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Jason Wilks, senior sector specialist at the IDB.
16 Mar, 2026 0

Costly crimes

It is costing Caribbean nations a combined US$190 billion to deal with the effects of crime and violence, an official at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed. Jason Wilks, senior…
Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell, after receiving her master’s in forensic psychology.
16 Mar, 2026 0

Where faith meets forensics

When Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell joined the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on July 15, 1995, she did not envision a life spent probing the complexities of the criminal mind. In fact, policing…
Sharon Burgess* examines some of the junk at the front of the yard where her brother stacks junk taken from off the streets.
15 Mar, 2026 0

Nightmare at home

Their home is no longer a sanctuary – it’s a prison of fear. At any moment, their mentally ill relative could strike and, for Sharon Burgess* and her elderly mother, that day could be fatal. Burgess’…
Roadworks being done in a section of Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, in St James in April 2025.
15 Mar, 2026 0

ORA to hit the road within 24 months

The Government is aiming, within the next 24 months, to establish the single entity it has been touting to take charge of national roads in the country and which has been named the One Road Authority…
Sophia Lugg, mother of Donna-Lee Donaldson, raises her hand to thank God for showers of rain on leaving the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston after Noel Maitland was yesterday sentenced for the murder of her daughter.
14 Mar, 2026 0

‘Bittersweet’ justice

Nearly four years after the disappearance of social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson shocked the nation, a judge yesterday ordered that her boyfriend, former Police Constable Noel Maitland, serve…
From left: Richard Wallace, Destination Assurance Council chairman; Kathryn Silvera, president, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA); Camille Needham, executive director of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); Dr Carey Wallac
14 Mar, 2026 0

Jamaica’s tourism set to benefit from war in Middle East

Western Bureau: Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), says Jamaica’s tourism sector is poised for further growth as global travel disruptions on account of the…
Julian Robinson, opposition spokesman on finance, makes his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives in downtown Kingston on Thursday.
14 Mar, 2026 0

Robinson urges PM to rethink governance structure, avoid capital spend bottleneck

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has argued that meaningful growth in the Jamaican economy will remain elusive unless and until the Government takes concrete steps to unclog the…
From left: N. Fairclough-Hylton, senior parish court judge for St James; Shauna Trowers, chief technical director at the Ministry of National Security and Peace; Yvette Bouncher-Gardner, principal probation aftercare officer for the St James Probation Offi
14 Mar, 2026 0

St James’ new probation office to strengthen rehabilitation push, says Cuthbert-Flynn

WESTERN BUREAU: A newly retrofitted probation office, which was officially commissioned into service in St James yesterday, forms a part of the Government’s continued push to strengthen rehabilitation…
Garth Russell (left), former chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, receives his Silver Crocodile Award from Sir Patrick Allen, governor general and chief scout of Jamaica. The award is presented to scouters who have rendered outstanding a
14 Mar, 2026 0

Russell bows out after steering scouts through pandemic and storms

WESTERN BUREAU: Garth Russell, who recently demitted office as the chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, says he is leaving with “a heart full of gratitude and deep respect”,…