Lead Stories

April 21, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Dozens of UWI students scrambling for exam clearance amid financial strain

Dozens of struggling University of the West Indies (UWI) students are racing against time to secure clearance to sit end-of-semester examinations as mounting financial pressures threaten to derail…
Mesheka Brown (centre), Grant a Wish beneficiary, shares some of the details of her experience with aunt Shereka South (left) and Belinda Williams, interim head of the Group Sales Marketing Unit at NCB.
April 21, 2026 by Adrian Frater

NCB Foundation gifts $250K towards Mesheka Brown’s eye surgery

WESTERN BUREAU: Since 2019, Mesheka Brown had been trying to adjust to life with glaucoma, which had robbed her of her sight in one eye and was threatening the other, so she was not taken totally by…
Visible damage to the court building, with deteriorating tarpaulins and unsafe conditions forcing the staff out.
April 21, 2026 by Mickaila Kington

Staff protest locks down Westmoreland courts office

Western Bureau: Operations at the Westmoreland courts office in Savanna-la-Mar were brought to a standstill on Monday after members of the staff failed to report for duty, citing poor and unsafe…
April 20, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Shocked and confused

When Courtney Anderson went to court last Thursday, the last thing he expected was that the judge would order his arrest, have him jailed, and place a stop order against him.
April 20, 2026

Casino caution

Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate Donna Scott-Mottley is urging the Government to put stronger safeguards in place to protect vulnerable Jamaicans as the country moves to grant three casino…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, addresses journalists during a press conference held in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Friday.
April 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

St James police resolute about keeping murders low, says operations officer

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, says that while the 20 murders recorded in St James this year is one more than…
‘Dec & Nor: TeTe’s Super Brain: ADHD & Autism Adventures’.
April 20, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Celebrating ‘TeTe’s Super Brain’

Parents of a child diagnosed with either Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or autism often face a range of emotions in dealing with the impacts of the situation. In terms of autism,…
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Bartlett: Despite training and certification, tourism sector unlikely to match other industries in remuneration

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has acknowledged that, even while efforts are being made to professionalise the local tourism sector through training and certification, wages in the…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Youth creativity tagged as key to shaping future of tourism

Western Bureau: Young Jamaicans are being urged to harness their creative ideas so that they can develop the skills needed to shape the future of Jamaica’s tourism. Edmund Bartlett, minister of…