Lead Stories
February 17, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Investigator denies identifying murder suspect in 2017 case
A senior police investigator testified yesterday that he never identified any alleged members of the Clansman Gang as suspects in a 2017 murder on Roger Avenue in Spanish Town, St Catherine – and…
February 17, 2026
Gov’t targets huge increase in collection of traffic fines
The Government, through the Ministry of National Security and Peace, is signalling that it intends to collect a whopping $1 billion in traffic fines in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This compares with…
February 17, 2026
172 years of Jamaica-China ties celebrated
WESTERN BUREAU: The deepening partnership between Jamaica and China was highlighted Saturday night as Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, representing Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, addressed the…
February 17, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
‘Unacceptable!’
The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has added its voice to the recent public debate over Transport and Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz’s dismissal of an auditor general’s report which found…
February 17, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Vernon: Chinese community central to MoBay’s commercial, civic evolution
WESTERN BUREAU: During the Spring Festival celebration at the Pinnacle in Reading on Sunday, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon said the story of the city’s economic rise cannot be told without…
February 16, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Reading revival
Less than a year after a literacy crisis at Pembroke Hall High School drew national attention, the institution has reported a landmark academic turnaround. Internal assessments have shown that 76 per…
February 16, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
‘I gave them all away’
If donating a pint of blood can save the lives of three persons, then Sonya Binns-Lawrence, the country’s leading blood donor, is just 10 shy of perhaps saving the lives of 400 of her fellow…
February 16, 2026
by Curtis Myrie
From pain to purpose
Born out of an ever-increasing need for emotional and mental healing from gun crimes, the mission of the Pamella’s Sunrise Foundation is to close these deeply inflicted psychosocial wounds, by taking…
February 16, 2026
by Corey Robinson
COLD, DARK CUSTODY
The conditions inside the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities in the United States will bring even a seasoned military veteran to tears, and for 65-year-old Godfrey Wade, the…