Lead Stories
August 13, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
AI reshaping Brazilian agriculture
From detecting sick chickens to tracing beef from farm to fork, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping Brazilian agriculture, with lessons that could help improve productivity and food security in…
August 13, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Poppy power - Legion concert to aid hurricane-hit veterans
WESTERN BUREAU: While the music is expected to be soothing, the performances entertaining and the atmosphere family-friendly, this year’s annual Legion concert is primarily about raising funds to…
August 13, 2026
by Janet Silvera
‘Lickle’ Ras Natango tops the world
WESTERN BUREAU: A small, family-run attraction tucked away in the hills above Montego Bay has emerged at the top of a global ranking of tourist attractions, outperforming celebrated sites across North…
August 12, 2026
by Adrian Frater and Leon Jackson
Rude awakening - Demolition crew flattens 20 squatter houses in Cooper’s Pen; remaining families uneasy
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of a section of Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, were jolted from their slumber on Tuesday morning to find a demolition crew flattening their houses in a pre-dawn operation involving…
August 12, 2026
by Livern Barrett
$75m seized, wholesale owners charged in fake goods sting
More than $75 million in cash and thousands of pieces of counterfeit merchandise carrying the labels of globally recognised brands were seized by law-enforcement authorities during multiple operations…
August 12, 2026
Briton seeks refuge in MoBay airport after being shot
WESTERN BUREAU: A 33-year-old British man sought refuge inside the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Monday night after gunmen fired shots into the vehicle he was driving,…
August 12, 2026
by Karen Madden
Court halts action against officer over JLP activity
The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings that could result in the dismissal of a St Elizabeth case-management officer over her alleged involvement in partisan political activity ahead of the general…
August 12, 2026
by Sashana Small
Samuels enters plea for CCJ - Veteran attorney, heads of judiciaries defend integrity of regional court amid emails controversy
Lamenting that allegations surrounding the operations of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) have become “fodder” for those opposed to the regional court, veteran attorney Bert Samuels yesterday…
August 12, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Living on edge - Residents near neglected Sandy Gully fear flooding as hurricane season peaks
As the busiest stretch of the hurricane season approaches, some residents living near the banks of Sandy Gully are worried that floodwaters could rise rapidly and destroy their homes because of the…