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Central Village, St Catherine man charged for allegedly shooting at the police

A 23-year-old Windsor Heights, Central Village, St Catherine man has been charged for allegedly shooting at the police. Marlon Taylor, otherwise called ‘Jonny’, is charged with three counts of…
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Man dies after falling from delivery truck in Spanish Town

Tragedy struck in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Monday when a man who was offloading goods from a truck fell, hit his head, and later succumbed to his injuries. He is yet to be identified by the…
Approximately 20 predominantly concrete houses reduced to rubble by bulldozers, tractors and sledgehammers in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, last Tuesday.
August 16, 2026 by Kimone Francis and Tanesha Mundle

‘My father would never do this’ - Late New Falmouth director’s daughter slams Cooper’s Pen demolition as ‘totally insane’

Retired real estate investor and shareholder in New Falmouth Resorts Limited Marcia Ann Chisholm has expressed strong disapproval of last week’s bulldozing of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny,…
Bellevue Hospital
August 16, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Space, privacy crisis at Bellevue - Hospital turns away patients in psychiatric crisis as cramped emergency room struggles to meet demand

Inside Bellevue Hospital’s emergency room, privacy is little more than a partition. Three cubicles have been carved out of a small room, allowing doctors to interview patients and relatives while…
The vacant quarter-acre lot. The documents presented by the new owner shows a single-storey concrete structure on the property.
August 16, 2026 by Karen Madden

Land grab fears - Multiple disputes put adverse possession laws under scrutiny

A St Thomas resident says he is preparing for a court battle after discovering that another individual is seeking to obtain title to a half-acre property he has occupied and maintained for more than…
Llauna Humphries, the coordinator of the Montego Bay Cancer Support Group, a retired nurse and a former cancer patient.
August 16, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

‘They can treat us better’ - Cancer stigma alleged at CRH as patients cry for better care; WRHA rejects claims

WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Cancer Support Group (MBCSG) is sounding the alarm over what it says is a disturbing pattern of cancer patients being dismissed, delayed and treated with little…
Full view of the 62-foot monument depicting the resilience of the Jamaican people, now being sculpted in Montego Bay, St James.
August 16, 2026 by Janet Silvera

62 feet of resilience - Ja’s tallest sculpted monument rises from Melissa, reaching back to 1962

WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Christopher Issa has commissioned what will become one of Jamaica’s tallest sculpted monument – a massive 62-foot work by renowned Jamaican sculptor Scheed Cole that is as…
August 16, 2026

Getting over the first-night effect

The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night, and gets less sleep overall. At home, he averages seven…
August 16, 2026

Heavy schoolbags can strain kids’ bodies

Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy – weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet…