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Dane Nicholson, head of National Commercial Bank’s fraud prevention division.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Bank exec on rape rap

A senior executive at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Dane Nicholson, is facing serious criminal charges in connection with alleged sex-related offences involving a female employee, court records…
Floyd Hitchman, president of the St James Chapter of the Lay Magistrate Association of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

New St James LMAJ president puts mental health at heart of agenda

WESTERN BUREAU: Instead of just focussing on justice, educator Floyd V. Hitchman, the new president of the St James chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has outlined a bold…
Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry o Health and Wellness.
December 9, 2025

Rehab over prison

WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is calling for a more compassionate approach to dealing with mental health and dementia, emphasising…
Visa applicants sit outside the United States Embassy in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

US delays visa surcharge

NEW YORK: The United States has delayed the start to the implementation of a US$250 visa surcharge despite the One Big Beautiful Bill signed by President Donald Trump in July indicating an October 1…
One of the two Wingo Airlines mystery flights from Colombia arriving in Montego Bay on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Wingo’s mystery flight from Colombia touches down in MoBay

WESTERN BUREAU: Cheers erupted inside the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday morning as more than 370 Colombians disembarked from a “mystery flight” only to discover…
Lady Mariéme Jamme, founder & CEO of the iamtheCODE Foundation.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Coding for change

Jamaica has officially become the 89th country to launch iamtheCODE, a global initiative aimed at empowering young girls and women through digital literacy and coding. The programme, which seeks to…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

JTA urges teachers to tap into counselling services to combat stress

WESTERN BUREAU: With several cases of suspected suicides hitting the headlines in recent weeks, Jamaica Teachers’ Association [JTA] President Mark Malabver is urging teachers to make use of the…
A section of the audience at the opening of the ‘One Nation, New Symbols’ exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica, located in Kingston Mall, downtown Kingston, on Sunday, September 28.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

‘One Nation, New Symbols’ exhibition opened at National Gallery of Jamaica

THE NATIONAL Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), located in the Kingston Mall in downtown, was swarmed with patrons on the evening of Sunday, September 28, as it opened its newest exhibition, ‘One Nation, New…
Trees blow in the wind on a pier ahead of Hurricane Imelda's expected arrival in Hamilton, Bermuda, Wednesday, October 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Anthony Wade)
December 9, 2025

Hurricane Imelda swirls away from Bermuda after battering tiny island

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The core of Hurricane Imelda was moving past Bermuda early Thursday as weather conditions were expected to improve around the tiny British territory that reported major…