Lead Stories
January 11, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
‘We’re just learning to make sex visible’
WESTERN BUREAU: Young people the world over are having significantly less sex than generations before them did at their age, multiple studies have shown. Sexual activity has been proven to affect…
January 11, 2026
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
WASHINGTON (AP): US forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the US military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers travelling to and from Venezuela as…
January 10, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
POWER PREDATORS
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Ltd and the Government are reiterating a zero-tolerance stance against individuals demanding money from residents for electricity reconnections…
January 10, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
No laptop ban
Commissioner of Corrections Brigadier Radgh Mason has insisted that lawyers have not been barred from entering correctional facilities with electronic devices and says notices will be posted to ensure…
January 10, 2026
Bartlett unveils plan to reimagine Montego Bay to Falmouth coastal corridor
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says high-level consultations are now taking place with local and international architects to transform the coastal corridor from the Montego Bay…
January 10, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
St James Health Department not duplicating NSWMA’s waste removal effort, says public health inspector
WESTERN BUREAU: Sherika Lewis, the acting chief public health inspector for St James, says the recently launched waste removal initiative by the health department is not intended to replace or…
January 10, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
House where four-year-old child was killed was not targeted, SSP Samuels
WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, is dismissing suggestions that the house in which a four-year-old was…
January 10, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Domestic disputes rising simultaneously with unemployment in Hanover, says police commander
Western Bureau: Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, is expressing concern over the simultaneous rise in domestic disputes and unemployment amid job losses in the hotel sector…
January 12, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
UPDATE: Black River councillor wants to see end to dumping of debris at Independence Park
WESTERN BUREAU: Black River’s Councillor Dwight Salmon has condemned the continued use of the town’s Independence Park for the dumping of debris in the ongoing clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane…