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News as at
May 10, 2024, 4:42 am
‘Wi did see dis a come’
- There will be no roadblocks and ‘we want justice’ outrage for the death of four males, including a 17-year-old, whose lives fatally ended during an alleged gun battle with the police in Kingston yesterday morning. The usual demonstrations...
JCPC to introduce ‘review of merits appeal’ rule
- The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), Jamaica’s apex court, is set to introduce a ‘review of merits appeal’ rule, a major development that will effectively reduce the number of cases brought by appellants from jurisdictions it serves...
‘MADNESS’
- “This is madness!” That’s how Education and Youth Minister Fayval Williams has described the 55 critical incidents that occurred every 3.5 days across the education sector over the 190 schooldays spanning January 2022 to January 2023. In her...
DCP Bailey wants bill amended for time limit on telecoms to provide information
- Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey wants the Interception of Communications Act to be amended to impose a time limit within which telecommunication companies should provide information requested by the police. The act, which was passed in...
Lawyer labels Campbell-Collymore shooter ‘a liar’
- The attorney-at-law who is representing the alleged contract killer in the murder of businesswoman Simone Campbell Collymore yesterday sought to discredit the evidence of one of the shooters, branding him a liar. Attorney-at-law Sanjay Smith, who...
Tyre repairman alleged to have beaten man to death with stone remanded
- WESTERN BUREAU: Oppley Ebanks, the St James man who reportedly used a stone to beat another man to death during a confrontation on January 14, has been remanded until May 29 following his latest appearance in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday...
DISEASE TRANSFER ELIMINATED
- Jamaica’s goal to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 has been bolstered by its recent certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis (EMTCT)....
St Thomas cop under probe
- The St Thomas police have indicated that an investigation is under way into the arrest of one of their own on the weekend, for his alleged involvement in an abduction and multimillion-dollar robbery that reportedly took place at Golden Grove in the...
State to pump $2.5 billion into training of more health professionals
- Plans by the Government to build out and expand hospital facilities across the country are to be accompanied by a $500 million per annum scholarship to train more health professionals for the jobs that will become available at the end of the...
CXC assures it’s prepared to tackle ‘disruptions’ during exam sittings
- The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it has established policies in place to minimise disruptions that may occur during the sitting of examinations. The statement follows a series of bomb threats directed to at least three high schools...
CB Group’s ‘Power Up’ project unveils four new solar energy systems
- At its Peninsula Farms facility in Banbury, Linstead, St Catherine, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Jamaica Limited Group officially launched its solar power project ‘Power Up’ yesterday. The initiative is a joint venture with Soleco Energy Jamaica Limited...
‘We have to be kind’
- WESTERN BUREAU: Scores of Grange Hill Primary School students were briefed and exposed to practical ways of eradicating bullyism in schools by police officers and members of the civilian community during their Read Across Jamaica Day presentation...
Flagged on flight
- Some of the more than 200 Indians who arrived in Jamaica on a charter flight from Dubai told immigration officials that they had travelled to the island for a five-day tour, but checks of their itineraries revealed coverage for only one day....
‘We can’t go another winter season without water’
- WESTERN BUREAU: Accommodation stakeholders in Negril, which spans Westmoreland and Hanover, have declared that having spent over $200 million on water storage since March they will not be able to withstand the potential financial fallout from...
‘This is a shock to me’
- WESTERN BUREAU: Jody-Ann Barrett is in ‘”shock” and now left to pick up the pieces and hold her family together after her common-law husband, Andre Nicholson, died of an alleged suicide over the weekend. The man reportedly took his own life inside...
JLP, PNP squabble over charter flight
- The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday criticised the People’s National Party’s (PNP) response to the German charter flight carrying more than 200 Indians which landed in the island on Thursday. The governing party said the Opposition’s response...
BirdLife exposing children to birdwatching
- Jamaica holds a premier spot among birdwatchers globally, who often flock to the island to observe the 31 species that are only found here. But that enthusiasm for birds is not apparent locally, Damion Whyte, president of BirdLife Jamaica,...
HMH Farms launches goat meat burgers
- HMH Farms Limited officially launched its goat meat burgers under the brand Jamgoat Burgers last Saturday with the intention of revolutionising the industry. Hjort Henry, managing director of HMH Farms, hopes that by introducing this Jamaica-made...
May 13 committal hearing date for accused killer of homeless people
- WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Parish Court has set May 13 as the date for a committal hearing in relation to Ronaldo Ricketts, the man accused of killing several homeless people in Montego Bay between July and August 2023. Ricketts, who is charged...
Dig deeper
- In an effort to quell violence in schools and among students, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is asking the Government to dig deeper into the public purse to employ more guidance counsellors and social workers. JTA President Leighton...
