The family of a woman who died at St Ann's Bay Hospital with significant stool build-up in her body is accusing the facility of negligence. The woman, 33-year-old Keneice Dunn, was admitted to the facility on July 29. She was nine months into her pregnancy and had...
A land regularisation meeting in Central St. James on Thursday attracted a strong turn-out, with residents eager to push ahead with the process of formalizing their community and securing land tenure. This, on the heels of the Cooper's Pen incident in Trelawny, in...
Jamaicans For Justice, JFJ, is calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force to provide an explanation for allegations that several men from Coopers Pen in Trelawny were detained by police just hours before several homes in the community were demolished on Tuesday....
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the government is moving to address concerns surrounding school book lists, following complaints from parents about the number and cost of books they are being asked to purchase. Dr Holness was speaking at the Office of the Prime...
A national effort is needed to upskill the labour force to amid increasing global digital transformation. That's the view of director of the Centre of Excellence and Innovation at Mona School of Business and Management, Dr. Maurice McNaughton. Dr McNaughton was...
A mentally challenged woman, who was picked up by the Kingston Community Mental Health Services after several appeals by concerned residents and the media, has died. Jacqueline Cameron died at Kingston Public Hospital, KPH, on Friday, August 7. Her brother Gerald...
The mandatory purchase of khaki shirts from a St Catherine-based high school is causing frustration for at least one guardian of a student at the institution. Parents and guardians have been informed by the school administration that they have to purchase the uniform...
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning so-called birth tourism, the practice of travelling to another country with the express purpose of giving birth there. The order, signed on Thursday, is one of two targeting birthright citizenship. Mahiri...
Fifteen-minutes. That was the response time that led to the recovery of five stolen animals valued at approximately $380,000 in St Catherine by personnel from the Agricultural Protection Branch, APB. The details are outline in a release from the branch commending its...
President of Ghana, John Mahama, is calling on Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to strengthen collaboration with African nations. This, in a bid to present a united front on issues that could affect both regions. President Mahama, who is a on a state visit to...