Lead Stories

Government Senator Rose Bennett-Cooper
February 2, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Bennett-Cooper urges public education on bill to blot out criminal convictions

Government Senator Rose Bennett-Cooper has called for the administration to roll out a comprehensive public education exercise to inform Jamaicans with old, non-custodial convictions on how to have…
Leaders of The genCARE Project are (from left) Dr Juliet Daniel of McMaster University, Dr Loydie Jerome-Majewska of McGill University, Dr Upton Allen of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)/University of Toronto, and Dr OmiSoore Dryden of Dalhousie U
February 2, 2026 by Neil Armstrong

Jamaicans lead major project to deliver better healthcare outcomes for black Canadians

A national groundbreaking project to provide genomic evidence for precision medicine for select chronic diseases among black people in Canada has been launched in Toronto. Its goal is to help create…
Roofs to several classrooms, auditorium and administrative buildings at the Westwood High School in Stewart Town, Trelawny, were severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Similar or more severe damage to other schools or home environments,
February 2, 2026 by Karen Madden

Hundreds of students still learning in borrowed space

Five hundred and eighty-three students remain temporarily relocated to other schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which lashed Jamaica in October last year. The Category-5 hurricane was…
Delano Seiveright, minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
February 2, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Seiveright: Corporate MoBay’s relentless pressure key to post-Melissa recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: State Minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, says sustained pressure from corporate Montego Bay was a critical factor in the rapid restoration…
Several travel advisers listening attentively during a special welcome dinner for Apple Leisure Group (ALG) at RIU Montego Bay in St James on Saturday.
February 2, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Tourism sector expects strong end to winter season, following Melissa

Only a handful of major and small hotels remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, as the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) anticipates a strong end to the winter season this year. Edmund…
Two young children carefully cross downed cable wires on their way home from school in Rose Hall, St James, last Friday.
February 1, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Billion-Dollar Collapse

WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa struck western Jamaica, large sections of the community cable network remain dark, leaving operators to confront an estimated $1.4 billion in…
Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and constitutional affairs, notes that in the event of the death of the witnesses to a will – or if they can no longer be located – a will should be rewritten.
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Where there’s no will ...

At 83, Albertha H. is clear about one thing: she will not be tempting fate by making a will. “You a invite dead?” she fires back, half-laughing, half-challenging, when asked if she worries about dying…
Dr Kanchana Coore
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

DEATHBED CONFIDANTE

By the time patients reach the final stretch of their lives, the questions they bring to Dr Kanchana Bandara Coore are rarely medical alone. They are about children who will be left behind, marriages…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
February 1, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Holness seeks update on FID probe

Lawmakers should consider amending the laws governing public bodies with investigative powers by including provisions to protect citizens from reputational damage, legal experts have suggested. The…