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December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

1,000 BWCs coming

Under growing public pressure, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Thursday broke its silence on the controversial police killing of 22-year-old Jamar Farquharson while also taking aim at the…
Darien Henry
December 9, 2025 by Leon Jackson

Cyberbullying a major concern in schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Darien Henry, principal of Montego Bay Community College, is urging parents to closely monitor their children’s use of tablets and mobile phones, warning that these devices can serve…
    Work progressing on the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

All J’cans, 50 Chinese laid off as Western children’s hospital almost finished

WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has confirmed that all Jamaican workers and 50 unskilled Chinese workers are no longer employed on the…
Donna-Lee Donaldson, who was last seen on July 11, 2022.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Court hears Maitland paid deposit to clean sofa at car wash

A former supervisor at a Kingston car wash testified on Thursday that Constable Noel Maitland paid her a $2,000 deposit at the business in July 2022 after bringing in a sofa for cleaning.
Errol Greene, trustee of the Jamaica Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Greene urges colleagues to call out rogue JPs

WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, trustee of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has appealed to justices of the peace (JPs) to expose colleagues who exploit their office for personal gain,…
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December 9, 2025

Public pressure

The public defender has demanded that police make body-worn cameras mandatory in all operations, joining rights groups in calling for urgent reforms after the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jahmar…
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Fallout between relatives leaves community tense from deadly violence

Life-saving blood was yesterday being sought for one of two men who were shot and injured after marauding gunmen opened heavy fire on patrons inside a bar at the Galloway and Mission roads…
Jamaica Teachers' Association President Mark Malabver makes a point during the final day of the JTA's 61st annual conference at the Princess Grand Hotel in Green Island, Hanover on August 20, 2025.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

JTA president: Targeted approach needed to address bullying

Stating that bullying is an age-old problem in schools, Jamaica Teachers’ Association President Mark Malabver says it is time for the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information to take a…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Five men to receive new trial date in multibillion-dollar cocaine bust

A new trial date is to be scheduled in the multibillion-dollar cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew, in which five men have been implicated, after the November 3 trial date was vacated. The initial…