Lead Stories
August 10, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Care for caregivers - More than 200 NERHA workers honoured with performance appraisal awards
Two hundred and thirty-five employees of the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) have been honoured for excelling in their duties, based on the results of the Performance Management Appraisal…
August 9, 2026
by Andre Williams
TRIGGER TROUBLE - INDECOM probes 26 accidental firearm discharges in seven months; eight cops injured as FLA warns against negligence
Just 22 minutes apart on July 28, two police officers in different parishes accidentally shot themselves with licensed firearms. A few days later, a policewoman was injured after her Glock pistol was…
August 9, 2026
by Janet Silvera
The cop who finally listened - Two women recount years of fear after ending abusive relationships; grateful to corporal for standing with them
WESTERN BUREAU: They are two Kingston women with different lives and different histories of alleged abuse, but when Karen P.* and Janice Q.* speak about the policeman they say finally listened, the…
August 8, 2026
by Andre Williams
Port under probe - Billion-dollar cocaine bust triggers lockdown at wharf in Kingston
The Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) was under a virtual lockdown for several hours until late Friday as security forces continued a high-level operation into a major cocaine bust that the…
August 8, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Brazil pushing for poultry, pork access - South American nation eyes Jamaican market
São Paulo, Brazil: Brazil is awaiting Jamaica’s response to a proposed sanitary agreement that would clear the way for poultry and pork exports to the island. Although Brazil is one of the world’s…
August 8, 2026
IC bolsters arsenal in corruption fight
Experienced attorney-at-law Kelly-Ann Murdock has officially been installed as the country’s chief corruption prosecutor, about four months after acting in that role at the Integrity Commission (IC).…
August 8, 2026
MoBay rolls out red carpet for historic Special Olympics Caribbean Beach Games
WESTERN BUREAU Montego Bay is preparing to welcome hundreds of athletes and officials from across the Caribbean this November as Jamaica hosts the inaugural Special Olympics Caribbean Beach Games,…
August 8, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Knockalva racing against time - Principal laments lack of post-Melissa repair ahead of new school year, says warp-speed operation ‘won’t be fast enough’
WESTERN BUREAU: Gregory Brown, principal of Knockalva Technical High School in Hanover, says the institution will not be able to properly welcome incoming students for the approaching September term,…
August 8, 2026
Black River hurricane command shift - Resilient STETHS named new emergency operations centre for St Elizabeth capital
WESTERN BUREAU: With Hurricane Melissa compromising Black River’s capacity to host the parish’s Emergency Operations Command Centre (EOCC), St Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz has been…