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A group of legal experts has suggested that the Government rethink punitive legislative trends and pursue comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to reduce violent crime. The suggestion by the Advocates Association of Jamaica (AAJ) comes days...

Jamaica has slipped two places on the World Press Freedom Index, now ranking 26th out of 180 countries. Despite the decline, it remains the second-highest ranked Caribbean nation, behind Trinidad and Tobago, which climbed six places to 19th and now...

Travel at the nation’s two busiest airports generated US$235 million in total revenue last year for the Pacific Airport Group, GAP, the Mexican airport operator’s newly released financials indicate. The outturn was 15 per cent better than in 2023....

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, has denied claims by the family of former People’s National Party (PNP) councillor candidate Ronaldo Jackson that he was inadequately...

A St Catherine woman, along with a religious leader and his wife, was remanded for a bail application on June 16 in connection with the alleged abduction of her teenage niece for participation in a cult ritual. The 13-year-old Clarendon girl, who...

Jennifer Williams, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals and Vice-Principals, is cautioning lawmakers not to rush the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) bill, contending that its implementation must be a “win-win” for all stakeholders....

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says an individual has been appointed to carry out the field functions that were previously done by the former political ombudsman. In a statement yesterday, Chuck did not name the person, but indicated that the...

Amid the rush of activities at Tuesday’s wellness fair, hosted at Hope Gardens in St Andrew, 81-year-old Vernice Gray was proof that strength and success have no age limit in Jamaican agriculture. A farmer for just four years, Gray is living...

The family of 20-year-old Shamar Riley joined Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in a protest against police violence in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, on Tuesday, armed with secretly recorded video footage they claim shows the moments before his fatal...

Amid wide public debate sparked by an increase in police fatal shootings, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says his administration will never allow state forces to act in ways that “wantonly abuse” the human rights of citizens. Holness was speaking...

The special measures application currently before the Home Circuit Court in the Donna-Lee Donaldson murder trial is set to resume on Friday. The application seeks permission for three overseas witnesses to give evidence remotely. Submissions were...

A heated political debate over housing policy has erupted between the Government and the parliamentary Opposition, as both sides seek to win voter support ahead of Jamaica’s next general election. On Monday, Opposition Leader Mark Golding responded...