News
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Governor urges Rotarians to build legacy, create lasting change
WESTERN BUREAU: Professor William Aiken, district governor for Rotary International District 7020, is calling on Rotarians and other community leaders to shift their focus from short-term projects to…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Great Huts promoting the Afro-Jamaican heritage
WE ARE still in Jamaica’s heritage month, and Heritage Week was concluded on Monday, October 20 with the annual National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House. But, there is a place in Boston,…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica now under tropical storm warning and hurricane watch
The tropical storm watch which was in effect for Jamaica has been upgraded to a tropical storm warning, while a hurricane watch is now in effect as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the…
December 9, 2025
Mavado's son Dantay again charged by police
Dantay Brooks, the son of dancehall superstar Mavado, has been charged with gun-related offences. He was charged yesterday with assault at common law, unlawful wounding, possession of a prohibited…
December 9, 2025
Police Corporal killed in Linstead crash
A policeman attached to the St Catherine North division has succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicular crash along the Linstead Bypass in the parish on Wednesday night. He has been identified…
December 9, 2025
NEPA outlines measures to protect environment and wild animals as storm approaches
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising persons to undertake the necessary preparations to safeguard the environment and natural resources, including endemic species in their…
December 9, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa has been blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti, while five other people were…
December 9, 2025
Public hospitals in emergency mode as storm looms
As the country is now placed on a Tropical Storm warning and a hurricane watch, public hospitals have entered emergency mode which means that in-patient services and elective surgeries have now been…
December 9, 2025
McKenzie appeals to Port Royal residents to comply if evacuation orders issued
As Tropical Storm Melissa moves closer to Jamaica, the Government has appealed to residents of Port Royal in Kingston to comply with directives to relocate whenever they are issued. In the past,…