Superintendent Harry ‘Bungles’ Daley, who is accused of accepting extortion money from a St Catherine businessman, is to know his fate on November 18. After the defence closed its case yesterday, Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey said she was going…

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The full roll-out of E-10 gasolene is now under way islandwide, with most petrol stations being stocked with only this blended petrol. Effective November 1, the island’s sole refinery, Petrojam, started producing all its 87 and 90 octane gasolene…

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries revealed yesterday that it had detected a disease called citrus huanglongbing/citrus greening in St Catherine which, if not properly managed, could threaten Jamaica’s $3.7-billion citrus industry….

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For the better part of 40 years Gloria Fisher has lived her passion – teaching – and all that time has been spent at the Bartons Primary School in South West St Catherine. “I love teaching, it is in my blood. I used to teach the trees and the stones as a child …

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THE ABSENCE of a defence witness yesterday forced Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey to grant an early adjournment in the case of Superintendent Harry ‘Bungles’ Daley. Daley is on trial in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court…

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WESTERN BUREAU: MINISTER OF Tourism Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica could attract more ‘high rollers’ or heavy spenders with Cabinet’s recent approval of an inventory-enrichment strategy to allow merchants to import more high-end products …

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THE GOVERNMENT is to begin a major clampdown on vending in the vicinity of schools, following further confirmation that some vendors have moved the ugly side of the dancehall into educational…

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Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh has called on the 12-member jury to have patience because of the frequent adjournments at the trial of the two men charged with the murder of Manchester couple, Richard and Julia Lyn…

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