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Nigel Campbell, a bus operator along the Maroon Town to Montego Bay route.
21 Sep, 2026 0

DETOUR DRAIN - PPV operators pay heavy price for Spring Mount breakaway

WESTERN BUREAU: Public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators in Upper St James say the prolonged closure of the Spring Mount main road is putting them under serious financial strain. Commuters are paying…
Hilltop Luxury Bar and Games Room, located metres away from a breakaway in Spring Mount, St James.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Bar owner fears prolonged access crisis could force closure

WESTERN BUREAU: The prolonged disruption caused by the Spring Mount Main Road breakaway is threatening economic life in the area, with at least one business operator projecting that continued…
Angella Jones, farmer in Flagaman district, St Elizabeth, looks at crops that have been blighted in the field by an ongoing drought and extreme heat.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Harvest heartbreak

For Angella Jones, the hardest part of farming is not the work. It is putting everything she has into the ground, watching crops fail repeatedly, and then having to find the money to start all over…
Angella Jones, a farmer in Flagaman district, St Elizabeth, gives water to one of her goats.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Farmers facing price squeeze

A veteran farmer is pushing back against the perception that farmers are responsible for the high prices consumers pay for food. Angella Jones, a 53-year-old from Flagaman with more than 30 years…
The National Irrigation Commission Limited’s facility in Essex Valley, St Elizabeth.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Drought pushes NIC to pump more water

The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) says it is pumping and distributing more water than usual to farmers as the prolonged drought continues to put pressure on agricultural production…
Middleton Primary School in St Thomas.
20 Sep, 2026 0

‘We are not struggling’ - Schools see strategic success as they hold out against drought

The once-lush green lawn at the front of Spring Garden Primary and Infant School in St Thomas is now a deep brown. At neighbouring White Hall Primary School, vegetation on the school grounds has dried…
The National Housing Trust’s head offices in New Kingston.
19 Sep, 2026 0

NHT STANDOFF

An “emergency” meeting has been scheduled with the Ministry of Labour for Monday after industrial action, which began on Thursday, continued for a second day at the National Housing Trust (NHT).…
Kirk-Anthony Hamilton, founder of the Infiniti Partnership Inc. and The Visionaries’ Summit, in conversation with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
19 Sep, 2026 0

Holness pitches Jamaica’s rebuild to global capital

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has pitched Jamaica’s post-hurricane reconstruction and growth agenda to a group of international investors representing, according to organisers,…
Jordon Perry Smith
19 Sep, 2026 0

Residents dispute police’s shootout claim in Westmoreland man’s death

WESTERN BUREAU: Anger erupted in Seaford Town, Westmoreland, on Friday as residents reacted angrily to the death of 35-year-old businessman Jordon Perry Smith, who was killed in an alleged…