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Taj Francis’ ‘Touched by a God in tears’ (2024).
January 10, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Patrons like what they see in ‘Curator’s Eyes’

Olympia Gallery has opened Curator’s Eye, described as “a dynamic exhibition that extends A. D. Scott’s original vision of Olympia as a vital cultural institution in Jamaica”. The show, which opened…
Michael Troupe, councillor for the Granville division.
January 10, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

House where four-year-old child was killed was not targeted, SSP Samuels

WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, is dismissing suggestions that the house in which a four-year-old was…
Nish
January 10, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Domestic disputes rising simultaneously with unemployment in Hanover, says police commander

Western Bureau: Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, is expressing concern over the simultaneous rise in domestic disputes and unemployment amid job losses in the hotel sector…
Jesse Allison participated in an art workshop on December 22 held by the PIOJ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Secretariat to provide guidance for children in grades 4 to 13 on entering artwork for the Jamaica Young Voices Sustainable Development Goals
January 10, 2026

Schools’ SDG competition deadline pushed to January 30

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has pushed back the deadline for its schools’ art and creative writing competition to January 30, giving students more time to imagine Jamaica’s future. On…
Independence Park in Black River, St Elizabeth, covered with debris cleared from the township of Black River during the emergency response phase following Hurricane Melissa.
January 12, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

UPDATE: Black River councillor wants to see end to dumping of debris at Independence Park

WESTERN BUREAU: Black River’s Councillor Dwight Salmon has condemned the continued use of the town’s Independence Park for the dumping of debris in the ongoing clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane…
Senior Superintendent of Police Shane McCalla, commanding officer for the Clarendon division, makes a point.
January 10, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon police head warns interpersonal disputes drive crime

Senior Superintendent of Police Shane McCalla, commanding officer for the Clarendon division, is urging citizens to adopt alternative strategies for conflict resolution, citing interpersonal disputes…
January 10, 2026

Up in smoke

Four men implicated in the attempted smuggling of 1,500 pounds of compressed ganja, found at the Kingston Wharves four years ago, were yesterday freed of drug charges when they appeared in the…
Superintendent Andrew Nish, Hanover’s police commander.
January 10, 2026

... Nish wants rumble strips to curb road carnage in parish

Western Bureau: While basking in the major reduction in serious crimes in Hanover last year, the parish’s police commander, Superintendent Andrew Nish, is now eyeing a reduction in carnage on the…
Patrick Robinson is a former president of the UN International Criminal Tribunal and former judge of the International Court of Justice.
January 10, 2026

Former UN judge says call for reform of chief justice's role principled, not reaction to appeal court ruling

Former United Nations judge Patrick Robinson says his call to reform the office of chief justice is principled and was not a reaction to last month’s Court of Appeal ruling overturning a murder…