News
December 31, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Jakes reopens in style, with ‘Dougie’ centre stage
As the music pumped, patrons at Dougie’s Bar at Jakes Treasure Beach, Calabash Bay, St Elizabeth mingled and smiled. Happy faces were everywhere. Then, in a voice as joyful as joyful gets, someone…
December 31, 2025
Mamdani appoints Jamaica-born veteran educator Kamar Samuels to lead NYC’s public school system
Jamaica-born, New York-based veteran educator Kamar Samuels has been appointed Chancellor of New York Public Schools by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, placing him at the helm of the largest public school…
December 31, 2025
Asia rings in 2026 with Sydney remembering its worst mass shooting
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Auckland was the first major city to ring in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, followed by a defiant…
December 31, 2025
Taxi operator fatally shot in Old Harbour
A man was gunned down in the Bowers district of Old Harbour, St Catherine, early this morning. He has been identified by police as 56-year-old taxi operator Rudolph 'Rusty' Francis, who…
December 31, 2025
Suspected drowning of 6-y-o boy at river in St Catherine
The Central Village police in St Catherine are probing the suspected drowning of a six-year-old boy at the Caymanas Mineral Spa on Tuesday. He has been identified as Josia Lewis of Tivoli Gardens in…
December 31, 2025
No parking permitted on Palisadoes Road to view fireworks show - Police
The police are advising motorists that they will be prosecuted if they park along Palisadoes Road in Kingston for the purpose of viewing the annual New Year fireworks show. In an advisory today, the…
December 31, 2025
Jamaica-bound stolen hurricane relief container in Canada found and shipped
The year is ending on a positive note for a group of volunteers in Canada, as a shipping container stocked with hurricane relief supplies for Jamaica that was stolen in early December has since been…
December 31, 2025
Traffic changes in Black River for fireworks show
The St Elizabeth police are advising the public of temporary road closures and traffic changes to facilitate the safe staging of today’s New Year fireworks show in Black River. The following…
December 31, 2025
JDF denounces ‘reckless behaviour’ after soldier charged for allegedly discharging gun in St Elizabeth
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it does not condone unlawful, reckless, or irresponsible behaviour by any of its members, whether on or off duty. The JDF made the declaration in a statement…