Bully buster Two powerful stakeholder bodies in the education sector have given full support to the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s anti-bullying campaign, stressing that any attempt to stem the dangerous physical and emotional tide...
Stale food warning Mayor of Kingston and St Andrew Andrew Swaby is urging people with food, intended to be given to the homeless in the nation’s capital, to channel such donations through the Marie Atkins Night Shelter, citing reports of people donating meals unfit...
Gun haul in St Thomas A 78-year-old man is among two people in police custody for illegal possession of ammunition and firearms, following seizures made during two separate police operations in St Thomas on the weekend. One multi-calibre AM-15 rifle was among the...
Ignorance and poverty holding back Jamaicans in war on cancer Founder of the Misty Blue Cancer Care Foundation, Dorothy Satchwell, is urging Jamaicans, especially young people, to learn their family health history and to take early screening seriously, warning that ignorance and poverty continue to cost lives...
Portmore councillors sound alarm over unapproved asphalt plant on Dyke Road The erection of an asphalt plant along Dyke Road in Portmore, St Catherine has sparked outrage among councillors who say the facility is being built without the necessary approvals from the Portmore Municipal Corporation. At last Wednesday’s...
HMC poised to get tough on property tax delinquents in Hanover Western Bureau: With the parish seeing a high-level of non-compliance in property tax payment, the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) will shortly be going on an enforcement drive to collect outstanding monies with a back-up plan to publish the...
Top cop defends POA chair’s ouster Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has defended his decision to declare the chairmanship of the Police Officers’ Association (POA) vacant, citing serious financial irregularities and a failure to provide accountability within the organisation. In a...
Leadership vacancies cripple IC’s work The Integrity Commission (IC), Jamaica’s leading anti-corruption agency, has been operating without three of its top leaders for weeks – a development that could significantly undermine its ability to prevent, detect, and prosecute corruption. As...
Shareholder sues Pulse over alleged US$80,000 loan Pulse Investments Limited, the publicly listed modelling and entertainment company, is facing a lawsuit in the Supreme Court over an alleged unpaid shareholder loan of US$80,000 (approximately J$12.4 million). The lawsuit was filed on August 25 by...
Jamaica’s youth in crisis Crime and violence have long plagued Jamaica, with the crisis continuing in 2025 – and with several notable incidents particularly over the past three months – leaving the nation’s youth devastated. The consequences have been...