Lead Stories
August 5, 2026
by Andre Williams
Fresh alarm over suicides
A cluster of four suspected suicides reported across Jamaica in less than 24 hours has heightened public concern and renewed scrutiny of the country’s mental-health challenges amid a string of similar…
August 5, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Past students step up for Knockalva Polytechnic College
WESTERN BUREAU: Twenty-six students from Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC), in Hanover, who were impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, have received scholarship support to the tune of J$4…
August 5, 2026
by Gareth Davis Sr
West Portland’s top students take centre stage
Buff Bay, Western Portland Forty-three students from 23 schools in West Portland were honoured for their outstanding academic performances during an awards ceremony held yesterday at Lynch Park in…
August 5, 2026
JN Bank highlights support for farmers, businesses at Denbigh
JN Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Jamaica’s agricultural sector, highlighting financing solutions aimed at helping farmers and agribusiness operators recover, expand and build…
August 4, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
INSPECTOR SHORTAGE
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Education Trust (NET) says at least 40 clerks of works – on-site building inspectors – are needed to adequately oversee the massive school restoration programme following…
August 4, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Samuels brands emancipation declaration a scam
Veteran attorney Bert Samuels has delivered a stinging rebuke of Britain, describing the Emancipation Declaration read at midnight on July 31, 1838, as “a scam” that deceived the formerly enslaved and…
August 4, 2026
by Karen Madden
After slow first year, MBUC welcomes new tenants - Other gov’t agencies, businesses prepare to move in
At the May 2026 first anniversary of the official opening of the Morant Bay Urban Centre (MBUC) in St Thomas, KFC was the only business operating from the sprawling development. Since then, two more…
August 4, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Holness promises more ROOFS funding as 50,000 await hurricane grants
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that additional funding will soon be allocated to the Government’s ROOFS programme, assuring Jamaicans who have not yet received grants that they have…
August 4, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Inaugural Jamaica Day Parade reimagined ahead of Saturday’s staging in Brooklyn
NEW YORK: What was originally announced as the first Jamaica Day Parade in Brooklyn on Saturday, August 8, has now been reimagined as a Diaspora Road March and Cultural Festival. Billed as ‘Jamaica…