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Deputy Superintendent of Police Roderick Reid, the acting operations officer for St James, addressing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
February 13, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Granville Police Station still in limbo

WESTERN BUREAU: More than four years after fire destroyed the Granville Police Station in St James, there is still no clear picture as to when the promised replacement facility will be constructed.…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron.
February 13, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Pen is mightier than the firearm’

Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell has advised attorneys for Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron to write to Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake regarding concerns about the seizure of his service…
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris.
February 13, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Morris: Stop raid the barn

Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris is calling on the Government to stop what he describes as continued raids on the National Housing Trust (NHT),…
February 13, 2026

JUTC losses balloon

The financial haemorrhaging at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is expected to continue in the new fiscal year with the beleaguered state body projected to rack up a hefty $18 billion…
The trophy cabinet, which housed pictures and trophies won over several decades, is now in ruin.
February 13, 2026 by Adrian Frater

MoBay Boys and Girls’ Club reels from Melissa’s blow

WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club (MBB&GC), which has a rich history of positively impacting the lives of young people in St James over several decades, is still reeling after…
Improper parking and street vending in Annotto Bay, St Mary.
February 13, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Officials move to restore order in congested Annotto Bay

Public disorder in Annotto Bay has become a mounting concern for residents and businesses, prompting calls for tighter enforcement against illegal vending and chronic traffic congestion in the St Mary…
Dr Janique Baldwin-Miller.
February 13, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

More post-Melissa counselling needed across St Elizabeth

WESTERN BUREAU: The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has so far delivered mental health care to roughly 2,000 residents of St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, the record…
A Chetwood Memorial Primary School student uses a desktop computer as JLS Communications Director Royane Green (standing left), JLS Director General Maureen Thompson (centre), and UNESCO Caribbean Director Eric Falt (right) look on.
February 13, 2026

Children’s computer lab reopens at St James Parish Library

The chatter of children filled the newly refurbished Children’s Computer Lab at the St James Parish Library as grade-five students from Chetwood Memorial Primary School became the first to explore the…
February 13, 2026

Man shot dead after allegedly pointing gun at police in Kingston; INDECOM probing

The Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a man by members of the security forces during an operation in Bayshore Park, Harbour View in eastern Kingston on…