News
April 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
SIX MONTHS IN THE DARK
WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, residents of the small coastal community of Parottee in St Elizabeth say their most urgent needs are the restoration of…
April 28, 2026
PM to respond to concerns in NaRRA bill
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is expected today to respond to mounting concerns over the proposed National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) bill, a sweeping piece of legislation that…
April 28, 2026
PAC moves to compel testimony from UHWI CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to invoke Parliament's legal powers to compel University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell's…
April 28, 2026
Contractors need system overhaul to compete, masterbuilders association tells gov’t
The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ call for local contractors to invest in their firms to better compete for large-scale…
April 28, 2026
Opposition MP Damion Crawford takes gov’t to Constitutional Court over access to education and school spaces
Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, has filed a claim in the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the constitutional rights of Jamaican children to publicly funded tuition…
April 28, 2026
JTA: Graduate Allowance dispute resolved, further wage talks to continue
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says the longstanding issue of the graduate allowance for teachers has been resolved following a negotiation meeting with the Ministry of Finance and the Public…
April 28, 2026
2,000 Jamaicans still without power six months after Hurricane Melissa
Approximately 2,000 Jamaicans are still without electricity six months after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread power outages across the island, with Energy Minister Daryl Vaz indicating that the…
April 28, 2026
Conductor in video assaulting Corporate Area schoolgirls on bus in police custody
The conductor seen in a video assaulting two schoolgirls on a bus has been taken into police custody. In the video, which has been widely circulated on social media platforms, the man is seen…
April 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
No plans to relocate after sea took home
WESTERN BUREAU: Seventy-year-old Parotte fisherman Basil Bennett said he stood in stunned disbelief and watched his home collapse under the brutal force of Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds as it…