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Donna-Lee Donaldson, who was last seen on July 11, 2022.
December 9, 2025

Missing witness leads to trial delay

The murder trial of Constable Noel Maitland is scheduled to resume today in the Home Circuit Court, following an unexpected adjournment caused by the failure of witnesses to appear. The primary…
The grounds of the construction site for the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Mt Salem, St James. The Chinese workers who have been contracted for the construction of the hospital took strike action on Wednesday, apparently over the lack of pay.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘No money no work’

Western Bureau: In a surprise move, Chinese workers on the new Western Child and Adolescent Hospital project in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday withdrew their services, claiming payment concerns,…
Attorney-at-law Tamika Harris.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Review law governing bench trials, urges advocates association

The Advocates’ Association of Jamaica (AAJ) is accusing the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of using its authority to block judge-alone trials in a way that undermines justice and…
Olga Samuels (at podium), pastor of the Fresh Bread Ministries International [FBMI] nondenominational church in Montego Bay, St James, addresses the media launch of the Bishop Philemon Samuels Scholarship Fund, named in honour of the church’s late founde
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Fresh Bread Ministries International unveil scholarship fund to honour late founder

WESTERN BUREAU: THE MONTEGO Bay-based Fresh Bread Ministries International [FBMI], a nondenominational church, has formally launched a new scholarship fund to assist a selected ward of the state in St…
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December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Fishermen lead tree-planting drive to combat beach erosion

IN A bid to combat the growing threat of beach erosion, the Jamaica Fishermen’s Cooperative has embarked on a nationwide tree-planting initiative aimed at planting some 200 trees across beaches…
The date was communicated to officers of the party in a communique from the PNP secretariat.
December 9, 2025

PNP skipping public session of its annual conference

The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is forgoing the public session of its annual conference following its defeat at the September 3 polls. However, it has scheduled its private session…
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December 9, 2025

INDECOM probing police fatal shooting in Lakes Pen, St Catherine

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man by the police following an alleged armed confrontation in St Catherine on Tuesday. He has…
Participants in the Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 13.
December 9, 2025

Hundreds of Jamaicans mark Caribbean Wellness Day

Hundreds of Jamaicans took part in the country’s planned activities to mark Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 13. Annually, the second Saturday in September is used as the regional…
Head of the Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Christopher Brown.
December 9, 2025

JCF’s Forensic Services Branch strengthens support for missing persons investigations

The public is being assured that the Communications, Forensics and Cybercrime Division (CFCD), a unit within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, actively supports…