NO VOTE ON GAY UNION BLESSINGS The Boulevard Baptist Church membership last month voted down a proposal from its pastor, Reverend Devon Dick, to add to the agenda of a business meeting a discussion and vote on whether same-sex unions could receive “blessings” at the church....
Gov’t challenges $120m award to George Williams, calls it excessive The Government is arguing that the $120 million in damages that was awarded to George Williams – the mentally disabled Rastafarian man who spent 50 years in prison awaiting trial – was “punitive in circumstances where there was no oppressive,...
Edmund Ridge fury Less than a year after moving into his new two-bedroom home at Edmund Ridge Estates in St James, homeowner Anthony Davis has begun extensive interior renovations. The house was among several severely damaged in October when Hurricane Melissa ripped...
‘It was God’s wrath’ WESTERN BUREAU: With more than 1,600 churches representing over 100 denominations, Jamaica is widely believed – though largely on anecdotal grounds – to hold a Guinness World Record for the highest concentration of churches globally, with an...
Springs to the rescue as St James water crisis deepens A worsening water crisis in St James has forced residents across the parish to depend on roadside springs and makeshift catchments for basic household needs, even as health officials warn that the water may be contaminated and pose serious risks...
‘No compromise’ A break-in at the Petersfield High School shelter has escalated tensions between residents and authorities, prompting Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie to demand round-the-clock police presence and warn that the Government will not put up...
‘She gave more than she took’ An overflowing Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey, heard glowing tributes paid to Jamaica’s late Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson, who died on November 8 after battling breast cancer. Among those reflecting on Roach-...
Government urged to present plan for bankable reconstruction projects Opposition Senator Ramon Small-Ferguson says the US$2.4 billion in private capital that is to be mobilised from external sources for Jamaica’s reconstruction efforts is contingent on the country’s ability to present bankable and competitive...
Digicel delights children with special needs during Christmas treat at Hope Gardens Christmas carols rang through speakers at Funland in Hope Gardens, Kingston, yesterday as excited children with special needs enjoyed games and competition organised especially for them by the Digicel Foundation. On the periphery of the merry-go-...
Local gov’t minister galvanises Cornwall citizens for cleanup campaign A call to unity and community action resonated through Pentecost Lane, Darliston, yesterday as Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development, officially launched the National Cleanup Programme. The initiative seeks to...