Jamaica on Olympics display PARIS, France: Chef de Mission for Jamaica’s team to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, Ian Kelly, has promised that the world will be enthralled by the island’s flair during today’s opening ceremony. The Olympics officially opens today, starting...
‘Children’s Champion’ Blaine hailed for legacy of advocacy, love The heartfelt tributes at Betty Ann Blaine’s thanksgiving service on Thursday at Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew revealed the depth of admiration for the woman hailed as “Jamaica’s children’s champion”. Tributes to Blaine, whose career...
Supreme Court staffers cry out against ‘inhumane, degrading’ working conditions Despite the Government’s pledge in 2018 to create a First World, high-tech court system, many members of the Supreme Court staff said this week that they were working in inhumane conditions. The staff outlined in detail some of the problems they...
SJMC CEO makes plea for tools needed to help municipalities update financial statements Chief executive officer (CEO) of the St James Municipal Corporation (SJMC) Naudia Crosskill on Wednesday appealled to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to provide the necessary resources to assist the municipalities in getting their...
Fewer J’cans take part in Canadian overseas employment programme The number of Jamaicans who travelled to Canada as part of the overseas employment programme in 2023 declined by five per cent to 9,587 persons as weather challenges and the negative publicity surrounding the farm work programme persisted. More...
Kingston Creative seeks $30m for next phase of downtown transformation Andrea Dempster Chung, executive director of Kingston Creative, acknowledges that despite millions already invested in downtown Kingston’s iconic art district, an additional $30 million is required to sustain the ongoing transformation efforts....
By-election discontent Residents of the Morant Bay division in St Thomas on Wednesday expressed dismay over the Government’s decision to use its parliamentary majority to postpone their by-election by 90 days. Councillor Rohan Bryan’s death on May 1 created a vacancy in...
Collymore, accomplices to face trial for gun attack on ex-lover Convicted killer Omar Collymore and his three accomplices in the contract-style killing of his wife are set to face another trial in relation to an alleged gun attack reportedly orchestrated by Collymore on his ex-lover. A date for the trial of...
Double whammy WESTERN BUREAU: “This is a double blow,” was how yam farmer Robert Powell described the assault on his two south Trelawny farms by Hurricane Beryl and the destructive yam rust disease. “This yam was supposed to be ready by next month, but as you...
Woman in danger of losing eye after acid attack in HWT The family and friends of a Kingston woman are praying and hoping for the best amid concerns that she might lose an eye following an acid attack yesterday at her workplace at Pavilion Plaza in St Andrew. They also believe that she was the target of...