Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

US President Donald Trump.
December 18, 2025 by Livern Barrett

‘worst of the worst’

Eighty-four Jamaicans are among hundreds of “criminal aliens”, described by United States (US) authorities as the “worst of the worst”, who were arrested across several American states last weekend as…
Hamish Campbell, outgoing assistant commissioner at the Independent Commission of Investigations.
December 17, 2025 by Livern Barrett

HAMISH’S REGRET

In 2013, the year Hamish Campbell took up the post of assistant commissioner at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Jamaica recorded 258 police fatal shootings. Twelve years later,…
Donaldson was last seen alive on July 11, 2022.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Investigator didn’t check into claims brother called victim after disappearance

A police officer who supervised the investigation into the disappearance of social media personality and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson has denied a suggestion that he was negligent or careless for…
George Williams, a schizophrenic who spent more than 50 years in prison without a trial.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

$120m impasse

A legal squabble is brewing over the $120 million the Supreme Court ordered the Government to pay George Williams, the mentally disabled man who languished in prison for nearly 50 years – or his…
Denise ‘Macka’ Sinclair of Bottom Halse Hall in Clarendon said Hurricane Melissa caused water to rise at her house to window level. She had to run out due to fear.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Officials: True mental health impact of Melissa expected to surface within weeks

Jamaica is likely to see an increase in “adverse mental health outcomes” in the aftermath of the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, a consultant psychiatrist has warned. Post-traumatic…
Stephen Price, president and general manager of FLOW Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

FLOW seeks tax breaks to speed up hurricane recovery

Telecommunications firm FLOW wants the Government to provide tax breaks for the importation of critical equipment needed to accelerate the restoration of services following the devastation to its…
A screengrab from the video showing thousands of tadpoles swimming in the groundwater in Content, Manchester.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

NO NEED FOR FROG FRIGHT

Thousands of tadpoles or “baby frogs” that were captured in a viral video in floodwaters in Manchester are “not cause for concern”, the country’s environment regulator has indicated. The social media…
Roof damage can be seen at Elderslie Primary School in St Elizabeth, where at least four families are still sheltering.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Principal denies shelter eviction order

No authorisation has been granted by the Ministry of Education for classes to resume at a primary school in northwest St Elizabeth, where at least four families have been sheltering since Hurricane…
Elderslie in St Elizabeth after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

HURRICANE FARE HIKE

Taxi operators between Santa Cruz and several hurricane-ravaged communities in northern St Elizabeth have hiked their fares by more than 400 per cent, angry residents have complained. Instead of the…