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Desmond McKenzie (second left), minister of local government and community development, addresses a concerned resident at the Petersfield High School shelter yesterday, following a break-in at the facility.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

‘No compromise’

A break-in at the Petersfield High School shelter has escalated tensions between residents and authorities, prompting Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie to demand round-the-clock police…
A section of the crowd at yesterday funeral for Alsion Roach-Wilson, Jamaica’s late consul general for New York, held at the Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey in the United States.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

‘She gave more than she took’

An overflowing Community Baptist Church of Englewood, New Jersey, heard glowing tributes paid to Jamaica’s late Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson, who died on November 8 after battling…
George Williams is flanked by his brother Aldwin Jones and niece Pamella Green in this June 2021 photo.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Gov’t challenges $120m award to George Williams, calls it excessive

The Government is arguing that the $120 million in damages that was awarded to George Williams – the mentally disabled Rastafarian man who spent 50 years in prison awaiting trial – was “punitive in…
Keisha Sutherland (right), waves to her daughter Shakeira Morris (left) as she rides on the train at the Funland at Hope Gardens in St Andrew during the Digicel Foundation Christmas Treat for special needs children yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Digicel delights children with special needs during Christmas treat at Hope Gardens

Christmas carols rang through speakers at Funland in Hope Gardens, Kingston, yesterday as excited children with special needs enjoyed games and competition organised especially for them by the Digicel…
Ramon Small-Ferguson.
December 9, 2025

Government urged to present plan for bankable reconstruction projects

Opposition Senator Ramon Small-Ferguson says the US$2.4 billion in private capital that is to be mobilised from external sources for Jamaica’s reconstruction efforts is contingent on the country’s…
Desmond McKenzie (right), minister of local government and community development, and Dr Dayton Campbell left), member of parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, lead by example yesterday, assisting in removing debris to help restore community spaces in the p
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Local gov’t minister galvanises Cornwall citizens for cleanup campaign

A call to unity and community action resonated through Pentecost Lane, Darliston, yesterday as Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development, officially launched the…
At left Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, chief medical officer, speaks with Dr Christopher Tufton (centre), minister of health and wellness, and crewmembers of the Ark Silk Road, a Chinese Navy hospital.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Chinese medical ship to assist in clearing surgery backlog across all health regions

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s chief medical officer, Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the arrival of China’s state-of-the-art medical ship could not have come at a more critical moment, describing it…
Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

St James residents urged to carry out proper waste disposal post-Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: As cleanup and restoration efforts continue following Hurricane Melissa’s passage on October 28, the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) is warning St James’ residents to properly…
Travel advisers and tourism stakeholders at the Sandals Back to Jamaica held at Sandal’s Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann, yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Room inventory surges back

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Director of Tourism Donovan White has assured more than 250 visiting travel advisers that the country’s tourism recovery is accelerating faster than anticipated, revealing…