Jamaica News

(Jamaica Gleaner) In 2017, fewer Jamaicans migrated to foreign countries in comparison to 2016, data from the 2018 Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ) has revealed.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s ability to identify the perpetrators of some of the island’s most heinous crimes will receive a boost shortly when the National DNA Database becomes operational.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica recorded a second consecutive year of negative population growth last year.

(Jamaica Observer) A 29-year-old political activist is seeking to become the first openly transgender Member of Parliament (MP) to sit in the House of Repre-sentatives.

(Jamaica Observer) The police high command has announced changes in the leadership of some of its divisions as the latest crime statistics show that the 28 murders last week pushed the total above the figure for the corresponding period last year.

(Jamaica Observer) Junior Rose, who has been on trial for allegedly being a member of the notorious Uchence Wilson Gang and who spent the last 16 months behind bars, could not contain his excitement yesterday when he and co-accused Shadday Beckford walked free from the Supreme Court.

(Jamaica Observer) One of Aneacia Neita’s worst fears after her daughter Gabrielle Fennell removed a tumour from the centre of her brain in 2017, was that she would have lost her memory.

(Jamaica Gleaner) United States Senator Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has pushed back against online attacks about her race, comparing the latest jabs to racism faced by former President Barack Obama, as fellow 2020 candidates rallied to her defence.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Nickala Facey, the St James man who allegedly set an elderly woman on fire in April after he failed in his bid to rape her, had his bail application put off until July 24 when he appeared in the St James Parish Court last Thursday.

(Jamaica Observer) An additional 44 foreigners living in Jamaica were today granted citizenship by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).

(Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, St James — England McCrane, the woman who is accused of being a ‘quack doctor’ and has been in custody for the past six months, wept openly in court Monday.

(Jamaica Observer) A FILM based on the life of pioneer Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole is in the works, according to Variety Magazine.

(Jamaica Observer) Senior defence attorney Bert Samuels says the four Jamaican fishermen who have brought a case against the United States Coast Guard alleging egregious mistreatment and human rights violations in 2017 could have a case against their own Government.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An alleged quack doctor who reportedly fleeced several residents of western Jamaica out of hundreds of thousands of dollars under the guise that they were being treated by a certified physician will know today whether she will be granted bail.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The US Coast Guard Cutter Confidence on which the five Jamaican fishermen were detained pending the Jamaican Government’s response to a request to prosecute the men.      

(Jamaica Gleaner) Late Jamaican statesman Edward Seaga was on Sunday  lauded by his long-time political rival P.J.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaicans from all walks of life filled the streets around the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Kingston yesterday, watching and cheering as the carriage bearing the coffin with the remains of former Prime Minister Edward “Papa Eddie” Seaga made its way slowly to its final resting place at National Heroes’ Park.

(Jamaica Observer) Members of the Christian community brought high drama to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last week following the appearance of a 21-year-old bishop who accused another bishop’s wife of assaulting him because he had shunned her sexual advances.

(Jamaica Observer) Another prominent victim of the Windrush scandal has died without receiving compensation or a personal apology from the UK government.

(Jamaica Observer) Rickie Stewart had a sense of foreboding leading up to his 32nd birthday yesterday.