Lead Stories

From left: Fathers from Mary Gate Church of Heaven, Brother Ricky Ferrer and Father Maxwell KlugIn; Councilor Julian Chang; Rosa Young, owner WAVZ Events; Alyssa Levy, I AM Foundation Intl team member; Jessica Davidson, educator at Manning’s School; C Ca
21 Jan, 2026 0

Westmoreland women get a day of HERS empowerment

WESTERN BUREAU: More than 300 women from across western Jamaica were given a rare opportunity to pause, breathe, and be nurtured during A Day of HERS, a women’s empowerment event hosted in…
21 Jan, 2026 0

‘SHOTS RANG OUT’

A senior politician took the stand in the murder trial of six policemen yesterday testifying that he saw a police officer shoot at one of the now-deceased men after the man exited a vehicle with his…
One of the totally destroyed homes in Cambridge, St James, as seen in November 2025.
20 Jan, 2026 0

Baptism by fire

The first test of leadership for Cornwall’s five new members of parliament (MPs) came sooner and harder than expected. Barely weeks after being sworn in, with little opportunity for orientation or the…
Jamaican and other alcohol brands on the shelf in a Canadian store in December 2025.
20 Jan, 2026 0

J’can spirits see sales bump in Ontario after US brands pulled

Jamaican rum producers are seeing a boost in Canada after the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) – one of North America’s largest alcohol retailers – halted imports and sales of United Stats…
Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority.
20 Jan, 2026 0

Concerns being ‘aggressively’ addressed as CRH protest ends

WESTERN BUREAU: Normality has returned to the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, following last week’s protest by disgruntled nurses and doctors, who went public in drawing…
Noel Maitland.
20 Jan, 2026 0

Prosecutors urge verdict that ‘aligns with evidence’

Prosecutors recounted yesterday how the policeman accused of killing popular social media personality Donna-Lee Donaldson “put on a performance” while she was still only a missing person, before…
The mangled remains of the Black River Market in St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, last year.
20 Jan, 2026 0

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.
19 Jan, 2026 0

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…
19 Jan, 2026 0

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…