Lead Stories

WESTERN BUREAU: Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Glenford Miller, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) commander for Area One, is blaming the recent outbreak of violence in the Rose Heights community in St James on a ‘battle for donship’...

Enforcement of a legislative provision that authorises the use of cameras to detect speeding and other traffic violations and permits emailed tickets to offenders will be a top priority for the country’s main road-safety advocate. The disclosure by...

Milad Azan, co-owner of Azan’s Supercentre in Cross Roads, St Andrew, attributes the store’s recovery from a devastating fire to the loyalty of its customer base. A major fire at its warehouse on Ashenheim Road in St Andrew in mid-November...

WESTERN BUREAU: As the year draws to a close, several residents of Trelawny are taking the nation’s political and other leaders to task for failing to deliver on numerous promises. In fact, some residents believe they were deliberately misled and...

The following is the Christmas message for 2024 from Mark Golding, leader of the opposition. As the cool breeze of the Christmas Season fills the air, there’s a special spirit of love that touches every corner of our island. From the bustling...

Bahia Principe Hotel in Runaway Bay, St Ann last Friday celebrated the United Nation’s (UN) International Human Solidarity Day, which seeks to celebrate the world’s unity in diversity and raise awareness about the importance of solidarity. The...

WESTERN BUREAU: After nearly a year of closure, Margaritaville Montego Bay has reopened its doors, and is now offering a preview of its revitalised features. Located on Montego Bay’s iconic Hip Strip, the entertainment hub’s reimagining marks a...

The overcast skies at Norman Manley International Airport on Monday did not dampen Lennox Johnson’s excitement as he eagerly awaited his ride home to Manchester for the holidays. It was a moment of pure joy, as this Christmas marked the first time...

Jonkonnu masquerade celebrations were a major feature of slavery-day and post-slavery-day Christmas festivities. Co-existing with Jonkonnu bands were the Set Girls masquerades, a more flamboyant and elaborate type of street performance than...

The services at the urology department at St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital have been bolstered with the donation of several pieces of equipment valued over US$10,000 from Sandals Foundation. “Following the successful fund-raising efforts of the...

Thirty-two years after migrating to the United States (US), Andrea Holmes-Seymour still agitates for a return to a Christmas that she had got used to while living in Jamaica. For her, and so many other Jamaicans, Christmas in Jamaica is like...

Principal Director of the National Integrity Action (NIA) Danielle Archer is arguing that without increased public pressure and awareness about the importance of having anti-bribery laws and unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) in Jamaica, these...