News
June 23, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Jamaica needs more pilots and engineers, says high commissioner to UK
WESTERN BUREAU:
Alexander Williams, Jamaica’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), wants Jamaica to train more engineers and maritime experts so that the nation can become a naval power…
June 23, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Green: Planting what you feel like is not a business strategy
WESTERN BUREAU:
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green wants local farmers and their counterparts in the Diaspora to be strategic in their planning, noting that those who plant crops without first…
June 23, 2026
Youth demand for mental health support rises
As more young Jamaicans turn to digital spaces for emotional support, demand for the U-Matter Chatline continues to grow, reinforcing its role as a critical mental health lifeline for youth.
June 23, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Anonymous call triggered INDECOM’s fatal shooting in Acadia probe
A director at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) on Monday testified that he received an anonymous call on the day three men were fatally shot on Acadia Drive in St Andrew in 2013,…
June 24, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Photos taken before station diary went missing in fatal Acadia police shooting
A director at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) yesterday testified that he was informed that the station diary containing the entry about the 2013 fatal shooting on Acadia Drive…
June 24, 2026
80,000 tourism workers back on the job after Melissa
Jamaica's tourism sector is expected to recover more than 80 per cent of its hotel room capacity by this summer, as the industry continues its rebound from the devastation caused by Hurricane…
June 23, 2026
by Livern Barrett
JAMP flags ‘glaring inconsistency’ in Wheatley Case
There is a “glaring inconsistency” in how Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has so far handled the legal troubles facing de facto Science, Technology and Special Projects Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley,…
June 23, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
St Mary steps up storm preparations
The Mayor of Port Maria, Fitzroy Wilson, may be preoccupied with the usual round of drain cleaning ahead of the hurricane season. Yet, for him, the real priority is human safety in the event of a…
June 23, 2026
Medical Associates funds computers for St Catherine inmates
Medical Associates Limited has funded six computers and a printer for the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town through Food For The Poor Jamaica.
The equipment is expected to…