Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
GUILTY
Former INSPORTS financial controller and party promoter Andrew Wright, along with two co-defendants, was found guilty of multiple fraud-related charges yesterday in the Home Circuit Court, stemming…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
DPP mulls appeal after ‘lenient’ sentence in endangered animal smuggling case
The country’s prosecutorial authority is contemplating whether to lodge an appeal against what environmental watchers call a “tap on the back” sentence imposed on three men – two of them Honduran…
December 9, 2025
Police oversight body flags state of Area 4 lock-ups
The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has highlighted overcrowding problems and a deplorable state of affairs at five of the largest lock-ups in the Area Four policing region. A recent…
December 9, 2025
Students stirred by call to persevere
Stirred by the call to persevere by South Florida-based entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Wong during the second Pioneers of Tomorrow lecture series hosted by his alma mater, St George’s College,…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Gov’t urged to hire Cuban workers directly to prevent forced labour
The Jamaican Government is being urged to hire Cuban workers directly and utilise hiring practices that are in line with domestic and international law to prevent forced labour among Cuban workers in…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Flood fix
Urban planning consultant and university professor Carol Archer is urging Jamaica to adopt the globally recognised ‘sponge city’ model to better cope with the increasing impact of climate change,…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Community rallies after 7-y-o student raped while heading home
The brutal rape of a seven-year-old girl last Thursday has sparked outrage and mobilised a strong response from parents, residents, and national stakeholders, who have rallied to comfort a student…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
Trial on Friday for man who allegedly dismembered uncle
The trial is set to begin on Friday of a man accused of fatally chopping his uncle at their home in Stony Hill, St Andrew, before chartering a taxi to transport the dead man’s body parts to Cavaliers,…
December 9, 2025
Tufton sounds alarm on Caribbean healthcare crisis
Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has issued a strong call for greater regional cooperation to address a growing healthcare workforce shortage that threatens to undermine health systems across…