Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
Coffee farmer bats for price increase
Buff Bay Valley, West Portland: For coffee farmer Dian Ellis of Hart Hill, Portland, whose five acres of fully grown berries are now ready for harvesting, insurmountable challenges continue to impact…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Caribbean tourism shows resilience amid mixed markets
Bridgetown, Barbados: Caribbean tourism recorded 18.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2025, up nearly two per cent on last year and six per cent above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Recalled witness frustrated with legal process
A Kingston delivery man hired by Constable Noel Maitland to remove a sofa from his apartment expressed frustration yesterday after being recalled to the witness stand. “A hope mi naa fi come back yah,…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Health officials in Westmoreland raise leptospirosis concerns after flood rains
Western Bureau: With sections of Westmoreland swamped by floodwaters over the weekend, the health authorities in the parish are once again warning residents to take precautions against leptospirosis,…
December 9, 2025
Mixed bag for Gov’t in fiscal assessment
The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) has signalled that additional revenue efforts might be required to meet budgetary amounts this year as the $14.2-billion tax shortfall at the end of the…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
NEW VISA FEE KICKS IN
NEW YORK: Effective immediately, Jamaicans applying for visitor, student, or work visas to the United States must now pay an additional US$250 visa surcharge, bringing the total cost of a standard…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
GUILTY
Former INSPORTS financial controller and party promoter Andrew Wright, along with two co-defendants, was found guilty of multiple fraud-related charges yesterday in the Home Circuit Court, stemming…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
DPP mulls appeal after ‘lenient’ sentence in endangered animal smuggling case
The country’s prosecutorial authority is contemplating whether to lodge an appeal against what environmental watchers call a “tap on the back” sentence imposed on three men – two of them Honduran…
December 9, 2025
Police oversight body flags state of Area 4 lock-ups
The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has highlighted overcrowding problems and a deplorable state of affairs at five of the largest lock-ups in the Area Four policing region. A recent…