minister Pearnel Charles Jr says his ministry is in the advanced stages of regulating work permits for the Chinese mechanics employed at WH Car Service as part of efforts to fast-track the reopening of the auto repair...

Eighteen bright and determined university students received life-changing support at this year’s Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon, held yesterday, with awards ranging from US$2,000 to US$5,000. The event, held...

John Green* lost nearly $200,000 in just three days after falling victim to a scam on social media platform TikTok that promised him fast-track access to Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. For days, Green said his TikTok page was...

Constitutional lawyer Dr Lloyd Barnett says Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon has a duty to respond to the political ombudsman following the removal of political posters for People’s National Party prospective candidates. Barnett said the...

In celebration of the UWI Faculty of Humanities and Education’s (FHE) 75th anniversary, this year’s Education Forum honoured 12 schools for their enduring support. The event theme, Future-Proofing Teaching, reflects the School of Educations’s (SoE...

Calling the current cost of electricity in Jamaica “intolerable”, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has criticised the existing licence framework with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), stating that local electricity rates remain among the highest...

Legislators from both major political parties in Jamaica agree that reforms to the country’s campaign financing laws are necessary though they differ on the specifics of what those changes should entail. Dr Horace Chang, general secretary of the...

WESTERN BUREAU: High Court Justice Courtney Daye, presiding over the Mario Deane trial, began his summation at the Westmoreland Circuit Court on Tuesday, urging the seven-member jury to base their verdict solely on the evidence, not personal...