The Opposition PNP is calling on Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown and the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) to establish a monitoring mechanism for upcoming by-elections. It's making the call as it's raising particular concerns about what it says are...
Hurricane Irma is now a very dangerous and powerful Category 4 hurricane. It was upgraded this afternoon. It's now bearing down on the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean amid fears that it could barrel towards the United States next. Hurricane warnings have been...
The government says it's begun wage negotiations with teachers. State Minister of Finance and Public Service, Rudyard Spencer, today, met with members of the Jamaica Teachers Association, JTA, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle Offices. The JTA is the negotiating body...
A leading human rights advocate says it's now absolutely imperative that there be changes in the leadership in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) including the Police Commissioner. It's the first public call that's been made for Police Commissioner, George Quallo,...
A child was shot and injured yesterday in the vicinity of Jarrett Lane, in East Kingston, as rival gangs continue to hold some areas there under siege. Amid the unceasing violence, Councillor for the Norman Gardens Division in the constituency, Angela Brown Burke,...
Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, is defending the embattled Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF, which is under pressure over of its controversial administrative review report on the 2010 West Kingston operation. He says people should be 'careful' in criticizing the...
One of the country's leading criminologists, Professor Anthony Harriott, says he has no confidence the Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF, will act professionally and with respect for human rights under the Zones of Special Operations. [audio_mp3...
Three police constables accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old boy in Westmoreland last week have been charged. They've been charged with kidnapping, extortion, and attempting to pervert the course of justice. They were charged last evening. They're to appear in court...
Education Minister, Ruel Reid, has withdrawn comments he made on Wednesday criticizing some school administrators he said were corruptly attempting to extort parents. His comments have drawn criticism from the Opposition, the Jamaica Teacher's Association, JTA, and...
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn, says she's contacted the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to investigate a Facebook post in which she says false allegations are made about her. The social media post...