Incensed by an early morning death threat against him and his family, as well as the torching of the People’s National Party (PNP) St Catherine South Eastern constituency office, Dr Alfred Dawes, who…
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Sorrowful tributes
Jamaicans on Sunday paid tribute to children killed in violent circumstances during an annual Child Month ritual at The Secret Gardens monument at the intersection of Church and Tower streets in downtown Kingston….
Dancehall Great Patra Returns to the Music
Patra, who was known as the Queen of the Dancehall Pack in the 1990s and 2000s was included among major hit makers like Shabba Ranks, Mad Cobra (“Flex”), and Shaka Demus & Pliers, has made…
Teenagers embrace game-based financial literacy project
Kadeem Petgrave admits that since hosting the first sessions of a game-based financial literacy project he developed for at-risk youth living in Corporate Area and St Catherine communities, he has not been able…
Gifts for central St Mary primary schools
Charity organisation Icons of Annotto Bay donated food supplies to three primary schools in central St Mary last April. The supplies will be used in the feeding programmes of the institutions. President of…
Man beats lover after seeing hickey on her neck
A man accused of physically assaulting the mother of his child after noticing a hickey on her neck was directed to seek counselling following his appearance in the St James Parish Court on…
No-case submission in ‘Ras Negus’ ganja case completed
Attorney Chumu Paris on Friday concluded his no-case submission on behalf of his client, Charles “Ras Negus” Largie, who was on trial for having ganja that was found inside his shop. The submission…
Show children you care about them
GOVERNMENT Senator Natalie Campbell Rodriques is encouraging Jamaicans to respond to the call of action in this year’s theme for Child Month, and to get involved in safeguarding the well-being of the nation’s…
Mia McMorris | A step closer to reparatory justice
In this edition of Reparation Conversations, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past few months. We are about to enter the second quarter of 2023, and with that, what…
