Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he's unperturbed by recent poll findings which show a sharp decline in favourability ratings for himself and his Jamaica Labour Party. The recent Nationwide Bluedot Polls powered by Total Tools shows that both the Prime Minister and...
The family and friends of 24-year-old Avado Samuels, who was shot and killed by the police at a wake in Mount Pleasant, Hanover on Sunday protested in Lucea Tuesday. More than 30 people with placards demonstrated peacefully in front of the Texaco Gas Station in the...
The man charged with the murder of social media influencer, Aneka 'Slickianna' Townsend, Rushawn Patterson was denied bail when he appeared before Justice Andrea Thomas in the St. James Circuit Court earlier on Tuesday. Justice Thomas said in her view, the allegations...
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says industry workers are earning at least 20% more in wages and salaries than in the pre-pandemic period. He made the disclosure yesterday at the opening of the Tourism Enhancement Fund's Speed Networking Event at the Montego Bay...
Photo by: The Jamaica Gleaner The Prime Minister's budget presentation was marred yesterday afternoon when the audio system inside Gordon House failed. A few minutes into his presentation just as he was hitting his stride, the Prime Minister's microphone went silent....
A 36-year-old taxi driver was shot and killed in his car along the Sandy Bay main road in Hanover yesterday morning. He's been identified as Adrian Grizzle otherwise known as 'Nishy' from Mount Pelier in the parish. Reports are that at around 11:50am Grizzle parked...
A town hall meeting organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) in St James, to discuss and provide recommendations surrounding the new Road Traffic Act, had to be postponed following a dismal turnout. The meeting on Thursday was...
National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says he will seek an audience with Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson to examine national security issues affecting the resort town of Negril in Westmoreland. He says public order will top the agenda. Dr....
The post-mortem on the body of 9-year-old Nikita Noel is to be conducted Friday. Nikita, more affectionately called 'Jojo', was found dead in her community of Kew in Hanover last Wednesday. Superintendent Sharon Beeput, Commanding Officer of the Hanover Police. She...
Jamaica's agricultural sector registered its highest ever domestic crop production output in 2022. Agriculture minister Pearnel Charles Jr says the sector logged production of over 840,000 tonnes, higher than every other year on record. Speaking Wednesday at the...