Latest News

News
December 9, 2025

SIA landing, parking fees suspended for Hurricane Melissa relief supplies

With limited commercial flight operations resuming on Saturday, MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ), operators of Sangster International Airport (SIA), has opted to waive all landing and parking fees for…
Montego Bay United’s Dwight Merrick controls a ball during the Jamaica Premier League match against Racing United at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex on October 19.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Picking up the pieces

MONTEGO BAY United (MBU) head coach Xavier Gilbert says the club is now in the process of picking up the pieces following the devastating passage of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which severely…
Gregory McMichael at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Hotel gets ‘10-star’ praise amid hurricane

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa howled through Montego Bay, St James, most of the tourism capital’s guests prayed for safety. Gregory McMichael got something more – comfort, care, and the calm…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth answers a question from a reporter during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
December 9, 2025

US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing three alleged drug smugglers

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. …
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

St Catherine man charged for chopping brother during argument over land

The police in St Catherine on Saturday charged a man for allegedly chopping his brother in the neck with a machete during an argument over family land. Thirty-six-year-old Robert McKellop, a labourer…
Elese Myles.
December 9, 2025

Suspected abduction of 17-year-old girl in Portmore - Police

The Portmore police are urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating 17-year-old Elese Myles of Bridgeport, St Catherine, who is suspected to have been abducted from her community on…
File photo.
December 9, 2025

Sangster airport waives landing and parking fees for relief flights

MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ), the operator of Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, says it has waived all landing and parking fees for non-commercial relief flights bringing cargo…
Persons travelling with supplies along Crane Road in Black River St Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

US warns Americans to reconsider travel to Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa

The United States has raised its travel advisory for Jamaica from Level 2 to Level 3, citing a natural disaster risk arising from Hurricane Melissa. The updated advisory was issued on Tuesday,…
In this 2010 file photo, the Boogieman Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon smiles proudly after being appointed a member of the Order of Distinction, Officer class.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

David Rodigan salutes ‘dear friend’ Barry G

In paying tribute to legendary radio announcer, Barry G the Boogieman, who died last Wednesday, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, commented on the famous clash…