News
June 24, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Photos taken before station diary went missing in fatal Acadia police shooting
A director at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) yesterday testified that he was informed that the station diary containing the entry about the 2013 fatal shooting on Acadia Drive…
June 24, 2026
80,000 tourism workers back on the job after Melissa
Jamaica's tourism sector is expected to recover more than 80 per cent of its hotel room capacity by this summer, as the industry continues its rebound from the devastation caused by Hurricane…
June 23, 2026
by Livern Barrett
JAMP flags ‘glaring inconsistency’ in Wheatley Case
There is a “glaring inconsistency” in how Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has so far handled the legal troubles facing de facto Science, Technology and Special Projects Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley,…
June 23, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
St Mary steps up storm preparations
The Mayor of Port Maria, Fitzroy Wilson, may be preoccupied with the usual round of drain cleaning ahead of the hurricane season. Yet, for him, the real priority is human safety in the event of a…
June 23, 2026
Medical Associates funds computers for St Catherine inmates
Medical Associates Limited has funded six computers and a printer for the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town through Food For The Poor Jamaica.
The equipment is expected to…
June 24, 2026
Banker outlines three habits to achieve financial stability
Men of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were recent recipients of professional advice on how to achieve and maintain financial stability.
Speaking at the JCF Chaplaincy Service Branch…
June 23, 2026
by Janet Silvera
June 24, 2026
by Sashana Small
Storm-tested scores - Hurricane ‘resilience’ reflected in PEP results
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information says performance in this year's Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations remained stable, with most students achieving proficient or highly…
June 24, 2026
‘It was nothing to be nervous about’ - Park Mountain’s Jasonnia Beadle is Jamaica’s top 2026 primary PEP student
WESTERN BUREAU:
Eleven-year-old Jasonnia Beadle, head girl of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth, is Jamaica’s top performer in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination,…