Corey Robinson/Senior Staff Reporter

From left: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett sits on one of the motorcycles being handed over to the police by the Tourism Product Development Company at the Elleston Road Police Station in Kingston on Tuesday. Sharing in the occasion are Wade Mars, executi
21 Oct, 2026 0

JCF gets more vehicles to boost security in resort areas

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received seven vehicles valued at $20 million to strengthen the operational reach of its Resort Areas Division. The vehicles – two all-terrain vehicles, four…
The Mico University College.
20 Oct, 2026 0

More men needed in classrooms

Custos of Kingston Steadman Fuller wants to see more men enrolled at his alma mater, The Mico University College, and ultimately standing at the front of Jamaica’s classrooms, helping to shape the…
Deputy Mayor Lorraine Dobson chairing a meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation on Tuesday.
14 Oct, 2026 0

KSAMC demands proof of source for water parties

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has moved to block events involving the recreational use of National Water Commission (NWC)-supplied water as drought conditions persist and…
12 Oct, 2026 0

HIDDEN VICTIMS

Children apprehended for gang-related activities are not typically screened for signs of human trafficking, raising concerns that youngsters exploited by criminal networks could be punished for crimes…
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24 Sep, 2026 0

Specialist urges rebuilding of minds after Melissa

Rebuilding schools after Hurricane Melissa must go beyond repairing roofs, replacing books and restoring classrooms, with greater attention being paid to the emotional and psychological toll of the…
Terriann Nisbeth (stooping, left), principal of Tavares Gardens Primary School, is joined by her students as they plant a tree during the official launch of the 2026-2027 Trees for Peace Competition on Monday at their Payne Land, Kingston-based school. Obs
23 Sep, 2026 0

Gang violence takes toll on Tavares Gardens Primary

The impact of gang violence in Payne Land, St Andrew is being felt in the classrooms of Tavares Gardens Primary School, where only 80 students are enrolled at an institution built to accommodate 415.…
Some of the weapons seized by the police in the Half-Way Tree commercial hub in St Andrew since August 16.
17 Sep, 2026 0

JC student stabbed amid 700+ weapons seized in HWT in past month

More than 700 weapons have been confiscated from people in the Half-Way Tree town centre since August 16, including a few taken from schoolchildren, as the police seek to curb violence in the busy St…
Dr Christopher Tufton (centre), minister of health and wellness, examines the Global School-Based Student Health Survey report while in discussion with (from left) Ian Stein, PAHO/WHO representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and The Cayman Islands; Paulette Smit
03 Sep, 2026 0

Drunk in class - One in 10 students report going to school inebriated or under influence of drugs, survey finds

Jamaica’s classrooms are facing an unsettling challenge, with one in every 10 high-school students reporting that they have gone to school drunk, while a similar proportion say they have turned up…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
17 Aug, 2026 0

Tufton calls for law changes to tackle hospital ‘social cases’

Jamaica will have to change its laws and policies to address the perennial problem of patients remaining in public hospitals long after they are medically discharged, Health and Wellness Minister Dr…