Lead Stories
March 20, 2026
by Livern Barrett
$80m payday for fraudster
The Government has been ordered to pay almost $80 million to a man with dozens of fraud-related convictions after he languished in prison for six years and 11 months or 2,504 days in excess of his…
March 20, 2026
by Kimone Francis
NHT ‘almost used as a goodie bag’ by PMs, says trade unionist
Veteran trade unionist John Levy has poured cold water on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ announcement of a reduction in housing interest rates for some civil servants, arguing that the National…
March 20, 2026
by Sashana Small
Holness sparks man-woman talk
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s assertion that gender is limited to male and female has sparked both backlash and praise, with critics contending that his remark points to a shifting global…
March 20, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Divorcee loses property entitlement after 10-year delay in filing claim
A woman who waited nearly a decade after her separation before filing a claim for her share in the family home has lost her entitlement to an equal half of the property. The woman was, instead,…
March 20, 2026
by Sashana Small
JPs urged to resist bribery temptation in duty
Newly commissioned justices of the peace (JP) for Kingston are being encouraged to uphold the highest standard of integrity and to seek guidance from experienced mentors as they carry out their duties…
March 19, 2026
Holness in the hot seat
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness comes to the proverbial wicket today to make his 11th contribution to the yearly Budget Debate at a time when the country is said to be transitioning from recovery to…
March 19, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Fraud accused’s true identity uncovered in $352m mortgage loan scam
Dwayne Pitter, a resident of Bay Farm Villa in St Andrew, is the person who allegedly used a fictitious name to get mortgage loans totalling $352 million from four commercial banks over a one-month…
March 19, 2026
by Sashana Small
St Elizabeth farmer loses acres of pumpkin to black rot fungus
Just months after losing her entire pumpkin crop to Hurricane Melissa, 30-year-old St Elizabeth farmer Sherka Graham is facing the same predicament once again. This time, the culprit is a fungus,…
March 19, 2026
by Andre Williams
Crime scene investigator wrote statement six years after crime, after start of trial
A forensic crime scene investigator (FCSI), called by the Crown as a witness in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial, yesterday gave brief testimony linking his role to the escorting of evidence in the…