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Jason Omar Channer, otherwise called Popeye.
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…
Dwight Crawford (centre), deputy mayor of Montego Bay, stresses the importance of keeping the South Gully clear to prevent flooding while Audley Gordon (left), executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority, and Shenique Johnson, deput
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…
Women of Resilience Honorees 2026 (from left): Tiffany Grant, Pastor Mary Wildish, Tricia-Ann Bicarie, Tamika Williams, Dr Marcia Graham, and Katrin Casserly with their citations during the Women of Western Jamaica Brunch held last Sunday at the S Hotel Mo
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…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, unveils greenhouse signage at St Catherine High School, joined by (from left) Marlon Campbell, principal of St Catherine High School; FAO Representative Dr Ana Touza; United Nations Resident Coord
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…
Omar Sweeny, managing Director at Jamaica Social Investment Fund.
April 1, 2026

JSIF to scale greenhouses

The establishment of greenhouses or sheltered infrastructure at scale is one of the outcomes that will be pursued under the newly announced US$50-million Project ADAPT, says Managing Director of the…
Kadeen Finn-Miller (left), programmes administrator at the NCB Foundation, listens keenly as Bridgette Small, a registered nurse and Grant a Wish beneficiary, shares a reflective moment at the recently held handover.
April 1, 2026

NCB Foundation grants $11.1m in support to 45 J’cans in need

For Bridgette Small, the simple act of leaving her bed had been out of reach for far too long. Paralysed by illness and without a functioning wheelchair, she had missed school moments with her child…
From left: Mandy Melville, founding chair of the Creative Language Based Learning Foundation; Deleen Powell, public affairs and communication manager, North Caribbean Region, Scotiabank; Mitzian Turner, executive director of The MultiCare Youth Foundation
April 1, 2026

Haile Selassie students to benefit from literacy, life‑skills programme

Forty students and six teachers at Haile Selassie High School in Payne Land, Kingston, will benefit directly from the one-year Scotiabank Teach to Transform project. The initiative, however, seeks to…
Mylène Ferriera (left), president, Alliance Française de la Jamaïque, and Dr Kevin Brown (second left), president, University of Technology, Jamaica, cut the ribbon to officially open the new offices of the Alliance Française at the Technology Innovati
April 1, 2026

A French connection

The Alliance Française de la Jamaïque has opened its new location at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) Papine Campus, forecasting a 20 per cent rise in teaching and cultural activity…