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Updated 10 hours ago by Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

Decline in major crimes in St Bess, but murders see slight uptick

WESTERN BUREAU:
Despite currently enjoying a 38 per cent decline in major crimes, there remains heightened concern in St Elizabeth about an uptick in murders, according to Superintendent Coleridge Minto, the police commander for the parish.

Updated 11 hours ago by Andre Williams

‘We have the money’ - Cops foil $10m daylight robbery, but not before elderly bearer killed by thugs

A vicious daylight attempted robbery in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, on Friday afternoon left an elderly man dead and triggered major traffic congestion across sections of the Corporate Area as police…

Updated 21 hours ago by Carl Gilchrist

Growing forward -10-year food plan drafted with FAO help

Jamaica, with the help of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has completed the draft for a 10-year National Agricultural Development Plan, Grow Forward, that will now seek feedback from…

Updated 21 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

Education ministry defends ‘facts’ about delayed approval for Naggo Head fence, NLA says it’s processing application

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has hit back after Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon was taken to task on Wednesday over comments she had made regarding delays…

Updated 21 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

St James councillors clash as PM's 'meet a judge or your maker' comment blamed for police killings

WESTERN BUREAU: Michael Troupe, the leader of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) minority in the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), on Thursday angered his colleagues on the opposite side when…

Updated 22 hours ago by Lester Hinds

Terrelonge: Gov’t welcomes US ambassador-designate

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge, says the Government looks forward to working with the new US ambassador.

Updated 21 hours ago

We are more than caregivers, says Nurse of the Year, Fione Collins

There was a quiet authority in the way Fione Collins addressed the room — less a ceremonial overview, more a reflection shaped by lived experience at the frontlines of care. As the 2025-2026…

Updated 19 hours ago

Detour for deadbeats

Jamaicans with United States (US) citizenship who owe outstanding child support payments are being encouraged to urgently rectify their status or risk having their US passports cancelled, leaving them…

Updated 22 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

St James Health Department gets hantavirus cautious

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Francine Phillips-Kelly, the medical officer of health for St James, says the parish’s health department is paying keen attention to the cruise ship piers in both Montego Bay and…

Updated 21 hours ago by Bryan Miller

Twenty persons still in Hanover shelters as new hurricane season looms

Western Bureau: With some 20 persons still being housed in the four shelters that are still open in Hanover, there are now concerns over whether they will be properly settled ahead of the 2026…