Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Appeal Court rejects Jennifer Housen’s bid to delay disciplinary sanction
Former politician and attorney, Jennifer Housen, has lost her bid to delay her six-month suspension arising from a land transaction, after the Court of Appeal rejected her application to put the…
December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Workshop launched to tackle challenges impacting high schoolers’ mental health
Parental relationships, cellular phone usage, and self-esteem struggles are labelled among the major challenges impacting high school students’ mental health and Chevening, Mindfulness Jamaica, and…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
WRECKED TOO SOON
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says he is “deeply disappointed” with the construction quality of the relatively new male ward Savanna-la-Mar Infirmary in Westmoreland,…
December 9, 2025
$1b already released to banks to kickstart business recovery, says DBJ
Managing director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Dr David Lowe says the first phase of the institution’s M5 Business Recovery Programme will be launched in the fourth quarter of the current…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Defence raises trafficking question in cross-examination
Defence attorney King’s Counsel Larry Smith on Thursday raised the possibility that Donna-Lee Donaldson was trafficked, during cross-examination of the Crown’s final witness in the Noel Maitland…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
Bank systems take spotlight in Sagicor fraud case
There were several tense moments during Thursday’s sitting of the Sagicor fraud trial as defence attorneys aggressively questioned a former banker who returned to the stand for cross-examination. The…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Chinese medical ship a lifeline, says Fray
WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica’s health sector has received a critical boost with the arrival of China’s Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road, which began a three-day medical mission in Montego Bay, St…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
J’can, Trindidadian Chinese communities partner to step up relief
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James, has joined forces with the Trinidad and Tobago Chinese Chamber of Commerce to deliver humanitarian aid to residents still reeling from…
December 9, 2025
$10b mystery
(EDITOR'S NOTE: After the discussion on the M5 Business Recovery Programme ended and the committee moved on to take questions on other unrelated matters, Permament Secretary in the Ministry of…