Lead Stories

Natalee Watson and her children, daughter Rosetta Jackson and son Ethon Jackson.
17 Mar, 2026 0

Mom of six only wanted Bible after home burned down

WESTERN BUREAU: When fire destroyed the modest two-bedroom board house she struggled for years to build, single mother Natalie Watson lost everything – her beds, clothes, furniture, and the roof she…
Courtney Williams, fiscal commissioner.
16 Mar, 2026 0

WEIGHT OF WAR

Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams has sounded a warning that the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are posing a material risk to the Jamaican economy, and that a prolonged conflict could…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
16 Mar, 2026 0

Monroe Ellis: Law needed to close climate change response gap

Auditor General (AuG) Pamela Monroe Ellis says the Jamaican Government has laid a solid foundation for the country’s climate response, but is warning of the absence of climate legislation to create…
The Lucea coastline showing mounds of debris and silt
16 Mar, 2026 0

Mayor: Dredging harbour could fix Lucea’s flooding problem

Western Bureau: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels, who is spearheading the call for a national response to the spate of recent floodings in Hanover, believes the dredging of the town’s harbour to address…
Environmental activist Monique Christie staunchly defending the right to beach access.
16 Mar, 2026 0

Mixed views on Sandals overwater suites plans

WESTERN BUREAU: While environmental activists are seemingly not thrilled about Sandals International’s proposal to build overwater suites in proximity to its Sandals Montego Bay property, some…
Jason Wilks, senior sector specialist at the IDB.
16 Mar, 2026 0

Costly crimes

It is costing Caribbean nations a combined US$190 billion to deal with the effects of crime and violence, an official at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed. Jason Wilks, senior…
Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell, after receiving her master’s in forensic psychology.
16 Mar, 2026 0

Where faith meets forensics

When Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell joined the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on July 15, 1995, she did not envision a life spent probing the complexities of the criminal mind. In fact, policing…
Sharon Burgess* examines some of the junk at the front of the yard where her brother stacks junk taken from off the streets.
15 Mar, 2026 0

Nightmare at home

Their home is no longer a sanctuary – it’s a prison of fear. At any moment, their mentally ill relative could strike and, for Sharon Burgess* and her elderly mother, that day could be fatal. Burgess’…
Roadworks being done in a section of Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, in St James in April 2025.
15 Mar, 2026 0

ORA to hit the road within 24 months

The Government is aiming, within the next 24 months, to establish the single entity it has been touting to take charge of national roads in the country and which has been named the One Road Authority…