WESTERN BUREAU: Forensic investigator Detective Constable Rickardo Evans yesterday concluded his evidence-in-chief in the Mario Deane trial, which is ongoing in the Westmoreland Circuit Court, by showing the court photographs he took of the cell...
In a strong rebuke of police misconduct, a Supreme Court judge has ordered the Government to pay $3.7 million to a man who was falsely imprisoned after a cop accused him of disrespect in Manchester in 2012. Justice Judith Pusey ruled that Special...
A man who migrated overseas and ceased contributing to the joint property he shared with his ex-wife, following their separation, has officially lost his stake in a Manchester property after a legal battle. Justice Althea Jarrett, after hearing the...
Long-standing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor John Myers on Tuesday criticised the People’s National Party (PNP) caucus’ resolution calling for potable water in Kingston and St Andrew. Myers claimed that the resolution was politically...
WESTERN BUREAU: When constables Nadia McKenzie and Jerome Stephens decided to help a student from Wakefield Primary School in Trelawny, they could not have envisaged that this small effort would blossom into a vibrant homework club. “We just saw...
With financing from a key international funding agency recently coming to a halt, Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) says it is banking on corporate Jamaica to support its plans to monitor the general election due this year....
WESTERN BUREAU: Caribbean leaders and tourism stakeholders are expressing alarm over proposed US port service fees and tariffs, warning that these could severely impact the region’s fragile economies and tourism industry. The Caribbean Hotel and...
WESTERN BUREAU: The crime scene investigator who examined the Barnett Street Police Station cell where Mario Deane was beaten in August 2014 told the Westmoreland Circuit Court on Tuesday that he saw water on the floor and a blood-like substance in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kerry Thomas, the People’s National Party (PNP) councillor for the Mount Salem division in the St James Municipal Corporation, is warning Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon against carrying out a threat to remove political banners...
The Court of Appeal has overturned an order from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for the removal of male wards from Sunbeam Children’s Home, following allegations of physical abuse at the facility. In March 2024, the CPFSA,...
The St Catherine South police are probing the murder of a young mother and injury to her child after a home invasion yesterday morning in a section of Old Harbour. The Gleaner understands that the attackers reportedly posed as members of the...
Three years ago, Nicolette Beckford’s life took a tragic turn when she became the victim of an acid attack that left her severely scarred, blind in one eye, and struggling to see from the other. Despite the life-altering consequences, the 46-year-...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans in the diaspora to return home and invest, a move which he said would increase the country’s output and further boost the economy. Holness, who was the guest speaker at a diaspora forum at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Six men were killed in two separate alleged confrontations with the police on Monday, with three fatalities in St James and three in Westmoreland. The Westmoreland incident took place around 4:30 a.m. in Top Lincoln, Grange Hill....
Victims of the alleged multibillion-dollar fraud at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) are being promised a partial payout, starting next month. It comes more than two years after news of the scheme devastated clients, including Jamaican sprint...
There are no reports of illness experienced by people who would have consumed chicken salvaged from a washed-up container in Hellshire, St Catherine, last week. Nonetheless, health inspectors in the parish say they will remain on the ground for at...
WESTERN BUREAU: “We just get Jesse and him just gone suh,” said Shanoi Smith, the foster mother of 13-year-old Jesse Patterson, who collapsed and died while participating in a cross-country event at Anchovy High School in St James last Friday. “I...
WESTERN BUREAU: Thieves broke into the police’s Area One Accident Investigation Reconstruction Unit (AIRU) facility on Orange Street in Montego Bay, St James, on Saturday, stealing several items, including a ballistic vest. The crooks, who were...
WESTERN BUREAU: When Steve Gera looked around the grandstand at Jamaica’s National Stadium, he saw more than just fans. He saw a movement. “We’ve taken over at least five hotels,” said the president of Grand Slam Track, standing amid the electric...
President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Pastor Ted N. C. Wilson, is slated to visit Jamaica this coming weekend. The visit, the third since being elected World Church president in 2010, is primarily to meet with the Island’s Adventist...
In a globalised world, Jamaica’s cultural and performing arts are arguably the most prominent remnants of the island’s heritage and folk history. But even these sometimes steer children on a path of violence and trauma, renowned consultant...
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to disburse annual increments at the end of this month, the president of the association, Dr Mark Smith, has disclosed. Describing...
Patrons at Expo Jamaica, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre and the National Arena in St Andrew from last Thursday to yesterday, were exposed to numerous product offerings from large companies to small-scale entrepreneurs. During an...
Western Bureau: When 11-year-old Jordon Peters, who was selling bottled water on the street of Hague in Trelawny, offered her a bottle of water, free of charge, basic school teacher Marie Evans didn’t immediately realise how much of a life-...
