WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) will be paying close attention to today’s meeting with union groups at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), where stakeholders are slated to discuss salary-related issues. During her...
Informal language usage, lack of education and physical disabilities are among the challenges - and even biases - that prevent members of the public from accessing aspects of the justice system. It’s a dilemma that prompted yesterday’s launch of...
The Gleaner’s Sashana Small walked away with three major awards last night at the Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s (CBU) 36th Media Awards Gala in Barbados. The awards culminated the CBU’s 56th Annual General Assembly, held from August 18-20 under...
The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is holding onto a razor-thin, but declining lead over the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), as a new public opinion poll shows more undecided voters now favouring the JLP fewer than two weeks out...
There will be a change in the national debate format on the economy this year, with a three-member team from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) going up against their People’s National Party (PNP) counterparts. The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC)...
A nationwide manhunt is under way to recapture eight prisoners who escaped custody early Tuesday morning from the Constant Spring Police Station lock-up in St Andrew. As at press time last night, none of the fugitives had surrendered to authorities...
Bouyed by what she describes as renewed energy in St Ann South Western after years of neglect, first-time political aspirant Danishka Williams is making the audacious claim that she will return the seat to the People’s National Party (PNP) come...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Malabver, the new president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is urging the Ministry of Education to provide greater support for the nation’s educators amid their ongoing salary dispute with the Government. The JTA,...
Seventeen-year-old Carl Blake’s performance in the May-June sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations is a beacon of hope that has come right in time for his mother, Charlotte Nembhard. The 17-year-old Wolmer’s...
Just over half of Jamaica’s voting population is planning to cast a ballot in the September 3 general election set for two weeks from today. Of the remaining potential voters, 29.1 per cent said they have no intention of going to the polls while...
After living in Morant Bay, St Thomas, for more than 40 years, street vendor Denise said yesterday that she has never seen a reason to vote and does not even know the candidates contesting the upcoming September 3 polls. “Mi nuh see no reason fi...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for St Catherine West Central, Dr Christopher Tufton, says he has laid the foundation for significant development in the constituency and is banking on the proposed Greater Innswood Project as a major plank for...
As the September 3 general election approaches, Clarendon North Western is shaping up to be one of the constituencies to watch, with veteran politician Richard Azan seeking a return to Parliament, and newcomer Warren Newby pledging to chart a new...
There was no motorcade or throngs of supporters behind Garth Barnett as he arrived at Covenant of Mercy Academy (Alpha) to hand in his nomination papers to contest the Kingston Central constituency in the upcoming elections for the United...
Paul Buchanan has once again stepped into the political ring, hoping to create the biggest upset in this general election by wresting St Andrew West Central from Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Dr Andrew Holness. The People’s...
Jamaica’s two main political parties are claiming to have the greater momentum on the ground, two weeks out from a general election that is expected to be fiercely contested. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called the opposition People’s...
The fight for Manchester Central is shaping up to be a battle for the hills of Bellefield, a historic People’s National Party (PNP) fortress that saw its dominance challenged in 2020. Both the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Rhoda Moy Crawford, who...
WESTERn BUREAU: “Where the west goes, the rest goes” has been a long-standing slogan in national politics, and with the 2025 general election looming, the region’s 12 seats, which the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won in 2020 on its way to a...
Unlike many candidates vying for victory in the September 3 election, Carlton Allen, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) contender for St Andrew South, is taking a measured approach. Rather than aiming for an outright win, his goal is turn the...
The disappearance and murder of 20-year-old University of Technology (UTech) student, Anisa Dilworth in May sparked outrage across several sectors in Jamaica, with many condemning yet another case of gender-based violence. On Saturday, a ceremony...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson says if the People’s National Party (PNP) forms the government it will undertake a review of the compensation package implemented for public-sector workers. Robinson was speaking at a PNP parish...
The machinery of the two major political parties will be at full throttle today as the prospective candidates and their supporters are expected to whip up frenzied carnival-type celebrations that accompany Nomination Day exercises across Jamaica’s...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has signalled that his administration is prepared to make a “credible and reasonable offer” to public-sector workers that will not damage the economy going forward. His remarks come against the background of an...
Despite the continuity and party identity offered by family dynasties in Jamaican politics, former media manager and social commentator Kay Osborne believes they may create significant risks to democratic renewal, which she says must be a concern...
The tenure of Dr Peter Phillips as member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew East Central came to an end on Friday when Parliament dissolved ahead of the September 3 general election, also bringing to a close the longest simultaneous representation...
