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December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

‘Living a cop’s dream’

Western Bureau: Constable Monique Ann Bartley, of the Hanover Police Division, will be the Area One representative in the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constable Force’s (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards,…

Robert Morgan (left), minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for works, examines documents related to the Montego Bay Perimeter Road, now under construction, during a tour of the construction sit

December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Gov’t contemplating phased opening of MoBay Bypass ahead of 2026 completion date

WESTERN BUREAU: While the projected completion date for the new Montego Bay Bypass Road is May 2026, it is likely that motorists will start using sections of the multimillion-dollar project ahead of…

December 9, 2025

Booted press secretary claims unlawful dismissal, takes GG to court

Sonja Simms, a former press secretary to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, has filed a constitutional claim against the Government of Jamaica, alleging unlawful removal from office, and is seeking…

Member of Parliament for St James Southern, Nekeisha Burchell.

December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

JSIF says Montpelier Road repairs will begin in November

WESTERN BUREAU: The daily inconvenience faced by motorists and pedestrians who traverse the Montpelier main road in St James is set to end soon, as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has…

Donna-Gaye Brady, inspector of poor at The Marie Atkins Night Shelter, says the group that organised Saturday’s feeding of persons at the shelter adhered to the call for cooperation and, as a result, the activity went smoothly.

December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Managed meals over mayhem

Acting Inspector of Poor at the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, Donna-Gaye Brady, says the Poor Relief Department has been receiving numerous calls from individuals and organisations…

Dalton Fowles, country manager, Mastercard Jamaica, presents Mastercard’s new SME Digital Payment Study during a media roundtable discussion in the Blue Mountain Room of the AC Hotel in St Andrew yesterday.

December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

SMEs see spike in business with adoption of digital payment systems

Jamaican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have embraced digital payments have seen significant growth in their businesses, a recent Mastercard study has revealed. The study, conducted…

A Cornwall College cadet participating in the flag ceremony during the proclamation event.

December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Oct 4 belatedly proclaimed ‘Mount Alvernia Chetwood Day’ in MoBay

WESTERN BUREAU: Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay was the backdrop for a poignant moment on Wednesday as Mayor Richard Vernon proclaimed October 4 as Mount Alvernia Chetwood Day. The occasion, part of…

December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Mother accused of killing her child collapses in court during epileptic episode

WESTERN BUREAU: Unexpected drama unfolded in the St James Circuit Court yesterday when Shamoya Green, the St James woman who reportedly threw her infant daughter off the roof of their home in 2023,…

December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Contractor not guilty of dangerous driving in fatal Coral Gardens crash

A St James contractor accused of causing the death of a motorcyclist in a 2022 crash along the Coral Gardens main road in St James, was on Tuesday found not guilty of dangerous driving. Derrick…