Lead Stories

With the damage inflicted on the island’s housing infrastructure by Hurricane Beryl, two local architects are urging Jamaicans to embrace better design choices as they rebuild, even on a limited budget, so their roofs can withstand storms. The...

Four St Andrew homeowners have filed court action seeking to overturn new development rules for Kingston and St Andrew, causing jitters in the local real estate sector. The case stems from the residents’ application for a judicial review of the...

The Supreme Court has ruled that witness statements recorded by police investigators but not signed by them are inadmissible in court. The ruling provides a partial legal victory for a Trelawny man who was ordered to stand trial for murder. The...

The Constant Spring police are keeping a close eye on sections of Whitehall Avenue following the deadly early morning shooting yesterday. Three persons were struck with bullets, one fatally. The deceased has been identified as Marlon ‘Cripple’...

With approximately six weeks before the commencement of the new school term, the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) is facing a Hurricane Beryl damage assessment bill of $2.7 billion. And the estimated amount, arrived at on Thursday, could...

WESTERN BUREAU: Aneisha Whyte’s frustration is mounting. She was contracted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) to work during the 2022 population and housing census as a supervisor in St Ann. However, Whyte says that she is yet to be...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Catadupa community in St James, which has suffered years-long economic decline despite being the home of National Hero Samuel Sharpe, is set to experience a resurrection in the coming days, following Wednesday’s official launch...

The livelihood of fishers in Farquhar’s Beach, Clarendon have come to a standstill since the passing of Hurricane Beryl two weeks ago. This is because they have no way of preserving their catch owing to a power outage and limited access to block...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Deputy Governor Jide Lewis says all local banks have ceased the practice of applying fees to dormant savings accounts. The application of fees to dormant or inactive accounts has been a contentious issue for years, with many...

Jamaica continues to lose its professionals to Canada, with the largest number of migrants to the North American country in 2023 belonging to the “professionals, senior officials and technician” category. Of the 4,340 Jamaicans granted permanent...

Jomar Clue, the top-performing grade six student at Glenmuir Preparatory School, attributes his near-perfect scores in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations to his parents’ strict rule of “no phones or gadgets on weekdays”. His overall score...

WESTERN BUREAU: The court is allowing more time for completion of the post-mortem report in the case of Shamoya Green, who is accused of throwing her five-month-old daughter off a three-storey roof to her death in December 2023. Green, who is...