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SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — There were mixed reactions in Savanna-la-Mar on Sunday following the announcement by Prime Minister Andrew Holness that a crime-plagued section of the town had been declared a zone of special operations (ZOSO).

Chang is the man 8:40 pm
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that “partisan and political” considerations did not influence his decision to retain Dr Horace Chang as minister of national security in his recent shuffle of his Cabinet.

'I feel their pain' 8:20 pm
Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Sunday moved to staunch the bloodletting in Westmoreland, where several murders and shootings have been reported since the start of this year, by declaring a section of Savanna-la-Mar a zone of special operations (ZOSO).

COVID-19 fourth wave leaves hospitals short-staffed

Monday, January 17, 2022

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton is warning the country to brace for significant delays at hospitals as the fourth COVID-19 wave reduces the availability of staff.

JetBlue to increase daily flights to Jamaica despite cuts elsewhere

Monday, January 17, 2022

The seventh-largest airline in North America based on passengers carried, JetBlue Airways, is set to ramp up its number of daily flights to Jamaica.

Wrong choices

Monday, January 17, 2022

RESIDENTS of Portmore, St Catherine, could see a relief of traffic congestion in coming months, as there will be expansions of several roads in the community.

Drax Hall commercial boost 'long overdue'

Monday, January 17, 2022

DRAX HALL, St Ann — There is a strong level of support for the explosion in commercial development happening at Drax Hall along a section of the highway between the bustling St Ann towns of Ocho Rios and St Ann's Bay.

Christiana Market bursting at its seams

Monday, January 17, 2022

Clothes vendors selling in Christiana Market in Manchester are clamouring for more shops and stalls to conduct their businesses.

'Christianity is a lifestyle'

Monday, January 17, 2022

Jhenelle Small has never been one to shy away from leadership and advocating for the rights of others.With that drive, the 22-year-old has always been eager to grab those opportunities as they come along.

A celebration of Diaspora Day — 176 years of Indians in Jamaica

Sunday, January 16, 2022

�T he Indian High Commission in Jamaica last Sunday marked Diaspora Day, a celebration of 176 years of Indians in Jamaica, with a social event held at the high commissioner's offices in St Andrew.

Sunday Brew — January 16, 2022

Sunday, January 16, 2022

A Cabinet shuffle that wounded JamaicaIt took me two days for the foolishness that Prime Minister Holness did last Monday to sink in.And even at this point, I am hoping that someone will step forward and say, it was all a dream.

Pastors defend emotional Holness

Sunday, January 16, 2022

TWO pastors have jumped to the defence of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, saying there should be space for a national leader to be emotional or even cry publicly.

Escape costs senator US$12,000

Sunday, January 16, 2022

The second Haitian president assassination suspect to be caught in Jamaica paid handsomely to get here with his family by sea, and tried to bribe law enforcers who arrested him early Saturday morning in a St Elizabeth village in south-western Jamaica, the Jamaica...

Veteran journalist sidelined by illness; urges colleagues to take stock

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Having survived three near-death experiences that have left him unable to use the right side of his body, Manchester-based journalist Glendon Baker is encouraging others to prevent lifestyle illnesses by adopting early practices such as healthy diets, rest, water, exercise, and...