Lead Stories

WESTERN BUREAU: Incoming Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman Dr Terrance Drew is warning that rising geopolitical pressures and external policy shifts affecting Caribbean nationals are testing the cohesion of the regional bloc, even as he calls...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has said that Black River in St Elizabeth will not only recover from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa but will be rebuilt stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive. Addressing residents in the hurricane-...

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says the Government will move quickly to have Parliament decide whether consensual sexual activity between minors close in age should remain a criminal offence as such cases continue to dominate referrals under the...

Pioneering Jamaican broadcaster, educator, dancer and actress Alma Mock Yen is being hailed for profoundly shaping the Jamaican and Caribbean media landscape and the careers of generations of broadcast journalists. Mock Yen passed away at home on...

While commending the Government for allocating $75 million to assist churches’ recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Immediate Past Chairman of the Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches, Dr Elaine McCarthy Nunes, said the sum is a “...

At least two investors impacted by a multibillion-dollar fraud uncovered at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) are viewing last weekend’s arrests of three of the entity's former senior officials as positive progress in the ongoing...

WESTERN BUREAU: As 2025 draws to a close, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism sector is staging a strong and confidence-boosting recovery just weeks after the island was battered by Hurricane Melissa. Two months after the storm...

Students at the Sydney Pagon STEM Academy in St Elizabeth will return to school on a shift system when classes resume on January 6 as the institution continues to recover from extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Principal Milbert Miller...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling for the mandatory installation of a diversion programme in schools to assess children who may have learning deficiencies or behavioural issues, to ease pressure...

Jamaica is closing out the year with a dramatic fall in murders, recording a 42 per cent fall in murders at the end of 52 weeks with 666 killings, the lowest number recorded since 1994. That year some 690 people were killed. While the country await...

While several business owners across the Corporate Area have expressed dissatisfaction with their Christmas sales, one downtown Kingston entrepreneur is revelling in the increased profits from the holiday season. The manager of Rockland Furniture...

WESTERN BUREAU: Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government has diverted $372 million from its National Energy Poverty Reduction Programme to support households severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, starting with St Elizabeth and extending to...