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Dr Kevin Brown (right), president of the University of Technology, Jamaica, chats with Dr Darien Henry (second right), principal of the Montego Bay Community College, during the Dr Lorna Nembhard Public Lecture on Wednesday. Also pictured (from left) are B
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

UTech president wants African history taught in J’can schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, wants the Ministry of Education to integrate African history into curricula, citing the importance of having…
From left: Lemar James, president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, and Yemima Garcia, assistant governor and director of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, present a bottle of wine to Rotarians Dr Ella Aiken and her husband, Professor William Aiken, distric
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…
Melissa is forecast to meander over the central Caribbean Sea and could potentially become a major hurricane.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Menacing Melissa

Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica Evan Thompson says he is not ruling out the possibility of Tropical Storm Melissa making landfall in Jamaica. However, Thompson argued…
Heavy equipment and trucks are seen at Sandy Gully clearing debris and garbage ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Sandy Gully race against time

A major de-silting of sections of the Sandy Gully in St Andrew got under way yesterday morning in a race against time as Tropical Storm Melissa meanders towards Jamaica. Works Minister Robert Morgan,…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Judge slaps down Wildman’s appeal for pause of Reid, Pinnock fraud trial

Defence lawyer Hugh Wildman yesterday urged Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrel to voluntarily pause the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others in the…
Left: Fishermen in Port Maria bringing their vessel to shore.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Port Maria businesses, residents on edge as Melissa nears

Residents and business operators in Port Maria are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa threatens to dump heavy rainfall across Jamaica, raising fears of a repeat of past disasters…
The order to enroll in another school is one of three conditions that were imposed during a bail hearing in the St Ann Children’s Court on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025

No discount

The Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentence for a man convicted of murdering two children in St James in 2014, rejecting his claim that he should receive a lighter sentence for pleading guilty. …
Margaret Bridge, a problematic culvert which overflows during heavy rainfall.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Dalling Street, McNeil Land plagued by clogged drains and rising flood water

Western Bureau: For residents of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, the rain hasn’t stopped, and neither have the floods. In Dalling Street, McNeil Land, and surrounding areas, clogged drains and rising…
Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

WRHA hospitals ready for Melissa amid bed space concerns

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), says hospitals under the region’s umbrella are well-equipped to face any emergencies that may…