Lead Stories

Americares Field Clinic team leader, John O’ Rourke (left), and Adwayne Beckford, parish manager for Hanover Health Services, view aspects of the field clinic facilities, which will be donated to the Ministry of Health and Wellness for future use.
19 Dec, 2025 0

Sombre farewell as Americares ends life-saving mission in Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: The atmosphere at the Chester Castle Health Clinic in Hanover was sombre on Thursday as the Americares Field Clinic and its team of volunteers concluded their tour of duty, bringing to…
US President Donald Trump.
18 Dec, 2025 0

‘worst of the worst’

Eighty-four Jamaicans are among hundreds of “criminal aliens”, described by United States (US) authorities as the “worst of the worst”, who were arrested across several American states last weekend as…
Shantel Powell (left), winner of the 2025 top cop award, is embraced by Corporal Rojehn Holt, first runner-up, during the Lasco Chin Foundation/Jamaica Constabulary Force Saluting Our Heroes Awards ceremony held yesterday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Ne
18 Dec, 2025 0

Policing with purpose

Corporal Shantel Powell of Area Five has emerged the overall winner of the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards, topping a field of more than 158 nominees across the…
Some of Jimmy Chambers Cliff’s children, son Romeo Cliff and daughters Kadijah Cliff (left) and Odessa Chambers, take part in the music legend’s official funeral held yesterday at the National Indoors Sports Centre in Kingston.
18 Dec, 2025 0

Jimmy Cliff: A celebration of life

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Minister of Culture Olivia Grange led Jamaicans in a fulsome celebration of the life of Jimmy Chambers Cliff, Grammy Award-winning singer, actor, Hall of Fame…
News
18 Dec, 2025 0

Hanover’s garbage disposal woes intensify post-Melissa

Western Bureau: The garbage collection woes, which has been plaguing Hanover over recent times, has intensified since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, leaving business operators and residents…
Jean-Pierre Rhone.
18 Dec, 2025 0

‘A memory that never leaves’

Seven years after Jean-Pierre Rhone was brutally murdered and buried in a shallow grave, his family remains deeply hurt and haunted by his death, which they describe as a profound betrayal and a…
President of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, Donald Salmon (left), shares a handshake with Dr Norman Grant (second right), president of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association, while Wayne Hunter (right), acting director general for the Jamaica Ag
18 Dec, 2025 0

Coffee farmers cry for more assistance

Hit with losses estimated at $1 billion from the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, the local coffee industry yesterday received 5,000 bags of fertiliser and other key agricultural inputs…
Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
18 Dec, 2025 0

MBCCI’s Russell bats for hurricane-resilient buildings

WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that rather than investing in large, stand-alone storage facilities, which may sit idle between…
Venice Edwards looks at the gifting tree while shopping in Azan SuperCentre in Cross Roads, St Andrew.
18 Dec, 2025 0

Gifting tree at Azan’s spreads Christmas cheer

Azan Supercentre in Cross Roads, St Andrew, is helping to bring back the magic of Christmas for hundreds of children impacted by Hurricane Melissa through its gifting tree programme. Through this…