News
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Natural History Museum of Jamaica’s state-of-the-art exhibition gallery opened
ON SUNDAY, August 31, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange officially opened the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Exhibition Gallery, by way of a ribbon-cutting…
December 9, 2025
Service clubs join forces for Celebrate Community Week 2025
FOUR OF the world’s largest service organisations – Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International – have united for Celebrate Community Week, a…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Former Air Jamaica administrator wants greater recognition of diaspora leisure market
WESTERN BUREAU: FORMER AIR Jamaica administrator and longstanding community advocate Kay Chang has called for greater recognition of the diaspora leisure market, saying its untapped potential and…
December 9, 2025
Toddler, 25-y-o man killed in drive-by shooting in Kingston 20
A two-year-old boy and a 25-year-old man were killed in a drive-by shooting along Grenmeade Road, Kingston 20, Monday night. The toddler has been identified as Tajaun Jackson of a Nannyville, St…
December 9, 2025
Clark’s Town community fêted with back-to-school treat
The Clarks Town community in Porus, Manchester, hosted a vibrant back-to-school treat on August 27, themed “We Rise By Lifting Others.” As children prepared for the new school year, they enjoyed a day…
December 9, 2025
US names Jamaica and four other Caribbean countries on drugs list
WASHINGTON, CMC – Four CARICOM countries have been listed in US President Donald Trump’s “Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2026” submitted…
December 9, 2025
Vendors impatient even as mayor promises repairs coming for Falmouth Market restrooms
Vendors at the Falmouth Market in Trelawny are again calling for proper restrooms at the facility amid complaints of non-functioning toilets, lack of water and raw sewage flowing on the floors. The…
December 9, 2025
New MPs and senators to be sworn in Thursday
When parliament officially reopens on Thursday, it will not be as lopsided as it was coming out of the 2020 general election, with the People's National Party (PNP) having more say with 28…
December 9, 2025
Strong juror turnout marks reopening of St Catherine Circuit Court
The Michaelmas Session of the St Catherine Circuit Court opened in Spanish Town Tuesday morning with scores of persons answering the call to serve as jurors. Seventy-six members of the public turned…