Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
UWI student found dead in dorm room
Residents at the George Alleyne Hall at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, were offered counselling services yesterday following the suspected suicide of a female student. The deceased has…
December 9, 2025
GG to proceed with IC appointments
Following pressure from civil society for Governor General Sir Patrick Allen to break his silence on the delay in making two critical appointments to the Integrity Commission (IC), King’s House has…
December 9, 2025
Land acquisition challenges being overcome as Long Hill Bypass takes shape
WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Morgan, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, says the longstanding land acquisition challenges that once impeded…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
‘Dangerous and horrible’
Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is describing the United States (US) drone attacks on vessels in Caribbean waters as “fundamentally dangerous and a horrible erosion of regional leaders’…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Late delivery
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has revealed the population grew by 2.8 per cent from 2011 to 2022, as it yesterday released the long-anticipated census, bringing an end to a gruelling…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
‘Living a cop’s dream’
Western Bureau: Constable Monique Ann Bartley, of the Hanover Police Division, will be the Area One representative in the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constable Force’s (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards,…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Gov’t contemplating phased opening of MoBay Bypass ahead of 2026 completion date
WESTERN BUREAU: While the projected completion date for the new Montego Bay Bypass Road is May 2026, it is likely that motorists will start using sections of the multimillion-dollar project ahead of…
December 9, 2025
Booted press secretary claims unlawful dismissal, takes GG to court
Sonja Simms, a former press secretary to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, has filed a constitutional claim against the Government of Jamaica, alleging unlawful removal from office, and is seeking…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
JSIF says Montpelier Road repairs will begin in November
WESTERN BUREAU: The daily inconvenience faced by motorists and pedestrians who traverse the Montpelier main road in St James is set to end soon, as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has…