Kalilah Reynolds reports. One of the biggest political upsets in yesterday’s General Eelection's was the defeat of the PNP’s Peter Bunting in Central Manchester by the JLP’s Rhoda Moy Crawford, a newcomer to politics. Crawford won by nearly a thousand votes, earning...
The identities of two wanted men who were arrested while trying to vote on election day are being withheld to facilitate further investigations. According to the police, their vigilance yesterday led to the capture of the two wanted men, one in St Mary and the other...
At the start of 2020 speculation began that the year would hold many things for Jamaica, including a general election. Early on political pundits began suggesting a date when Prime Minister Andrew Holness would announce that the country would go to the polls. But on...
Neika Lewis reports. The illegal occupation of house saga engulfing Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Northern Trelawny MP, the PNP's Victor Wright, is deepening. The state-owned SCJ Holdings company limited says it will be instructing its attorneys to file a...
Minister with responsibility for Agriculture, JC Hutchinson, says the mother of his child, Lola Marshall Williams, has resigned as a director of Holland Producers Limited, the company at the epicenter of an unfolding controversy. Ms Williams' alleged resignation...
Effective immediately, Jamaicans for Justice, JFJ, will provide justice services for victims of gender-based violence. Executive Director at JFJ, Rodje Malcom says individuals who've been affected by physical and sexual abuse can seek assistance from the...
Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Lester Michael Henry, has been appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security. In making the announcement today, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Mr Henry will take up the appointment tomorrow. Mr Henry's appointment...
Minister with responsibility for land and environment, Daryl Vaz, has withdrawn his application to lease lands in a protected area of Hollywell, St. Andrew. Mr. Vaz in a statement this afternoon, says his decision comes following concerns and objections raised by the...
Four hundred Jamaican crew members who arrived on a ship in Falmouth Pier, Tuesday are this evening in quarantine at a St Ann hotel. This follows the disembarkation of 200 today at Falmouth Pier. As was the case Thursday, the 200 Jamaicans were transported by Jamaica...
Senior Advisor and Communication Strategist in the Tourism Ministry, Delano Seiveright, says there's been no fallout from the coronavirus scare on the sector. Reports surfaced this morning that the University Hospital of the West Indies was treating a suspected case...