Lead Stories
January 17, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Purkiss unhappy with the treatment of tourism workers post Hurricane Melissa
Western Bureau: Andrea Purkiss, the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) spokesperson on tourism, says she is deeply troubled by the way workers in the tourism industry have been treated since…
January 17, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover’s Miller-Bennett launches roof replacement initiative
Western Bureau: With several of her constituents still without roofs on their homes, some nine weeks after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Heatha Miller-Bennett, the member of parliament…
January 17, 2026
Two gov’t ministries under scrutiny for alleged mismanagement
The Special Audit Unit (SAU) of the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) is conducting preliminary assessments in relation to allegations of mismanagement at two government ministries. In her annual…
January 17, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Congressional Black Caucus decries Trump’s pause on processing of immigrant visa applications
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has strongly condemned the Donald Trump administration’s decision to suspend the processing of green card applications from 75 countries and has called for the…
January 17, 2026
by Sophia Findlay
Global Jamaica Diaspora Council urging Jamaican immigrants to vote
Candidates vying for representative roles on the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC) in Canada have until Monday, January 19, to register their…
January 16, 2026
by Livern Barrett
‘NOT FOR THE GREEDY’
A new state programme to assist some of the most vulnerable families who were displaced by Hurricane Melissa is geared towards the needy and “not the greedy”, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has…
January 16, 2026
by Andre Williams
Crawford: Put more focus on learning recovery
Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford says the national conversation following Hurricane Melissa is missing the mark, remaining fixated on learning loss while largely ignoring the urgent…
January 16, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
‘I was depressed for two years’
Twenty-one-year-old Jayanne Booth, a University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) student, says the past two years of her life were a nightmare, marked by fear, uncertainty, and emotional distress after…
January 16, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Court rules cop unlawfully punished twice over TikTok video
A woman constable who was disciplined after appearing in a viral TikTok video while in uniform has won her case against senior members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The Supreme Court ruled…