Lead Stories
15 Feb, 2026
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STORM RECOVERY SQUEEZE
A shortage of labourers, building materials, and shrinking cash flow is slowing repairs to public institutions hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Suppliers and contractors are scrambling to prioritise…
14 Feb, 2026
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Diaspora direction debate
The continuing oversight of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) by the Government has sparked fierce pushback from some members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States, with a former…
14 Feb, 2026
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‘We need to find the students’
Jamaica Prefects’ Association (JPA) President Nashá Patterson is calling for urgent, coordinated action to locate and re-engage students who have stopped attending school following the passage of…
14 Feb, 2026
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Twenty ‘Melissa’ victims still in Hanover shelters
Western Bureau: It has been more than three months since Hurricane Melissa devastated western Jamaica, but the impact is still being felt in the region with some families in Hanover, whose homes were…
14 Feb, 2026
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StJMC passes resolution for a Jimmy Cliff statue and museum
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) on Thursday passed a resolution during its monthly meeting to erect a statue of the late reggae icon James ‘Jimmy Cliff’ Chambers at the…
14 Feb, 2026
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St James councillors urged to engage their constituents in crime reduction
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Roderick Reid, the acting operations officer for the St James Police Division, is urging the councillors at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC)…
14 Feb, 2026
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Fire Brigade’s Hanover branch appeals for end to crank calls
Western Bureau: Citing the strain on its limited resources, the Hanover branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging individuals making crank calls to its emergency number to end the practice…
14 Feb, 2026
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Prefects fight hurricane trauma in schools
Over the past year, the Jamaica Prefects’ Association (JPA) has intensified its national outreach given the lingering impact of Hurricane Melissa on students’ mental health. While last academic year…
14 Feb, 2026
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Nearly $43 billion set aside for new rates, retro for public sector workers
The Government has allocated nearly $42.8 billion in the 2026-2027 Estimates of Expenditure as contingencies to cover new rates, retroactive salaries and adjustments in allowances that may result from…