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The father was subsequently ordered to undergo a brief mediation session with the complainant’s mother and the court was later informed that the intervention had succeeded.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Witness confirms confiscation of 11 guns from 6 cops in deadly Acadia shooting

A retired detective sergeant testified yesterday that he had seized 11 firearms from six policemen involved in the 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in Kingston. The witness also…
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28 Feb, 2026 0

JDDB donates J$32m to aid dairy sector’s post-Melissa recovery

Western Bureau: The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), in keeping with its mandate to assist local cattle farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, has donated J$32 million to assist…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (left) and clinical coordinator, Western Regional Health Authority, Dr Delroy Fray, converse during a press briefing at the WRHA offices in Montego Freeport on Thursday.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Tufton: Health centres to ‘build back smarter’

WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness is moving into the second phase of post-Hurricane Melissa reconstruction, with more than 100 damaged health centres across western Jamaica set to…
Wesley Boynes, the chairman of the NorthGate Youth and Family Development Foundation, which has launched the Operation GRACE initiative to assist victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cambridge and other surrounding communities in St James.
28 Feb, 2026 0

Operation GRACE launched to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Cambridge

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cambridge and neighbouring communities in St James, which were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, are set to receive help to rebuild infrastructurally and…
Dr Darien Henry, the principal of Montego Bay Community College, addressing the Institute of Vocational Education and Skills Training Limited’s [INVEST] graduation ceremony at the Mt Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesd
28 Feb, 2026 0

MBCC principal renews call for greater promotion of tertiary education

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Darien Henry, the principal of the St James-based Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), is renewing calls for greater focus on preparing students for tertiary education, a move he…
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28 Feb, 2026 0

Gov’t eyes tomato juice for schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, has revealed plans to introduce a locally produced tomato-based juice into Jamaica’s school nutrition programme,…
Former US Ambassador Luis G. Moreno.
27 Feb, 2026 0

NO PENALTY THREAT

Former United States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis G. Moreno has dismissed as “silly” suggestions that Jamaica could face penalties from the US over Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ remarks on Cuba’s…
Deputy Superintendent Rohan Ritchie, commanding officer for St Thomas.
27 Feb, 2026 0

Shooting suspect nabbed after 20 years

Two decades since he allegedly shot a woman in the face in front of her child, disfiguring her features and altering her speech for life, Collin ‘Tumpa Dragon’ Mowatt has been nabbed. On Wednesday,…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes making a presentation during ‘A Conversation with the Judiciary’ at The Summit Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday.
27 Feb, 2026 0

‘Nobody can dictate to judges’

The head of the judiciary took a swipe at Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck yesterday, saying nobody – “regardless of the office they hold” – can “dictate” to judges how the…