News
May 15, 2026
Replanting the spice - Support flows to pimento farmers post-storm
Jamaica’s pimento industry, one of the country’s most valuable agricultural exports, is beginning a slow recovery after Hurricane Melissa destroyed an estimated 70 per cent of crops across key…
May 16, 2026
by Paul H. Williams
Twin trailblazers in education - Thorpe sisters honoured among SAHS centennial awardees
Identical twins Keishia and Dr Treshia Thorpe were among 50 alumnae recently honoured with the St Andrew High School (SAHS) 100th Anniversary Trailblazer Awards. They were recognised in the field of…
May 15, 2026
by Andre Williams
Man accused of stabbing teen girl in Harbour View in police custody
The man accused of stabbing a 13-year-old High School student at her home in Harbour View, St Andrew, has surrendered to the police. He has been identified as 29-year-old Kemar Mitchell.
May 15, 2026
Jamaican novelist Diana McCaulay shortlisted for prestigious Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize
Jamaican author Diana McCaulay has secured a place on the shortlist for the 2026 Royal Society for Literature Ondaatje Prize, with her sixth novel A House for Miss Pauline competing against works from…
May 15, 2026
ATL wins Supreme Court case after VW owner fails to prove faulty repair claim
A man who sued one of Jamaica's largest vehicle dealerships, claiming it failed to replace a defective transmission component in his Volkswagen Polo, lost his case after the Supreme Court found…
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Psychiatric evaluation ordered for St Catherine man accused in chopping incident
A St Catherine man who allegedly used a machete to chop one of his neighbours, almost severing his hand, was on Friday ordered remanded for a psychiatric evaluation to be conducted.
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Man fatally shot, woman injured in St Catherine
Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are searching for the assailants who shot and killed a man and wounded a woman on Friday morning.
May 15, 2026
Green paper on national livestock policy to be tabled in parliament by end of September
The Green Paper on the National Livestock Policy is expected to be tabled in Parliament by the end of the second quarter of this financial year.
May 15, 2026
Opposition lawmaker proposes national MSME growth and export plan
Opposition Spokesman on Trade, Industry and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton, has proposed the establishment of a national micro, small and medium-size enterprise (MSME) growth and export programme to…