The St. James pastor, who’s charged with the sexual assault of a minor, was offered bail when he appeared in the St. James Parish Court last week. The pastor, 39-year-old Jason Rose is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old. The teenager’s mother and the...
Nora Gaye Banton reports The Jamaica Constabulary Force JCF is reporting a 9.2 percent increase in murders across the island in comparison to the same period last year. The data was revealed in the latest Crime Statistics published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force,...
President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association, Dr. Mindi Fitz Henley is outraged that the country may have to dump doses of the AstraZeneca branded COVID-19 vaccines which will expire Friday. According to Dr. Fitz Henley, this is despite the government...
Hykel Nunes reports The National Workers Union, NWU, says public sector workers should be opened to accepting a moderate increase during the latest round of wage negotiations. According to NWU General Secretary, Granville Valentine, while public sector groups desire a...
Minister of National Security Dr. Horace Chang says while the country's homicide rate is a cause for concern, he says the police have made major strides in clamping down on gang activities across the island. Dr. Chang says the security forces have been especially busy...
Chief Executive Officer at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, PICA, Andrew Wynter says he will have to conduct additional checks to verify whether the data security practices of the organization have been breached. An Auditor General Repot report tabled...
Hykel Nunes reports The Court Administration Division, CAD, is denouncing assertions in a video on social media, alleging a teenager was fined $200,000 for failure to wear a mask. President of the People's National Party, Mark Golding, urged the government to address...
The Nurses Association of Jamaica NAJ says their union has not been called to the table by the government to finalize wage negotiations. NAJ President Patsy Edwards Henry made the revelation while speaking on Nationwide@5 yesterday. She says, unlike the other unions,...
President of the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association, JGRA, Dianne Parram, says gas retailers are seeing a 40 percent decline in revenue, since the implementation of no movement days over the last two months. According to Parram, no movement days during the week...
Hykel Nunes reports The Caribbean Community, CARICOM, will be launching an investigation into possible discrimination by the United Kingdom against vaccination programs in several member countries. This follows concerns raised by Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs...