Lead Stories

The state-owned Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston.
February 26, 2026 by Sashana Small

Relatives raise concerns over visitation limits at Golden Age Home

The relatives of a resident at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, are voicing concern over a visitation policy that prevents family members from accessing the wards. The family member,…
Dr Paul Hector (left) of UNESCO in conversation with Dr Patrick Prendergast, head of CARIMAC, during the More FM 14th anniversary church service, held on Sunday at the Duncans Evangelistic Centre in Trelawny.
February 26, 2026

Media educator bats for including community radio in disaster planning

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Patrick Prendergast, director of the Caribbean School of Media and Communication, is renewing the call for community radio stations to be formally embedded in Jamaica’s disaster…
From left: Tamika Davis, Jamaica Labour Party caretaker for Hanover Western; Sandrene Hill-Sherwood, representing Custos of Hanover Lennox Anderson-Jackson; Collin Virgo, assistant general secretary of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union; and Denise Huds
February 26, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Last-minute gov’t intervention saves Blenheim civic ceremony for Bustamante

Western Bureau: The plan to scale down Tuesday’s annual celebration of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante’s birthday at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, was averted at the last minute after…
Franceta Lopez, the writer of seven children’s books, reading to students at Bridgeport Primary School in St Catherine last year.
February 26, 2026 by Sashana Small

From cashier to children’s book author

Within the span of five years, Franceta Lopez suffered a stillbirth, her home was robbed, she lost her family savings in a bank scam, and she had to deal with the grief of losing two close relatives. …
Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr Andrew Holness.
February 25, 2026 by Kimone Francis

CUBA PIVOT

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has signalled a pivot in Jamaica’s diplomatic stance toward Cuba, calling for a “principled realism” that balances traditional regional solidarity with a demand for…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
February 25, 2026 by Kimone Francis

DIVERSITY FILLIP

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called on CARICOM leaders to abandon the “unrealistic” idea of political uniformity and to reframe national differences as strategic assets that drive regional…
February 25, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Court awards pillion $6.5m for injuries after crash

A pillion passenger left permanently impaired after a motorcycle collided with a truck transporting an excavator along the Bog Walk main road in St Catherine 12 years ago has been awarded…
Kevaughn Goldson.
February 25, 2026 by Corey Robinson

KC principal describes killing of former student athlete as ‘madness’

Administrators at Kingston College (KC) spent yesterday mourning the loss of former student athlete Kevaughn Goldson, who was stabbed to death, reportedly by a woman with whom he was involved, in…
Ramon Bremmer (left), the principal of Kew Park Primary School, accepts a Starlink package from Rotary president Jean Powell. Looking on at centre is Tracie Campbell, the principal of Ferris Primary School.
February 25, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Rotary Club of Sav targets education in post-storm recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: In a major effort to boost education recovery in Westmoreland amid the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa, the Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar, in partnership with the Rotary…