Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
BALLOT RIFT
The Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on the case filed by Paul Buchanan against the Constituted Authority, which rejected his bid to have the St Andrew West Central general election…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
BIKES TO THE RESCUE
In the best of times, the drive to Halls Delight in the hills of rural St Andrew is not for the faint of heart. Now, three weeks after Hurricane Melissa dumped several inches of rain on the…
December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Charles details shift to needs-based hurricane relief
As of yesterday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, working with the Jamaica Defence Force and other partners, had made 138 air and ground drops with relief for communities that remain…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Some W’land schools to reopen with shelter dwellers
Unless shelter occupants relocate within the next four days, upper-school students returning on Monday to three Westmoreland high schools will return with hurricane evacuees on the compounds. At least…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
We are not abandoning Jamaica, says Bahia Principe MD
Ahead of Monday’s meeting with the Ministry of Labour and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) about the planned redundancy exercised to accommodate refurbishment exercises Bahia Principe’s…
December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Steady, consistent work
For Glenmuir High School student Janathan Brown, determination and consistency matter more than natural talent. He believes steady work can surpass ability, a mindset that has shaped his academic…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
MEGA BLOW
WESTERN BUREAU: MegaMart Wholesale Club is to permanenty close its largest store – located in Montego Bay, St James – after suffering catastrophic flood damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
Cops kill 8 men in 100 hours
An operation targeting a suspected cop killer ended in the fatal shooting of three men during what investigators describe as an armed, daylight confrontation along the westbound lane of the Nelson…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Gov’t adopts container housing strategy for storm victims
Facing a possible housing crisis in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the Government has announced a controversial, yet immediate, plan to utilise container homes to shelter displaced families in western…