News
May 11, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
MBCC principal urges nation to save its young people as ‘undercurrent of anger in society’ highlighted after multiple school brawls
WESTERN BUREAU:
Fresh concerns are being raised over the increasing incidents of school violence, including student-on-student conflict and assaults on teachers, with Dr Darien Henry, the principal…
May 11, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
May 11, 2026
by Curtis Myrie
Holland’s GLOW - The strides of Shanoya Douglas and Holland High
GLOW — Growing, Learning, Overcoming and Winning — as the acronym guiding the development of students at Holland High in Falmouth, Trelawny, is a graphic tale of the gallant strides of student athlete…
May 11, 2026
SVF champions literacy with engaging 'Reading Picnic' for primary school students
The lawns of Devon House were transformed into a literary wonderland as the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF) recently hosted its Reading Picnic.
Held as a Reading Week activation for the second…
May 11, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
‘No Justice’ deals second major blow to author
Businessman and author Dwight Clacken has been ordered to discontinue the publication of the offending material contained in the book No Justice in Jamaica after the High Court found it contained…
May 11, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Homeward push - Efforts ramp up in diaspora to secure registration as biennial conference preparations head into final month
With a little over a month to go before the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference takes place in Jamaica, efforts are being ramped up to generate interest and get more people in the diaspora to register…
May 11, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
$2m not enough to Westmoreland Western drain cleaning
Western Bureau:
Parliamentarian Ian Hayles, the member of parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Western, says the J$2 million allocated to constituencies under the Government’s newly announced…
May 11, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
RIU set to doubling down, not slow down
WESTERN BUREAU:
Niurka Garcia Linton, the director of sales for RIU Resorts Jamaica, says the Spanish hospitality giant, which is marking its 25th anniversary in Jamaica next month, will be doubling…
May 11, 2026
by Leon Jackson
Southern Trelawny tree planting project in full swing
Western Bureau:
The Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA) says it has already planted 9,700 of the 40,000 native trees which it is planting in Rock Spring and Albert Town, in Southern…