Hanover constable under probe after losing service firearm in taxi
A police constable attached to the Sandy Bay Police Station, in Hanover, is reportedly under probe after losing his service firearm in a taxi yesterday. The policeman reportedly lost the service weapon while travelling in the taxi from...
College #MeToo - Victims expose Edna Manley sexual harassment cover-up
WESTERN BUREAU: An explosive sexual harassment scandal and claims of a cover-up are threatening to rock Jamaica’s chief fine arts school, the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, sparking a toxic atmosphere of fear and...
Axe to fall on Audit Commission - State watchdog's fate tied to rising concerns over underperformance
The Government is to disband the Audit Commission, an oversight body it created 13 years ago to monitor the performance of public-sector audit committees and make reports to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. It is not clear whether...
JFF must do better! – coach - Player, coaches livid about travel arrangements made by federation
Assistant coach for Jamaica’s national senior women’s football team Lorne Donaldson has hit out at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) for its management of the flight arrangements for the Reggae Girlz and their support staff for their final FIFA...
Conduent expanding in Jamaica
Call centre operator Conduent Inc will be expanding its Jamaican operations, a plan that is expected to lead to around 2,000 new jobs by early 2020. The size of the investment was not disclosed, but it appears to be substantial. Robert Corbishley,...
Marcia Griffiths – A Timeless Journey In Reggae Music
When a young, impressionable, ingénue named Marcia Griffiths set off on her journey in reggae music, she had no idea whatsoever that half a century later, she would be living the words of her own song, which has become an anthem: “ I shall sing,...
SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION IN THE ABORTION DEBATE
Michael Abrahams Online Columnist As the abortion debate rages, and persons on both sides plead their cases, many misleading and dishonest statements are being posited in the public space. Firstly, the generalized statements that “abortion is...
Gordon Robinson | Sue them - NWC must take both CHEC and NWA to court
“It’s my theory, based on my years of work on the costly rock sewers, that clean water leads to a healthier population.” – Tyrion Lannister (a.k.a. ‘The Imp’), formerly ‘Hand’ (Prime Minister/Chief Adviser) to Queen Daenerys Targaryen (a.k
Relearning, balancing and hip hop
Life, they say, is all about finding that equilibrium, work and pleasure being one key component in the grand scheme of it … and when there happens to be a union of both, it’s like finding one’s Zen on a rock and roll … and in Peter Wright’s cas
Sizzling 2019 expected for JRDC Circuit ‘Wheels on Fire'
One of the biggest racing events to take place annually on local soil happens today at Jamwest Motorsports and Adventure Park in Negril, Westmoreland, and from our estimation, all systems are go for a sizzling 2019. Speaking with Automotives,...
Lorna Gooden: A leader with heart
Lorna Gooden is best described as a living, breathing paradox. Both her persona and life story is filled with delightful contradictions – factors that in theory do not combine, but, in reality, meld seamlessly together to create a truly admirable...