News
June 17, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
$1M fine for quarantine disobedience, says St James Health Dept
WESTERN BUREAU:
As the world continues to monitor the current Ebola crisis in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the St James Health Department is reminding the public that persons…
June 17, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Cop charged in connection with ‘Buju’ killing offered bail
WESTERN BUREAU:
Constable Andrew Wilson, the policeman charged in connection with the controversial shooting death of Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin of Granville, St James, was granted bail when he made his…
June 17, 2026
Relief on horizon for gaming machine operators - BGLC adjusts technology compliance policy
Gaming machine operators will no longer be required to transition from Pulse technology to SAS-compliant machines within a prescribed timeframe, following a policy adjustment announced by the Betting…
June 17, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover celebrates 2026 Rhodes Scholar
Western Bureau:
Tiana Shantae Dinham, Jamaica’s 2026 Rhodes Scholar from Maryland in Hanover, was honoured at a civic ceremony in Bustamante Square in Lucea on Friday. Family, friends, and members…
June 17, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Pit latrines biggest risk to Jamaica’s water supply, warns Samuda
Western Bureau
Matthew Samuda, minister of water, climate change and the environment, has described backyard pit latrines in high water-table communities as among the greatest environmental risks…
June 17, 2026
Jamaica’s security attaché graduates from Inter-American Defense College
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tanisha Ellison, Jamaica’s security attaché at the embassy in Washington, DC, has become the first Jamaican to graduate from the Inter-American Defense College…
June 17, 2026
Mandeville Hospital performs first scar-free vaginal surgery in Jamaica
The Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) in Manchester has become the first hospital in Jamaica to perform a scar-free minimally invasive vaginal surgery known as Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal…
June 17, 2026
Mocho Pear Festival seeks to turn crop into economic engine
Efforts to expand Jamaica’s avocado (pear) industry gathered momentum last week as stakeholders in Clarendon launched a festival intended to spur rural development and exports.
June 17, 2026
by Keisha Hill
Donnell Dunkley uses curiosity to break fear of science
For many students, science can seem intimidating — a subject of complex formulas, unfamiliar terms and difficult ideas. For Donnell Dunkley, however, it represents something quite different:…