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April 1, 2026
Gas prices up another week
Motorists will again dig deeper into their pockets to buy gas as Petrojam has announced another round of increases. The state-owned oil refinery says on Thursday, E-10 87 will move up by $4.50 to…
April 1, 2026
Jamaica College addresses student assault incident, calls dispute regrettable
Jamaica College has pushed back strongly against media reports about a violent March 24 incident at the school, which resulted in injuries to one boy and the arrest of another. In a statement today,…
April 1, 2026
Fertility decline drives smaller Jamaican households, survey finds
Jamaica’s average household size continues to decline, driven largely by a reduction in fertility rates, the latest survey of living conditions has revealed. The 2023 survey, conducted by the…
April 1, 2026
St Catherine man charged for machete attack granted $300,000 bail
A St Catherine man charged for attacking another with a machete, almost severing one of his hands, was today granted $300,000 bail with surety in the parish court. Nathan Whyte, 23, a labourer of an…
April 1, 2026
Wanted man ‘Popeye’ surrenders to police
Jason Omar Channer, otherwise called ‘Popeye’, who was listed by the police as wanted for murder, is now in custody. Channer surrendered today in the company of his attorney. He was being sought in…
April 1, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Freed police sergeant complained of sexual harassment, attorney says
A police sergeant, who has been freed of drug-related charges, previously filed multiple complaints internally about sexual harassment by high-ranking police officers and victimisation, her attorney…
April 1, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
NSWMA clears mouth of MoBay’s South Gully
WESTERN BUREAU: A major clean-up operation at the mouth of the South Gully is bringing renewed focus to proper waste disposal and regular drainage maintenance as Montego Bay prepares for the 2026…
April 1, 2026
by Janet Silvera
The women who held the west together
WESTERN BUREAU: Pastor Mary Wildish turned her church into a war room. Tamika Williams opened her home as a lifeline for battered communities. And five months’ pregnant Tiffany Grant introduced…
April 1, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Greenhouse boost
Students and staff at St Catherine High School are a step closer to achieving food security, following the handover of a greenhouse by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…