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Jamaicans for Justice Executive Director Mickel Jackson (second left) discusses the findings of the Citizens’ Rights. Roles, Responsibilities and Practice Survey 2025 with (from left) Vanna Lawrence, programme manager, Delegation of the European Union to
February 20, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

More males report physical abuse by female partners in new survey

A new survey co-published by the Mico Foundation and Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has highlighted the top three human rights violations reported in 10 Kingston communities as domestic violence, police…
February 20, 2026 by Andre Williams

Second deadly shooting in days deepens tension in Kgn East

Tension is rising in several communities along the Mountain View Avenue corridor in East Kingston after weeks of deadly shootings, the latest of which occurred in broad daylight on Thursday. Police…
Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority.
February 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Culture shift needed to accept healthier diet, says Fray

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid the discussions about the Government’s plan to impose a tax on sugary drink as part of its 2026-2027 Budget, Dr Delroy Fray, the clinical coordinator at the Western Regional…
The Hanover Municipal Corporation building in Lucea.
February 20, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover’s municipal building crumbling, stakeholders concerned

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid mounting complaints from staff and councillors that the aging Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) administrative building is deteriorating around them, calls are growing for…
Chensie Allen (centre) accepting a symbolic cheque valued at $500,000 from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ROOFS Programme. Presenting the cheque were Dwayne Vaz, member of parliament for Westmoreland Central (left), and Pearnell Charles Jr,
February 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Tailor among 4,700 W’land residents receiving $787m in ROOFS grants

WESTERN BUREAU: Seventy-three-year-old tailor Chensie Allen of Hudson Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, says the $500,000 he received under the Government’s ROOFS programme could not have come…
February 20, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness tells court ‘Zugi’ was chased, shot on Roger Avenue

A man yesterday gave chilling testimony in the Home Circuit Court about how George ‘Zugi’ Richards was chased down and shot repeatedly as he lay face down on Roger Avenue in Spanish Town, St…
February 19, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Mediation muddle

At the completion of a court-ordered mediation in May last year, a judge at the Trelawny Parish Court dismissed four criminal charges laid against a businessman by two policemen who claimed he…
Dr Donovan Stanberry, Mona Campus registrar.
February 19, 2026 by Kimone Francis

UWI doors open to med students in Cuba

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says there has been no official communication or request to accept anxious Jamaican medical students in Cuba, but it has indicated that it can…
Pastor Glen Samuels.
February 19, 2026

Samuels is new president of Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica

Pastor Glen Samuels was on Tuesday elected president of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists during its Third Quinquennial Session, held at the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist…