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George William Gordon House in downtown Kingston.
December 11, 2025

Contract chaos

The administrative arm of the Houses of Parliament has been found wanting as the Auditor General’s Department places the spotlight on a $24-million contract to renovate the Members’ Lounge at Gordon…
Police examine the scene of yesterday’s fatal shoot-out at Phoenix Park Village in Phase 3, Portmore, St Catherine, where a police operation left one alleged robber dead and another on the run.
December 11, 2025

‘Why we paying for security?’

Residents of Phoenix Park Village in Phase 3, Portmore, St Catherine, were left shaken yesterday after a reported police operation ended in gunfire, leaving one alleged robber dead and another on the…
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz.
December 11, 2025 by Karen Madden

I would do it every day and twice on Sunday – Vaz

Defending the decision to lend the Jamaica Public Service Company US$150 million towards its early restoration efforts following Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has shrugged…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and executives of LCH Development topping out Tower One at The Pinnacle Montego Bay in St James yesterday.
December 11, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Holness urges developers to help rebuild Ja

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the topping out of Tower One at The Pinnacle marks a major step forward for Jamaica’s tourism diversification strategy. However, he insists that…
Dwight Crawford, deputy mayor of Montego Bay and councillor for the Spring Garden Division in the St James Municipal Corporation, and his sister Kimika Crawford, present tributes during the thanksgiving service for their father, businessman Ruel Alphanso C
December 11, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Businessman Ruel Crawford remembered for integrity, family values

WESTERN BUREAU: A subdued atmosphere hung over the Ridgemount United Church in Mandeville, Manchester, yesterday as relatives and well-wishers said farewell to businessman Ruel Alphanso Crawford, a…
Commander Alvin Gayle, director general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management.
December 11, 2025

1,000 Jamaicans still in shelters

Over 1,000 Jamaicans remain in shelters almost six weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm, which slammed into Jamaica on October 28, making landfall on the western belt,…
The roof of Haven View Villas and Spa in Bluefields, Westmoreland, severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 11, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Part I: Homelessness to homeownership to Melissa

This is the first in a series highlighting the impact of Hurricane Melissa on the Bluefields Organic Farm and Haven View Villas and Spa , an eco-tourism facility operated by Keith R Wedderburn in…
The Art Centre at Olympia Gallery on Old Hope Road.
December 11, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

An artful Christmas from Olympia Gallery

Olympia Gallery, at 202 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, is one of Jamaica’s best-known art spaces, with works always on sale. The gallery is housed in a distinctive building designed by Jamaican engineer,…
From left: Chaplain Reverend Karl Henlin, past member Grace England, guitarist Lewis Campbell, pianist Karen Henry and drummer Odean Taylor after the Portmore Chorale’s Christmas concert at the Church of the Holy Spirit.
December 11, 2025 by Keisha Hill

Portmore Chorale marks 40 years

The Portmore Chorale once again lit up the stage with a performance blending vocal mastery, spiritual depth and the vibrant cultural energy that has defined the ensemble for four decades. This…