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Montego Bay’s Mayor Richard Vernon addressing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
March 14, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Mayor: Businesses behind 80% of MoBay’s illegal dump waste

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor, Richard Vernon, is urging stricter oversight of the city’s business community, arguing that commercial operators should face prosecution for improper waste disposal.…
March 13, 2026

Minister of Religion among three men charged for robbery in St Mary

A Minister of Religion is among three men charged in connection with a robbery along the Golden Valley main road in Castleton, St Mary. The police report that the minister of religion, identified as…
Two retrofitted ambulances donated to the Jamaica Fire Brigade by the Sandals Foundation at a handing over ceremony at the Port Maria Fire Station in St Mary on March 13, 2026.
March 14, 2026

St Ann, St Mary emergency response boosted by donation of buses

Emergency services in St Ann and St Mary have been boosted with the donation of two buses to the fire department. The vehicles, which cost $16 million, were donated by Sandals Jamaica Resorts and…
His court date is being finalised.
March 13, 2026

‘Bulla Man’ charged with murder of man found with chop wounds in river in Westmoreland

Twenty-nine-year-old Tevaughn Patterson, otherwise called ‘Bulla Man’, of Bath Mountain district, Frome, Westmoreland, has been charged with the murder of a man whose body was found with chop wounds…
Jayce Pinnock and his father Kiero Pinnock.
March 13, 2026

Update | Two men charged for Denham Town shooting that left boy and his father dead and child injured

The two men who were taken into police custody in connection with the gun attack in Denham Town that left a three-year-old boy and his father dead and his eight-year-old brother injured have been…
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr. (second, left), engages in a discussion with Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle (left); Executive Director of the Carib
March 13, 2026

Regional stakeholders undertake review of response to Hurricane Melissa

Regional stakeholders have gathered in Jamaica to undertake a comprehensive review of the response to Hurricane Melissa to improve the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) and reduce collective risk…
March 13, 2026

Antigua gov’t accepts recommendation to increase minimum wage

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has accepted a recommendation to increase the national minimum wage by four dollars, Director General of Communications Maurice…
A student prepares to leave school, August 13, 2014, southeast of Brookhaven, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
March 13, 2026

In rural America, a teacher pipeline from abroad, including Jamaica, starts to dry up amid H-1B visa changes

Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other…
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson making his contribution to the 2026-2027 National Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 12, 2026.
March 13, 2026

Robinson pressed Finance Minister on digital service tax

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has criticised the Government for not providing a comprehensive plan about how the proposed digital service tax will be implemented, arguing that…