NEW TWIST Former People’s National Party (PNP) member of parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, has reportedly pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter in relation to the death of his wife, Melissa Silvera. The reported plea was entered...
Johnson Smith urges Haiti to respect Feb 7 red line on transition amid council turmoil Days before Haiti’s transitional government is set to expire, Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has warned that any move away from the February 7 deadline would risk further fragmentation, insisting that the agreed-upon date must be the...
The gift of play Six-year-old Allahana Commock had never known what it felt like to run freely or play without fear of collapsing. Born with tetralogy of fallot – a rare and complex congenital heart defect – even short walks left her exhausted, dizzy, and prone to...
Private contractors not expected to know FAAA, court hears Contractors who do business with the Government, as well as private-sector workers, are not necessarily expected to understand or comply with the Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAAA), a senior finance ministry official told the Kingston...
Witness’ death weighs against adjournment in Clansman gang case The reported death of a prosecution witness last week was raised before the Supreme Court on Monday as a critical factor weighing against any lengthy adjournment in the long-awaited Clansman gang trial involving alleged leader Tesha Miller and 24...
Princess Resorts reopens, boosting confidence among local travel agents WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa forced its closure, Princess Resorts Jamaica in Hanover has reopened, bringing 1,000 staff back to work and restoring confidence among local travel agents, who are already booking major...
Chuck says Jamaica’s murder count can drop below 200 per year WESTERN BUREAU: Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck is urging the relatives of criminals to persuade them to give up their illegal guns, saying that by doing so it could bring Jamaica’s annual murder count, which is now...
School flunks at caring for Child A teacher’s failure to intervene in a verbal dispute between two Norman Manley High School (NMHS) students, before it turned physical and left one of them bloodied and missing a tooth, is a “clear breach of the duty and standard of care” the...
Risky business More than 60 per cent of Jamaican men are having sexual intercourse with multiple partners, according to a study on males’ sexual practices which also suggests that droves of them are engaging in transactional sex. The research, dubbed Sexual and...
Bennett-Cooper urges public education on bill to blot out criminal convictions Government Senator Rose Bennett-Cooper has called for the administration to roll out a comprehensive public education exercise to inform Jamaicans with old, non-custodial convictions on how to have their criminal records expunged. She made the call...