News
February 17, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Investigator denies identifying murder suspect in 2017 case
A senior police investigator testified yesterday that he never identified any alleged members of the Clansman Gang as suspects in a 2017 murder on Roger Avenue in Spanish Town, St Catherine – and…
February 17, 2026
Gov’t targets huge increase in collection of traffic fines
The Government, through the Ministry of National Security and Peace, is signalling that it intends to collect a whopping $1 billion in traffic fines in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This compares with…
February 17, 2026
172 years of Jamaica-China ties celebrated
WESTERN BUREAU: The deepening partnership between Jamaica and China was highlighted Saturday night as Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, representing Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, addressed the…
February 17, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
‘Unacceptable!’
The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) has added its voice to the recent public debate over Transport and Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz’s dismissal of an auditor general’s report which found…
February 17, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Vernon: Chinese community central to MoBay’s commercial, civic evolution
WESTERN BUREAU: During the Spring Festival celebration at the Pinnacle in Reading on Sunday, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon said the story of the city’s economic rise cannot be told without…
February 17, 2026
May Pen Infant School gets $139-million upgrade
The May Pen Infant School in Clarendon has been transformed into a modern, two-storey structure, with improved amenities to better meet the needs of the institution’s 147 students and staff. The…
February 17, 2026
Jesse Jackson, who led US Civil Rights Movement after King, dies
(AP) — The Reverend Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and two-time United States presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King's…
February 17, 2026
Two cops found guilty of bribery; sentencing set for April 9
Two policemen found guilty of soliciting and accepting bribery are to be sentenced in the St Catherine Parish Court on April 9. Constables Marlon Hamilton and Romaine Boothe were convicted at a…
February 17, 2026
PNP slams 'premature opening' of Morant Bay Urban Centre as tenants await electricity
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness should "immediately clarify" reports that the $6 billion Morant Bay Urban Centre "remains incomplete…