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Sections of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, more than a week after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island.
April 28, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Fear still rules Westgreen, Catherine Hall

WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after Hurricane Melissa, residents of Westgreen and Catherine Hall remain gripped by fear, fleeing at the first sign of rain as trauma persists and recovery challenges…
Jamaica Scorpions batsman Javelle Glenn (second right) walks off the field on day two of the West Indies Championship cricket match against the Barbados Pride at Sabina Park, in Kingston yesterday.
April 28, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Pride bamboozle Scorpions batsmen

Sabina Park has, in the past, been a fortress of pace and bounce, but on day two of the West Indies Championship, it was turn and torment that told the tale. The Barbados Pride, led by a masterful…
Christopher Samuda (right), president, Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), listens intently as Dr Jason McKay outlines plans for the McKay Security St Mary FA Major League at the competition’s launch and opening games on Sunday at the Westmoreland Oval in
April 28, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

JOA joins St Mary football on recovery road

It keeps getting better for the St Mary Football Association, which had its McKay Security Division One kick-off and launch on Sunday at the Westmoreland Oval in Annotto Bay. Jamaica Olympic…
Geo mapping 1: Six hundred and fifty five killed by police over threee years. Map shows the hotspots, weapons seized, etc.
April 28, 2026 by Andre Williams

3-year high in police fatal shootings this month

Jamaica is on track to record its deadliest month of fatal shootings by the security forces in more than three years, with 36 people killed up to April 27, the highest monthly tally recorded over the…
April 28, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Former crime scene officer says no car documents found at site of Acadia shooting

A former police constable who processed the scene of a fatal police shooting in St Andrew in January 2013, yesterday testified that he did not see any car documents at the scene where three men were…
Nicola McCarthy (third right), grade-six teacher with her students back in school at the Mount Fletcher Primary in Mavis Bank, rural St Andrew, last November after Hurricane Melissa.
April 28, 2026 by Karen Madden

Storm-tested minds

After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of primary school students will tomorrow sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations just six months after the catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane…
Meadowbrook coach Dino Rochester (right) and his quartet at the Penn Relays.
April 28, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Rochester inspired by plucky Meadowbrook performances

Head track and field coach of Meadowbrook High School, Dino Rochester, is singing the praises of his girls, who recently participated at the 130th staging of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field,…
Calabar coach Julian Robinson
April 28, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Baptism of fire for new coaches at Penn Relays

Multiple-time champions Calabar High School found the going tough at the recent Penn Relays held in Philadelphia, while St Jago’s male and female teams, who have also been successful over the years,…
Racing United FC’s coach Anthony Patrick.
April 28, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Still no panic

Despite suffering three consecutive defeats in this season’s Jamaica Premier League (JPL) competition, Anthony Patrick, head coach of Racing United, remains optimistic and is not panicking as his team…