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21 Oct, 2026 0

Trelawny man charged for allegedly robbing house of relative who was overseas

A 47-year-old Trelawny man has been charged for allegedly breaking into the house of a relative who was overseas and stealing several items valued at approximately $390,000. He is Andrew Brown, a…
May Pen Mayor Joel Williams (left) listens as Clarendon Central Member of Parliament Delroy Williams is interviewed by journalists last Friday.
21 Oct, 2026 0

MP: JLP support remains strong in May Pen North, Clarendon Central

Clarendon Central Member of Parliament Delroy Williams has pushed back against suggestions of discord within the constituency, insisting that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) machinery remains united…
21 Oct, 2026 0

Education Ministry - CMU Fraud Trial | Defence wants two senior officials as prosecutors drop 13 witnesses

Two senior public officials are among 13 people who prosecutors no longer intend to call as witnesses in the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid, defence attorneys have revealed.…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen (left) congratulates Scean Barnswell (second right) and wife Danielle on their national awards, which he presented to them on Monday. Looking on is fellow awardee Susan Higgins.
21 Oct, 2026 0

‘I never felt fearful’ - Brave Higgins honoured for capturing child killer; Barnswells for rescuing minor

As Susan Higgins stepped onto the dais at King’s House on Monday to receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry for assisting in the capturing and handing over of a man who raped and murdered an…
Retired midwife Myda Trail shows off her award on Monday for decades of service to midwifery.
21 Oct, 2026 0

‘I was hoping to deliver a triplet’ - Retired midwife Myda Trail delivers 3,000 babies, earns national honour

Myda Trail has delivered more than 3,000 babies in her native community of Clarksonville, St Ann, and its surrounding areas. Reflecting fondly on over 40 years as a midwife serving the small, rural…
From left: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett sits on one of the motorcycles being handed over to the police by the Tourism Product Development Company at the Elleston Road Police Station in Kingston on Tuesday. Sharing in the occasion are Wade Mars, executi
21 Oct, 2026 0

JCF gets more vehicles to boost security in resort areas

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received seven vehicles valued at $20 million to strengthen the operational reach of its Resort Areas Division. The vehicles – two all-terrain vehicles, four…
Luwanna Williams, JN Bank managing director, greets Delroy Reid, founder and director of DCR Construction and Development Limited, ahead of a tour of a model unit at Hosanna Estate in Beecher Town, St Ann on October 2. Recordero Setal (second right), sales
21 Oct, 2026 0

JN Bank-backed Hosanna Estate gains momentum

Demand is running high at Hosanna Estate in Beecher Town, with the first two phases of the housing development nearly sold out, as developer Delroy Reid credits close collaboration with JN Bank for…
Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon addresses the National Heroes Day ceremony.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Mayor hails St Elizabeth’s resilience ahead of Melissa anniversary

WESTERN BUREAU: With St Elizabeth still rebuilding from the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, Richard Solomon, chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and mayor of Black…
Seventeen-year-old Jamoya Seaton, the youngest among eight Clarendonians honoured at the parish’s National Heroes’ Day awards ceremony, receives her award from Clarendon Central Member of Parliament Delroy Williams.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Top matriculant sets sights on serving Clarendon

Seventeen-year-old medical student Jamoya Seaton is already looking beyond her own ambitions. After completing medical school and specialising in neurology, she plans to return to her native Clarendon…