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The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) says the Government must consider reintroducing a ceiling on wages and salaries following its latest assessment of the Dr Andrew Holness administration’s fiscal performance. The commission said the...

The death of four-year-old Shannon Gordon, one of five persons murdered during Sunday night’s mass shooting in St Catherine, has left her relatives and teachers shattered. During the incident in the community of Commodore in Linstead, labelled by...

The defence team in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused has strongly opposed a prosecution request barring the media from publishing the names of witnesses due to security concerns....

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of several communities in proximity to the Flankers/Providence Beach in Montego Bay, St James, are adamant that they should be granted unrestricted access to the beach, which Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism juggernaut continued its reign at the World Travel Awards (WTA) on Saturday night, capturing an impressive 45 honours, 29 regional Caribbean awards and 16 national titles, during a glittering ceremony staged at...

A group of students hurried to take shelter under a lone tree from the blazing mid-morning sun after a physical education class at the Old Harbour High School in St Catherine, recently. Watching from the sidelines, Principal Lynton Weir shared his...

Jamaican authorities confiscated more than 250 endangered and exotic species of animals over the last five years amid worrying signs that more locals are seeking to cash in on the global multibillion-dollar illegal wildlife trade. A total of 274...

Trade unionist Lambert Brown, an industrial relations adviser to the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), is claiming that the Orders used for the interdiction of Dr Aujae Dixon are not applicable, amid discussions about the September 17...

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ recently publicised claim that Jamaica’s doctor internship programme is currently oversubscribed, questions and doubts still remain about whether there are enough interns now in the...

With news emerging on Friday that the United States forces carried out another strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel off the Venezuelan coast, local fishers have differing views on how this is likely to affect them. US Defence Secretary Pete...

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police, who are on a drive to dismantle the criminal gang behind a spate of robberies in the parish, have identified a woman known only as ‘Toots’ as the mastermind behind the illicit scheme. The gangsters are being...

Jamaica has officially become the 89th country to launch iamtheCODE, a global initiative aimed at empowering young girls and women through digital literacy and coding. The programme, which seeks to develop one million coders by 2030, targets...