Lead Stories

Jennifer Williamson.
February 10, 2026 by Olivia Brown

MAY PEN HORROR

A resident of the usually quiet Glenmuir Drive in May Pen, Clarendon, is still shaken after recalling the horrifying moment a terrified 12-year-old boy came tearing through the streets late Sunday…
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February 10, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness: Sergeant, corporal denied firing weapons at Acadia scene

Two of the six policemen on trial in the Home Circuit Court in connection with the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men along Acadia Drive, St Andrew, had reported that they did not fire their…
From left: Arnaldo Allen, principal of New Forest High School; Dontae Daley, grade-nine student, and Dontae’s mom Tricia Carter.
February 10, 2026 by Antoine Lodge

From Pathways to promise

Fourteen-year-old Dontae Daley has defied the odds, moving from reading at grade-one level to becoming one of the top performers in his third-form class at New Forest High School – a transformation…
A one-bedroom villa at Excellence Oyster Bay.
February 10, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Over J$5 billion being pumped into Excellence expansion

WESTERN BUREAU: Luxury Resort Excellence Oyster Bay, in keeping with its long-term commitment to Jamaica, has announced a massive US$25-million (J$4.02-billion) expansion programme, alongside a…
Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority.
February 10, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

CRH back to pre-Melissa functionality, says Fray

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, says some sections of the facility have been restored to pre-Hurricane…
February 9, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Tivoli claim tossed

Two joint owners of several businesses in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, have been denied compensation for losses allegedly suffered during the 2010 security forces operation, including cash said to total…
Judah One CEO Everett Aaron.
February 9, 2026 by Janet Silvera

100-bed medical dome aimed at easing pressure on CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: A 10,000-square-foot medical dome capable of housing up to 100 hospital beds is to be installed at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, providing critical…
Superintendent Oberlene Smith-Whyte giving an address.
February 9, 2026 by Karen Madden

Woman of steel

At the young age of 23, Oberlene Smith-Whyte’s world as she knew it shattered. Her husband, Errol Whyte, was shot and killed along with then member of Parliament Roy McGann, to whom he was assigned…
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris.
February 9, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Morris bats for end to ‘raiding’ of NHT

Senator Professor Floyd Morris, opposition spokesman on housing and sustainable living, has given notice that he plans to move a motion to effect changes to how the National Housing Trust (NHT) is…