Lead Stories

The man who was found guilty for the 2018 murder of businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone, after he went missing, is to know his fate on Monday. Twenty-six-year-old Shamar Clarke, a former employee of Rhone, was remanded by Justice Carolyn Tie-Powell for...

WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors and public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators in St Elizabeth are experiencing growing frustration over the continued non-use of a newly built public sanitary convenience in Junction, which remains closed months after a...

A female vendor who, along with two men, robbed three persons including a police constable, while posing as a taxi driver and passenger, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison following a plea deal in the Home Circuit Court. Subrina...

The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) says it has validated the Government’s decision to temporarily suspend the country’s fiscal rules following the severe economic and social impact of Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm, the most powerful...

WESTERN BUREAU: Michelle Senior, parish manager at the St Elizabeth branch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is voicing new concerns about unsafe rebuilding efforts now under way in parts of the Parottee community, where homes were...

WESTERN BUREAU: Tension erupted inside the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) yesterday as Councillor Lidden Lewis launched a dramatic but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to oust his People’s National Party colleague, Councillor Devon ‘Don...

Residents of Phoenix Park Village in Phase 3, Portmore, St Catherine, were left shaken yesterday after a reported police operation ended in gunfire, leaving one alleged robber dead and another on the run. The incident, which unfolded along...

WESTERN BUREAU: A subdued atmosphere hung over the Ridgemount United Church in Mandeville, Manchester, yesterday as relatives and well-wishers said farewell to businessman Ruel Alphanso Crawford, a former Master Builders Association member and a...

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the topping out of Tower One at The Pinnacle marks a major step forward for Jamaica’s tourism diversification strategy. However, he insists that luxury development must go hand-in-hand with...

At least 160 schools remain closed for teaching and learning weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. These schools are expected to reopen on January 6, 2026, according to Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams. Of the 160...

Medical experts are calling for stronger adherence to the global One Health mandate by Jamaican authorities, citing the outbreak of leptospirosis following Hurricane Melissa a month ago as a clear indication of why such a move is pivotal. One...

WESTERN BUREAU: State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright has declared that Jamaica’s craft sector is poised for a sweeping overhaul as the Government moves to reposition craft not as an afterthought but...