News
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
No staff laid off
WESTERN BUREAU: Shelleitha Curtis did not expect to cry that morning. She was packing care packages – adding rice, juices, diapers, disposable food containers, garbage bags, cooking oil, and other…
December 9, 2025
by Adrian Frater
Health workers commended for strength after Hurricane Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has praised medical personnel for their resilience after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread damage to health facilities, calling the…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
‘THEY NEVER STOOD A CHANCE’
Residents along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew say the two policemen “never stood a chance” in Thursday night’s deadly ambush, describing the unsuspecting attack as swift and calculated after they…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Bridgeport Primary reels from murder of teacher, daughter
Shock, sadness, and in some instances anger gripped the Bridgeport Primary School on Friday as staff and students mourned the slaying of grade five teacher Tara Pinnock and her 14-year-old daughter…
December 9, 2025
by Jovan Johnson
The past in ruins
The savage winds of Hurricane Melissa did not just strip roofs and flatten homes; they obliterated or damaged about 40 heritage structures that anchor Jamaican identity, memory and national spirit. …
December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Clarendon hills ‘overlooked’
Several councillors in Clarendon say they have been neglected and sidelined in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, claiming they were not given adequate support to help residents prepare for the storm or…
December 9, 2025
LEPTO SCARE IN THE WEST
WESTERN BUREAU: Health officials are probing whether two people involved in post-Melissa cleanup efforts in Catherine Hall and Westgreen, St James, died from leptospirosis, a bacterial disease often…
December 9, 2025
J’can accused of scamming remanded in US court
A United States judge on Wednesday ordered a Jamaican man remanded pending trial in the Western District of Washington on December 22. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was extradited to the United States,…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Holmwood Tech relaxes grooming code, provides haven for displaced western students
Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs, flooded laboratories, and damaged dormitories, Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester, has reopened, relaxing grooming rules and…