US Army vet booted to Ja Godfrey Wade, the 65-year-old United States (US) Army veteran who was detained in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility for months, has been deported to Jamaica. Wade arrived in the island on Thursday. Wade’s attorney, Tony...
Search on for missing ballistic evidence as trial continues for cops in triple killing A search is now under way at the police central store to locate key ballistic evidence collected in the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men along Acadia Drive, St Andrew. The revelation came yesterday in the Home Circuit Court during the...
Flooding, cold front leave chilling effect in Hanover Western Bureau: Heavy rains that lashed sections of Hanover this week took a heavy toll on the parish, causing major flooding in the OceanPointe Housing Development and land slippage in other areas, including some that were impacted by Hurricane...
Jamaica eyes stronger ties as CAF rethinks risk metrics Finance Minister Fayval Williams says Jamaica is looking to deepen its relationship with CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, noting that the financial institution has grown more sensitive to the country’s needs. Williams, who...
CAF Business Matchmaking Forum generates over US$72m in commercial expectations PANAMA CITY, Panama The business matchmaking roundtable, organised by CAF within the framework of the International Economic Forum, was the first of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean. It brought together more than 400 business leaders,...
Government intensifies push for disability access to justice The Government says it is intensifying efforts to ensure that persons with disabilities are fully integrated into the national discourse and are able to access justice with dignity and opportunity. State Minister in the Ministry of Justice and...
McAlpine residents get medical boost from outreach partnership WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of McAlpine, in Westmoreland, recently benefited from a medical outreach initiative conducted by Canadian entity Team Broken Earth, which partnered with the Westmoreland Public Health Department and the Canadian Red Cross...
New whole foods store to support MoBay’s journey towards healthier lifestyles WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has welcomed the Organica Whole Foods Store to Montego Bay, saying it is timely and aligned with the city’s growing push towards healthier lifestyles and...
PRAYING FOR JUSTICE A female relative of Melissa Silvera was seen leaving the downtown Kingston-based Gun Court in tears yesterday morning, saying the family is praying for justice after the court accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter from her husband, Jolyan Silvera...
Public-sector workers lead on sexual harassment complaints Fifty alleged cases of sexual harassment – mostly involving public-sector workers – have been referred to the tribunal established under the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act to hear and adjudicate complaints. The disclosure was...