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Kaleo Thomas (centre), a five-year-old student of Mount Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten in Montego Bay, St James, poses with his first-place trophy for winning the Kiwanis Club of Providence Montego Bay’s 10th annual Kiddie Bee Spelling Competition
April 24, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Five-year-old Kaleo Thomas crowned spelling champ

WESTERN BUREAU: Five-year-old Mount Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten student Kaleo Thomas emerged the toast of Thursday Kiwanis Club of Providence Montego Bay’s 10th annual Kiddie Bee Spelling…
Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, addresses Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament at which he opened the 2026-2027 Sectoral Debate.
April 23, 2026 by Andre Williams

Party patrol

The Government has signalled a firmer stance against rising violence at entertainment events, with Deputy Prime Minister and National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang warning that criminals…
Crime scene officers outside the New Testament Church of God at Water Lane in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday, where a member of the church was shot dead.
April 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Barbaric attack

WESTERN BUREAU: A jubilant church service in Montego Bay, St James, was shattered by gunfire on Wednesday, leaving a choir member dead at the doorway as worshippers screamed “Jesus! Jesus!” and fled…
Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, addresses yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew.
April 23, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fake gun flaw

Changing Jamaica’s gun law to provide lesser penalties for possession of an imitation firearm is not enough if the “fundamental flaw” of possibly criminalising citizens for an object that cannot…
Richard Mullings, president of the Integrated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
April 23, 2026 by Sashana Small

IMAJ urges Gov’t to build bridge to consultation on NaRRA bill

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is raising concerns over what it describes as a lack of consultation with local contractors in the establishment of the National…
Marlene Malahoo Forte, government member of parliament.
April 23, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Shredded!

In a rare departure from Jamaica’s parliamentary tradition, backbencher and former Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte on Tuesday cut through one of the most…
A section of the Caribbean Cement Company Ltd in Kingston.
April 23, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Rain threatens post-Melissa rebuild as cement output falls

Rainfall is threatening to delay islandwide reconstruction efforts following Hurricane Melissa, as Caribbean Cement Company Ltd says its operations are being hampered by adverse weather conditions.…
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April 23, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Not automatic that weapon fired where casings found, says witness in Acadia trial

A former crime scene officer yesterday testified that he recovered multiple 9mm spent casings in the vicinity of Evans Avenue and Acadia Drive in St Andrew, where three men were fatally shot during a…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
April 23, 2026

JTA president wants urgent nat’l meeting on violence in schools

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling for an urgent national meeting involving key education stakeholders to confront the growing problem of violence in schools,…