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From left: Monsignor Eremodo Muavesi, rector of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, St James, formally blesses Mount Alvernia High School’s new solar-power system on Wednesday. Vaden Maragh, managing director of EMRIC Solutions Limited; Dawn
17 Sep, 2026 0

Mt Alvernia High gets $6.5m replacement solar-power system

WESTERN BUREAU: The Mount Alvernia High School (MAHS) in Montego Bay, St James, has received a new solar-energy system courtesy of its Central Florida International Alumni Association. The…
Some of the weapons seized by the police in the Half-Way Tree commercial hub in St Andrew since August 16.
17 Sep, 2026 0

JC student stabbed amid 700+ weapons seized in HWT in past month

More than 700 weapons have been confiscated from people in the Half-Way Tree town centre since August 16, including a few taken from schoolchildren, as the police seek to curb violence in the busy St…
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17 Sep, 2026 0

Businesses urged to help shape youth values

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is urging businesses and business leaders to play a more active role in reinforcing positive values among young Jamaicans. The PSOJ said the business…
17 Sep, 2026 0

Prosecutors push plea deals, defence calls for prepared cases

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes has endorsed calls for greater use of plea negotiations to help reduce the Home Circuit Court’s staggering criminal caseload. But Jamaica Advocates…
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes.
17 Sep, 2026 0

ODPP wants overhaul of witness case system

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is calling for greater focus on witness care and increased resources to support thousands of them facing prolonged waits for their cases to…
Professor Hopeton Dunn (left) introduces an art piece from his collection to former Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall (right) and his wife Rheima Hall at the opening of the ‘Kgotla!’ African Art and Artifact Exhibition at the Main Library of The Univer
17 Sep, 2026 0

A1 replacement

Samson Cameron, 4, and Keriecia Hutchinson, 7, were killed in the fire.
16 Sep, 2026 0

HAZY FIRE FACTS

Cops probing the death of two young children in a house fire on the weekend have received “conflicting stories” about whether they were home alone at the time of the blaze, a police official has…
Delroy Chuck (right), minister of justice and constitutional affairs, chats with Justice Bryan Sykes, chief justice of Jamaica, during the Judiciary’s Strategic Management Retreat at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Monday.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Chuck warns against going soft on guns

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says the Government is reviewing the mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act but remains convinced, along with the security forces, that the tough penalties…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Adrian Flemming, head of operations in the St Elizabeth Police Division.
16 Sep, 2026 0

St Bess police tackle vehicle shortage, rise in fatal domestic disputes

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent Adrian Flemming, the head of operations in the St Elizabeth Police Division, has said that an inadequate number of police vehicles remain a challenge to cops in…