Lead Stories

WESTERN BUREAU: Three men, including two brothers, were fatally shot in a police operation early Wednesday morning in the Hermitage area of Bethel Town, Westmoreland. The operation, led by law enforcement, also resulted in the seizure of two...

A father accused of a horrific sexual assault on his then four-year-old son, amid an on-going visitation rights tussle with his former common-law partner, has been freed after a judge, in a rare exercise of judicial discretion, withdrew the case...

WESTERN BUREAU: Administrators and students at the St James-based Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) on Monday officially launched the school’s 50th anniversary celebration, which will entail a series of activities to acknowledge the institution’...

Ideal parenting in Jamaica is often reflected in the provision of food, shelter, discipline, and education, but social worker Keisha Smith says families are missing the emotional connection that children need. “You go to school, learn, study a book...

WESTERN BUREAU: While the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is celebrating a marked decline in major crimes across all divisions since the start of the year, the Westmoreland Division has even greater reason to celebrate recording the most...

Nearly one in three Jamaicans say they cannot identify a single area they believe the Dr Andrew Holness administration has excelled in since 2020, months before the next parliamentary election is due. At the same time, roughly one in four Jamaicans...

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has tabled questions in the House of Representatives pressing for answers on the process to appoint Dennis Chung as chief technical director (CTD) of the Financial Investigations Division (FID)....

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced a 15-point strategic plan aimed at making Jamaica’s tourism sector more inclusive, with a focus on improving worker conditions, expanding local ownership, and increasing economic...

Highlighting the Church’s vital role in shaping young lives, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon is calling on religious institutions to become more actively involved in schools, particularly in supporting children who are experiencing abuse. “It is...

“My turn to deliver the killer blow!” Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) standard-bearer for St Andrew East Central, Davion Vassell, says he is ready to land the final strike needed to win the seat from the People’s National Party (PNP). Vassell,...

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has strongly rejected Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s recent claim that the Government does not need an Opposition to remain accountable, asserting instead that supporters of the ruling...

The authorities in Clarendon are actively seeking a new location for a cemetery, following the full occupancy of the parish’s main burial ground, the Denbigh Cemetery. May Pen Mayor Joel Williams emphasised that the initiative reflects the...