Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Hitchman to lead St James lay magistrates
WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Hitchman, a guidance councillor at the Maldon High School in St James, was elected unopposed as the new president of the St James Lay Magistrates’ Association over last weekend…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Rev Thomas lauded for 20 years of service to Burchell Baptist Circuit
WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Dr Davewin Thomas, who has been serving the Burchell Circuit of Baptist Churches in St James for more than 20 years, was on Sunday honoured for his service with multiple…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
‘Please send him home’
The distraught guardians of missing Manchester High student Jayden Thompson were up to late yesterday pleading for his safe return, clinging to hope as the days pass with no sign of the 12-year-old.…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Eldemire Shearer: Dementia is nothing to be ashamed of
After last week’s public acknowledgement that former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has been suffering from dementia, Professor of Public Health and Ageing Denise Eldemire Shearer says there…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
JTB eyes Netflix, digital campaigns to market Jamaica’s communities
Western Bureau: Jamaica’s Director of Tourism Donovan White has announced plans to market the island’s communities on platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, part of a bold strategy to turn local…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Lynne Mitchell Foundation awards $21m in scholarships this year
WESTERN BUREAU: Forty-two Jamaican students are celebrating a life-changing boost to their education, after being named recipients of the Lynne Mitchell Foundation (LMF) 2025 scholarships. The…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Holness: No honeymoon period for Gov’t post-election
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has told Jamaicans in the diaspora that there will be no honeymoon period for the Government following the September 3 general election that gave his administration a…
December 9, 2025
From cancer-stricken to computer scientist
In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 16-year-old Ardenne High School student Katelyn Tait was diagnosed with cancer - stage two Hodgkin lymphoma. Come November 2026, a mere five years later, she…
December 9, 2025
by Carl Gilchrist
When a 9-month-old is diagnosed with cancer …
It is a nightmare that parents dread, having their child diagnosed with a serious ailment such as cancer. Childhood cancer remains a significant health concern in Jamaica where leukaemia, lymphoma,…