Lead Stories
December 13, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Waste management needs a radical shift, says MoBay mayor
WESTERN BUREAU: Following recent complaints from residents over the lengthy delays in garbage collection in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who is also chairman…
December 12, 2025
by Corey Robinson
CANINE CRISIS
Dozens of puppies are being rushed to the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), suffering from severe gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhoea, and agonising pain before many…
December 12, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
OUSTER HICCUP
WESTERN BUREAU: Tension erupted inside the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) yesterday as Councillor Lidden Lewis launched a dramatic but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to oust his People’s…
December 12, 2025
by Sashana Small
Christmas plans, livelihood go up in flames
Sixty-two-year-old Ray Moore could only watch helplessly on Thursday as firefighters battled the blaze that consumed his home on Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew. Moore’s house of 25 years was one of…
December 12, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Concerns about risky rebuilding raised at St Elizabeth MC meeting
WESTERN BUREAU: Michelle Senior, parish manager at the St Elizabeth branch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is voicing new concerns about unsafe rebuilding efforts now under way in parts…
December 12, 2025
Former Gordon House manager faces possible surcharge over personal use of gov’t vehicle
The former facilities and operations manager (FOM) at Gordon House could face surcharge action after being cited for using a 2022 Toyota Prado for his personal use over an extended period. In a…
December 12, 2025
by Kimone Francis
IFC validates Gov’t decision to suspend fiscal rules as part of Hurricane Melissa response
The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) says it has validated the Government’s decision to temporarily suspend the country’s fiscal rules following the severe economic and social impact of Hurricane…
December 11, 2025
Contract chaos
The administrative arm of the Houses of Parliament has been found wanting as the Auditor General’s Department places the spotlight on a $24-million contract to renovate the Members’ Lounge at Gordon…
December 11, 2025
‘Why we paying for security?’
Residents of Phoenix Park Village in Phase 3, Portmore, St Catherine, were left shaken yesterday after a reported police operation ended in gunfire, leaving one alleged robber dead and another on the…