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From a modest rural upbringing to becoming one of the Caribbean’s well-respected tax experts, Elizabeth Ann Jones, chairman of The Jamaica National Group, never followed a master plan, only a commitment to doing her best. “I was never one who had...

Western Bureau: A 38-year-old cosmetologist was shot and killed early Thursday night and her children’s father, a policeman, left nursing a bullet wound following a violent altercation at the lawman’s home at Maize Muir Housing Scheme in Little...

Norwich, East Portland: Despite growing up in one of the most depressed communities in Portland, 34-year-old Christopher Ricardo Williams, who is better known as ‘Bigga 5’, has miraculously excelled as a result of his musical talent. Williams, who...

Western Bureau: As the Montego Bay-based Mount Alvernia Preparatory...

Amid light drizzle described as “showers of blessings”, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness declared on Thursday that St Thomas was no longer a forgotten parish. With several government members of parliament, public sector and civic leaders as well as...

WESTERN BUREAU: St James Central Member of Parliament Heroy Clarke has expressed strong disappointment over the suspension of classes at Green Pond High School on Thursday, citing poor management as the root cause of the issue. A disruption in the...

Cabinet Minister Matthew Samuda has defended the stance of the National Water Commission (NWC), which has indicated it will cease sharing water quality data with the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), but said all reports about...

As Jamaica’s birth rate plunges to alarming levels, sociologist Georgia Crawford is urging the Government to take bold steps to avert the looming crisis, starting with cash bonuses for new mothers, home grants, and a three-day workweek for parents...

A Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining internal audit report has highlighted allegations that fertiliser donated by the Kingdom of Morocco for Jamaican farmers was being sold at a private farm store in St Catherine in August 2023. An...

Western Bureau: The much-anticipated closing arguments by the defence in the trial over the beating death of Mario Deane did not start yesterday, as one member of the seven-member jury was unavailable to attend due to illness, forcing the presiding...

The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is battling internal revolt in St Andrew North Central as Delano Seiveright’s campaign pause fuels backlash over claims that the leadership is plotting to sideline him in favour of Christian Tavares-Finson....

WESTERN BUREAU: The attorneys representing the three police personnel who are criminally charged in connection with the beating death of Mario Deane will get a final chance to convince the jury of their clients’ innocence when they commence their...