Xi of China meets president of Dominica

Reading Time: 2 minutesNoting that Dominica is a close friend and partner of China in the Caribbean, Xi said China stands ready to work with Dominica to elevate bilateral relations to a higher…

TDI-Brooks to perform geotechnical oil and gas surveys off Jamaica

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Texas-based oil and gas geotechnical researcher TDI-Brooks has entered into a memorandum of understanding with United Oil and Gas to provide its survey vessel, Gyre, for a geotechnical and surface…

Jamaica and Sierra Leone deepening tourism ties

Reading Time: 2 minutesJamaica and the West African country of Sierra Leone are further deepening tourism ties. The disclosure was made by visiting Sierra Leone’s Tourism Minister Nabeela Tunis, who was speaking on…

Police seize submachine gun in St Andrew South Division

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe St Andrew South Police have seized a high-powered submachine gun and ammunition during an early morning operation in the parish on Tuesday, October 14. Reports from the police are…

Suspect in Text Lane shooting fatally shot, police say

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the main suspects in Tuesday night’s drive-by shooting, which claimed the life of 17-year-old Jadore Campbell at the intersection of Text Lane and Charles Street in Kingston, was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police on Monday, October 13.

He has been identified as Joshua Lawrence, otherwise call ‘Southie’.

PNP Shadow Cabinet signs Leadership Code of Conduct, reaffirming commitment to integrity and accountability

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMembers of the Opposition’s Shadow Cabinet signed the Leadership Code of Conduct, a document developed initially by the Integrity Commission, on Monday. The Code embodies the seven principles of public…