Lead Stories
July 29, 2026
Auditor general awaits proof of $34m in supplies delivered to JDF
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is still yet to submit signed documents to the auditor general confirming that the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) received $34 million…
August 1, 2026
Rooted in agriculture, growing in science
When Monique Holding chose agricultural science in high school, she was not choosing between practical skills and academic achievement. Unknowingly, she was preparing herself for both. Today, the…
July 28, 2026
by Andre Williams
EX-COP ARRESTED AT AIRPORT
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it will this week provide a comprehensive account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest and murder charge laid against former…
July 28, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Blood shortage forces choices between patients, says NBTS chief
A senior health official is warning that critically low blood supplies at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) are putting lives at risk, with current stocks at just half the level needed to…
July 28, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Former constable loses JCF fight - Privy Council tosses appeal for reinstatement
Former police Constable Joel Lewis was left disappointed after the Privy Council ruled that his challenge to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s refusal to re-enlist him three years ago raised no…
July 28, 2026
Jamaica needs ‘a new kind of emancipation’, says Pastor Brevitt
WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaicans prepare to celebrate Emancipendence 2026, outspoken Seventh-day Adventist pastor Charles Brevitt is challenging the nation to pursue a new kind of emancipation – one that…
July 28, 2026
by Lester Hinds
J'cans in US Northeast look forward to working with CG Mair
NEW YORK: Oliver Mair, who has served as Jamaica’s consul general in Miami, Florida, for the past seven years, has been tapped to be the new consul general in New York. Foreign Affairs and Foreign…
July 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Vernon calls for unity, decisive leadership ahead of Emancipendence
WESTERN BUREAU: History will judge today’s generation not by its intentions, but by its actions, according to Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who is challenging Jamaicans to embrace resilience,…
July 28, 2026
DAISY blooms at AMH
Andrews Memorial Hospital (AMH) has officially launched The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, becoming The DAISY Foundation’s first partner hospital in Jamaica. The programme was introduced during…