Lead Stories

Daryl Vaz
08 Feb, 2026 0

Dangerous precedent

Accountability advocates are warning that accepting good intentions as justification for breaching procurement laws could undermine Jamaica’s system of public administration, following an auditor…
Sixty-five-year-old US Army veteran Godfrey Wade with three of his grandchildren.
07 Feb, 2026 0

US Army vet booted to Ja

Godfrey Wade, the 65-year-old United States (US) Army veteran who was detained in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility for months, has been deported to Jamaica. Wade arrived in the…
07 Feb, 2026 0

Search on for missing ballistic evidence as trial continues for cops in triple killing

A search is now under way at the police central store to locate key ballistic evidence collected in the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men along Acadia Drive, St Andrew. The revelation came…
Homes under water at OceanPointe in Hanover.
07 Feb, 2026 0

Flooding, cold front leave chilling effect in Hanover

Western Bureau: Heavy rains that lashed sections of Hanover this week took a heavy toll on the parish, causing major flooding in the OceanPointe Housing Development and land slippage in other areas,…
From left: Abbi-Gaye Phillipps, co-founder and managing director, and Krishna Phillipps, co-founder and director, cut the ribbon during the opening of Organica Whole Foods Store’s new Montego Bay location in St James. They are joined by team members (fro
07 Feb, 2026 0

New whole foods store to support MoBay’s journey towards healthier lifestyles

WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has welcomed the Organica Whole Foods Store to Montego Bay, saying it is timely and aligned with the…
Ankie Wardekker (left), registered nurse with Team Broken Earth, attends to a community member during the organisation’s visit to McAlpine in Westmoreland on Wednesday.
07 Feb, 2026 0

McAlpine residents get medical boost from outreach partnership

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of McAlpine, in Westmoreland, recently benefited from a medical outreach initiative conducted by Canadian entity Team Broken Earth, which partnered with the Westmoreland…
Leco Bradford smiles as Marisa Dalrymple‑Philibert (right), minister of state in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, operates the lift to assist him on to the Justice Bus. Looking on are Dian Watson (left), executive director of the Legal
07 Feb, 2026 0

Government intensifies push for disability access to justice

The Government says it is intensifying efforts to ensure that persons with disabilities are fully integrated into the national discourse and are able to access justice with dignity and opportunity.…
The business matchmaking roundtable, organised by CAF within the framework of the International Economic Forum held in Panama last week, was the first of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean. It brought together more than 400 business leaders, who h
07 Feb, 2026 0

CAF Business Matchmaking Forum generates over US$72m in commercial expectations

PANAMA CITY, Panama The business matchmaking roundtable, organised by CAF within the framework of the International Economic Forum, was the first of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean. It…
Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service.
07 Feb, 2026 0

Jamaica eyes stronger ties as CAF rethinks risk metrics

Finance Minister Fayval Williams says Jamaica is looking to deepen its relationship with CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, noting that the financial institution has grown more…