Lead Stories

The mangled remains of the Black River Market in St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, last year.
January 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Black River clean-up now at 90%, says McKenzie

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says nearly 90 per cent of the town of Black River in St Elizabeth has been cleaned up in the coordinated effort to restore the town to full…
Dramaine Jones, regional operations manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd.
January 19, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Rebuilding with rubbish

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid concerns about uncollected garbage and the capacity of St James’ Retirement waste disposal site to handle increasing waste from across western Jamaica post-Hurricane Melissa, some…
January 21, 2026

UPDATED: ‘Compromised transparency’

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining awarded almost $870 million in contracts without its procurement committee’s review, an action that “compromised transparency”, the Auditor General’s…
Mishcah Hamilton
January 19, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Mom in fight of her life to stay on feet for son

Faced with excruciating pain brought on by avascular necrosis (AVN), Mishcah Hamilton has found herself in a race against permanent immobility, requiring emergency hip-replacement surgery after…
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January 19, 2026

Court blocks competitor from using ‘King’ in branding dispute with KingAlarm

KingAlarm Services Limited has secured an injunction blocking competitor KingGuard Security Services Limited from using the word ‘King’ in its branding in an intellectual property dispute between the…
Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development.
January 19, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

McKenzie to convene high-level meeting to expand AMANDA system after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie will convene a high-level executive meeting this week with municipal chief executive officers, directors of…
Edwin Allen’s Leanna Lewis (left) accepts the Girls’ Championship trophy presented by Don Wehby, group chief executive officer, GraceKennedy Group in 2022.
January 19, 2026

Wehby a ‘true legend’

The University of the West Indies (UWI) on Saturday posthumously conferred the honorary Doctor of Laws on late business titan Don Wehby, hailing him as a “proud son of the soil” whose uncanny…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
January 19, 2026

Auditor general wants assets worth millions recovered at RADA

The loss of government assets worth tens of millions of dollars at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has led to Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis making a referral to Financial…
ACP Christopher Phillips addressing a farewell reception in his honour as he prepare to take up duties in Area 3.
January 19, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Phillips urges wider enforcement support as Area Five records crime reduction

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips is challenging enforcement agencies operating in Area Five to intensify their efforts and lend stronger support to the police-led crime…