Corey Robinson/Senior Staff Reporter
June 7, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Gone without a trace - At least 40 elderly persons reported missing to police since January
Winston Watson knows the communities between Negril, Westmoreland, and Montego Bay, St James, better than he ever wanted to.
For more than two weeks, he and his relatives have criss-crossed western…
May 31, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Forgotten victims
Before Hurricane Melissa, they had a home, a livelihood, friends of their own age and a sense of normalcy. Seven months later, all that remains is each other, a weathered couch and an ageing handheld…
May 26, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Holness warns Jamaica facing costly infrastructure renewal crisis
Jamaica is battling ageing infrastructure – a side effect of being among the earliest Caribbean nations to begin large-scale development – compounded by decades of maintenance neglect, according to…
May 24, 2026
by Corey Robinson
‘The boys are now the breadwinners’ - Hurricane Melissa aftermath pushing students from classrooms into workforce, crime, say administrators
Seven months after Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of the island, some schools in the hardest-hit communities are reporting a troubling fallout: students, mainly boys, abandoning classrooms…
May 10, 2026
by Corey Robinson
‘Call the cops’ - Final plea before NY tourist killed in Jamaica
The horrifying news came from the suspected killer’s mother.
On the other end of the line, the woman’s breathy, raspy voice told stunned relatives in New York that Melissa Kerry Samnath had been…
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.…
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…
April 15, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Kingston mayor lashes ORA
Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has criticised the Government’s One Road Authority (ORA) initiative, arguing that it does not address the problem of inadequate funding for road maintenance. Cabinet…