News
March 27, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Patching to begin on eastern Hanover roads
WESTERN BUREAU: The need for potable water and properly paved roads dominated complaints from residents at an Hanover Eastern community Development Fund (CDF) constituency consultation on Tuesday at…
March 27, 2026
by Paul H. Williams
Beloved educator Dr Kathryn Shields Brodber has died
Dr Kathryn Shields Brodber, a retired senior lecturer at the University of the West Indies, died on March 11 after a long illness. Her life will be celebrated next Tuesday at Webster Memorial United…
March 27, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Beach policy under fire
WESTERN BUREAU: The Government’s proposed Beach Access and Management Policy has drawn sharp criticism from the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), which contends that the…
March 27, 2026
Tower farming takes root in Havendale home
While the Corporate Area pulses with commerce and traffic, a quieter transformation is taking place in the backyard of a Havendale home. There, amid the hum of residential life, a pair of technology…
March 27, 2026
‘You are still the one’
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and their spouses stepped away from the demands of duty to reconnect and recharge at a deeply impactful Couples’ Retreat held last weekend under the…
March 27, 2026
Value of outstanding traffic tickets hits $4.5B
Motorists owe a total of $4.5 billion for outstanding traffic tickets issued over the last eight year, authorities disclosed on Friday. A total of 1,174,961 traffic tickets that were issued between…
March 27, 2026
Non-custodial sentence for property manage convicted in major drug bust
A property manager who pleaded guilty to several charges related to a US$500,000 or approximately J$76 million drug bust in St Andrew last year has dodged a prison sentence. Instead, Allen Patrick…
March 27, 2026
Portland man charged over viral video allegedly inciting violence against police, says JCF
A 32-year-old man seen in a viral video allegedly promoting violence against police has been arrested and charged by investigators in Portland, the police said Friday. Police said Shane Ellis,…
March 27, 2026
Farmer jailed for 17 years for rape of teen in St Catherine
A 58-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the rape of a teenage girl at his home in St Catherine 11 years ago. The sentence was handed down on Friday in the St Catherine…