News
June 26, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
22 roses for 22 years - St James High honours outgoing principal for two decades of service
WESTERN BUREAU:
Joseph Williams, the outgoing principal of St James High School, was on Wednesday hailed for his transformative leadership, which helped move the institution from a low-performing…
June 26, 2026
PSOJ, Church urge Wheatley exit
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches (JUGC) have both weighed in on the Integrity Commission’s recommendations concerning Minister without…
June 26, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Tufton: New tech-driven platforms represent broad shift in healthcare delivery
Jamaica took another step towards modernising healthcare on Wednesday with the launch of two technology-driven initiatives aimed at improving the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), backed…
June 25, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Jamaica-linked Wes Moore, Yvette Clarke win primary races to contest November polls in US
On a night that saw several incumbent United States (US) congressional representatives lose their primary elections to newcomers, two elected officials with Jamaican heritage won their respective…
June 25, 2026
by Janet Silvera
80,000 tourism workers back on the job after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU:
Jamaica's tourism sector is expected to recover more than 80 per cent of its hotel room capacity by this summer, as the industry continues its rebound from the devastation caused…
June 26, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Supreme Court awards $15m to injured carpenter after state-operated ambulance put him in hospital
A Kingston carpenter who suffered brain damage and memory loss after he was knocked from his motorcycle by a state-operated ambulance has been awarded more than $15 million in damages by the Supreme…
June 26, 2026
Knutsford Express pushes into St Thomas at 20-year milestone
The Word’s 1988 recording, Two White Girls Pon a Minibus, may have played an inspirational role in the establishment of Knutsford Express in June 2006 but, at the 20th anniversary celebration at Drax…
June 26, 2026
Fathers’ Cup engages hundreds in parenting, wellness push
About 1,100 people gathered at the Jamalco Sports Club in Clarendon on Saturday as the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) staged its inaugural Fathers’ Cup, engaging fathers through sport,…
June 25, 2026
Buchanan wants parliamentary scrutiny of TCN agreement - Opposition spokesman urges stronger human rights protections
Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Human Rights, Isat Buchanan has called for greater parliamentary scrutiny of the Government's third-country nationals (TCN) agreement with the United States…