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Published 12 hours ago by Livern Barrett

Fraud accused’s true identity uncovered in $352m mortgage loan scam

Dwayne Pitter, a resident of Bay Farm Villa in St Andrew, is the person who allegedly used a fictitious name to get mortgage loans totalling $352 million from four commercial banks over a one-month…
Head of the Applied Meteorology Division at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Mr. Ronald Moody.
Published 3 hours ago

Met Service projects below normal rainfall for early wet season

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is projecting that the early months of the upcoming wet season (April and May) will produce below normal rainfall across the island. This was…
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, speaks during the Trelawny Municipal Corporation’s meeting, held on March 12 at the Artisan Village in Falmouth.
Published 1 hour ago

Four of six containers that will house infirmary in Trelawny in place

Four of the six prefabricated containers designated for the new Falmouth Infirmary have now arrived on site, marking a significant step in efforts to rehouse residents who were displaced following the…
Small boats may be adversely affected by wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots or by high wave heights.
Published 38 minutes ago

Maritime Authority of Jamaica urges extreme caution amid unstable offshore weather

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is advising all boaters, fisherfolk, and mariners to exercise extreme caution amid the unstable weather conditions currently affecting offshore areas of the…
St Elizabeth farmer Sherka Graham has lost thousands of pounds of pumpkin to black rot.
Published 12 hours ago by Sashana Small

St Elizabeth farmer loses acres of pumpkin to black rot fungus

Just months after losing her entire pumpkin crop to Hurricane Melissa, 30-year-old St Elizabeth farmer Sherka Graham is facing the same predicament once again. This time, the culprit is a fungus,…
Published 12 hours ago by Andre Williams

Crime scene investigator wrote statement six years after crime, after start of trial

A forensic crime scene investigator (FCSI), called by the Crown as a witness in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial, yesterday gave brief testimony linking his role to the escorting of evidence in the…
Robert Taylor, director of probation and aftercare.
Published 12 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

More than 2,000 non-custodial offenders being supervised in communities islandwide

WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Taylor, director of probation and aftercare, says Jamaica’s probation service is currently supervising more than 2,000 non-custodial offenders across the island. Taylor made…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon
Published 12 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Unapplied education hurting Jamaica’s productivity, says MoBay mayor

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is warning that education without application is unproductive, arguing that too many qualified persons are failing to translate their academic…
An aerial rendering of Sandals Montego Bay, showcasing uninterrupted ocean views and a reimagined beachfront experience.
Published 12 hours ago by Janet Silvera

Sandals seizes post-hurricane moment to reimagine three flagship resorts

WESTERN BUREAU: Sandals Resorts International is turning disruption into opportunity, announcing a US$200-million (J$32.4-billion) investment to transform three of its flagship Jamaican properties in…