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Police vehicles on the scene of yesterday’s triple murder in St Mary.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Shock, grief in wake of Robins Bay triple murder

Lorraine Narine was at a grave digging in St Mary yesterday when she was jolted by a loud sound and given the news no mother wants to hear – her son had been shot. Her son, 22-year-old Sazaree Clarke,…
The University Hospital of the West Indies.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Patient surge swamps UHWI

Jamaica’s primary regional referral facility, the 579-bed University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), is urging members of the public to seek alternative care as a massive influx of patients…
Works Minister Robert Morgan (third left) looks on as Gui Hongsheng (fourth left), project manager from China Harbour Engineering Company, showcases a section of the Montego Bay Bypass which is still under construction, during a tour of the bypass and othe
10 Sep, 2026 0

Engineer’s death could impact MoBay Bypass completion deadline

WESTERN BUREAU: One week after the tragic death of engineer Clifton James, who was killed on the new Montego Bay Bypass Road, Works Minister Robert Morgan says the public will be notified whether the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness addresses the audience during the official launch of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee on Tuesday.
10 Sep, 2026 0

No romance in ruin - Children’s advocacy group blasts Holness over comments about students at damaged schools ‘learning closer to nature’

Children’s advocacy group Fi Wi Children Foundation (FWCF) has chided Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for suggesting that Jamaican students forced to learn under trees following Hurricane Melissa are…
Tova-Malka Trench Anderson, the Social Development Commission’s parish manager for Hanover.
10 Sep, 2026 0

Hanover’s Cacoon establishes community office to open new doors

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cacoon in Hanover have established a Community Development Committee (CDC) office to open new doors of opportunities for them in the rural district. The office, which is…
From left: Richard Vernon, mayor of Montego Bay, presents a cheque to Wayne White, a final-year law student, covering $100,000 in scholarship assistance from the Mayor’s Charity Fund. Sharing the occasion are Gregory Harris, councillor for the Salt Sprin
10 Sep, 2026 0

MoBay Mayor’s Charity Fund comes good for Salt Spring law student

WESTERN BUREAU: Law student Wayne White of Salt Spring, St James, who had asked Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon for $20,000 to help him clear an outstanding law school bill, got more than he…
Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (right), minister of education, skills, youth and information; and Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the ministry.
10 Sep, 2026 0

PLEA FOR PATIENCE

Repairs to more than half of the schools severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa should be completed by the end of the year, Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills,…
The Jacob Taylor Beach in Trelawny.
09 Sep, 2026 0

STAY ON BEACH EVICTION

The Supreme Court has imposed an injunction that temporarily blocks the country’s environment regulatory authority from evicting at least 40 people from the Jacob Taylor Beach lands in Duncans,…
Alister McLean Disability Inclusion Advocate.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Disabilities Act yet to break down barriers... but few successes recorded at tribunal

Four years after Jamaica implemented the Disabilities Act, structural and communication barriers continue to hamper members of the disabled community, according to inclusion advocate Alister McLean.…