Lead Stories
December 15, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Volunteers offer grooming care to Hurricane Melissa victims
It started with a simple request for shampoo from a Hurricane Melissa victim who was forced to flee to the shelter at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland. Four women made their way to the parish…
December 15, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Generator-powered Christmas tree for Black River as recovery efforts continue
WESTERN BUREAU: A gasolene generator will be used to power a scaled-down Municipal Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Black River, St Elizabeth, as parish leaders move to keep hope alive in…
December 15, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Copa to expand Montego Bay service to 10 weekly flights
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Copa Airlines will increase its service into Montego Bay, St James to 10 weekly flights, strengthening Jamaica’s South American airlift as the…
December 15, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
US$7.1m to restore operating theatres hit by Melissa, says health minister
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the ongoing work to restore the operating theatres at five hospitals in western Jamaica, which were damaged during the passage…
December 15, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Wayside cooked-food vendors under scrutiny amid health concerns
The proliferation of roadside cooked-food vendors has come under renewed scrutiny, with concerns mounting about food safety standards amid the recent outbreak of leptospirosis in sections of western…
December 15, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Diaspora Council elections set for January, February
Voting for members of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) will commence on January 28 and end on February 20. The elections for members of the GJDC were originally scheduled to be held this…
December 14, 2025
OVERREACH
Jamaica’s Court of Appeal has quashed a 2019 murder conviction, criticising Chief Justice Bryan Sykes for his conduct during the trial and warning judges about overstepping their role in court. The…
December 14, 2025
by Corey Robinson
One click from chaos
A simple share or a single click is all it takes for an online meeting to be turned into a digital crime scene. From classrooms to government webinars, uninvited intruders continue to crash poorly…
December 14, 2025
by Erica Virtue
‘It’s a performance’
The Equality for All Foundation Jamaica, formerly the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), has challenged what it describes as performative opposition from sections of Jamaica’s…