WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is not the only Caribbean island experiencing an influx of millions of crabs. One of its closest neighbours, Cayman Brac, is also reporting the phenomenon....

WESTERN BUREAU: Retired Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas is heading to the Ministry of National Security where he will take up the post of police welfare...

THE top brass of the St Catherine South Police Division have been patting themselves on the back after two alleged top-ranking members of Portmore's Umbrella Gang were convicted in the Gun Court division of the Corporate...

Veteran educator Dr Ralph Thompson feels it is time to "defang" the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), describing it as "a militant trade union with great power"."There seems to be nothing in the system to balance this power...

WESTERN BUREAU: With the prospects of visa facilitation creating some five million additional jobs in G20 economies, Jamaica has thrown its full support behind the drive to improve the ease of travel for international...

A review of the cases of death of children in residential homes by the Serious Case Review Panel of the Child Development Agency (CDA) has highlighted that the majority are related to children who suffer from neurodevelopmental disabilities....

Gone are the days when tertiary and highschool students were guaranteed summer employment. Thankfully, a few are still available. Digicel Jamaica offers internship opportunities for university graduates under its annual Graduate Recruitment Programme...

Missing man found dead - The body of a man for whom a missing-person report was filed on Tuesday was found inside his home yesterday morning.He is forty-nine-year-old quantity surveyor Cletus Graham of Roachdale Crescent in Vineyard Town....

On Thursday, May 10, St Michael's Primary on Tower Street, downtown Kingston, hosted its first literacy expo.Literacy coordinator at the school, Juliet Campbell, explained that the school had to improve its reputation."We have been a school that people...

The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) has presented a number of far-reaching recommendations, which, it says, can be used as a basis to resume the scrap-metal trade.One of the proposals, which were presented by CaPRI's executive director ...

AMERICAN AIRLINES: Carry-on Baggage: One small carry-on bag plus one personal item per passenger as long as the carry-on bag fits comfortably in the sizer and does not exceed 45 inches (length+width+height).The maximum...

GraceKennedy Chairman Douglas Orane has challenged Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) to become more entrepreneurial.He was speaking at a forum filled to capacity and hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London on Wednesday.