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The motorcycle crash scene at Stony Hill main road where two people were injured yesterday.
January 29, 2026 by Andre Williams

Two dead, two injured in three separate motorcycle crashes

The dangers faced by motorcyclists are again being underscored following two recent fatal crashes and a serious collision yesterday that left two persons hospitalised. Deaths and injuries linked to…
January 29, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Municipal employees in alleged cocaine bust to return to court next week

WESTERN BUREAU: Trevon Clayton and Latoya Hemmings, the two senior municipal corporation employees who were allegedly caught smuggling 20.5lb of cocaine through the Sangster International Airport in…
Nathalee Jemaison and her staff at Kajay’s Seafood Restaurant in White House, Westmoreland, were among the WCK partners providing food.
January 28, 2026 by Janet Silvera

6.7M MEALS

WESTERN BUREAU: In the days after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, the country fractured. Roads disappeared, communities were cut off, and families sheltered in damaged buildings, waiting for…
Farmers protesting at Wafler Farms.
January 28, 2026 by Sashana Small

Union roots bear fruit for Jamaican farm workers in NY

Jamaican seasonal farm workers at Wafler Farms in upstate New York are beginning the new crop season with higher wages and expanded labour protections under a new union contract negotiated by United…
Dr Curtis Yeates, senior medical officer of health at the Cornwall Regional hospital
January 29, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Yeates says major CRH concerns to be addressed in weeks

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Curtis Yeates, the senior medical officer of health at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, has issued a public apology to patients and staff for the poor…
Cordel Green, executive director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica.
January 28, 2026 by Karen Madden

Broadcasting Commission proposes sanctions for harming teens with tech

Cordel Green, executive director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, is calling for civil and criminal sanctions against entities that – whether deliberately or inadvertently – make electronic…
The Venture Gutter in Lucea, Hanover.
January 28, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Comprehensive cleaning plans for Lucea’s Venture Gutter

WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels says he will be collaborating with Hanover Western Member of Parliament Heatha Miller-Bennett to develop a comprehensive cleaning plan for the Venture…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, addressing Monday night’s 77th Republic Day reception at India House in St Andrew.
January 28, 2026 by Karen Madden

Ties that bind

Jamaica and India reaffirmed their friendly relations on Monday as the world’s largest democracy marked its 77th Republic Day with a reception at India House in St Andrew. The event, which was…
Dr Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio with responsibility for science and technology.
January 28, 2026

Severe sanctions coming for revenge porn, bank fraud

Tougher penalties are coming for persons who carry out revenge porn by publishing ‘intimate images’ of someone without their permission. Publishing ‘intimate images’ of persons under the age of 18…