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Thompson Palmer.
January 21, 2026 by Sashana Small

Grief visits Harbour View amid suspected murder-suicide

Shock rippled through Dorado Drive in Harbour View, East Kingston, yesterday after the suspected murder-suicide of a well-regarded couple in the area. The bodies of 53-year-old Morvine Thompson…
Henrietta A. Williams (third left), popularly known as ‘Miss Heady’, celebrated her 100th birthday with her children (from left) George Williams, Paulette Williams, Janet Williams, Laurice Haye, and Melbourne Williams at her 100th birthday celebration
January 21, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

‘The years just pass on and I just take it easy’

If Henrietta Adina Williams, popularly known as ‘Miss Heady’, divulges her age to those who do not know her personally, the disclosure could be met with gasps of denial as her physical appearance…
From left: Fathers from Mary Gate Church of Heaven, Brother Ricky Ferrer and Father Maxwell KlugIn; Councilor Julian Chang; Rosa Young, owner WAVZ Events; Alyssa Levy, I AM Foundation Intl team member; Jessica Davidson, educator at Manning’s School; C Ca
January 21, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Westmoreland women get a day of HERS empowerment

WESTERN BUREAU: More than 300 women from across western Jamaica were given a rare opportunity to pause, breathe, and be nurtured during A Day of HERS, a women’s empowerment event hosted in…
The court heard that Durant had posted a video on social media falsely claiming that the candidate had sent him cash in an election envelope. He later claimed the post was a joke.
January 21, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘SHOTS RANG OUT’

A senior politician took the stand in the murder trial of six policemen yesterday testifying that he saw a police officer shoot at one of the now-deceased men after the man exited a vehicle with his…
One of the totally destroyed homes in Cambridge, St James, as seen in November 2025.
January 20, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Baptism by fire

The first test of leadership for Cornwall’s five new members of parliament (MPs) came sooner and harder than expected. Barely weeks after being sworn in, with little opportunity for orientation or the…
Jamaican and other alcohol brands on the shelf in a Canadian store in December 2025.
January 20, 2026 by Karen Madden

J’can spirits see sales bump in Ontario after US brands pulled

Jamaican rum producers are seeing a boost in Canada after the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) – one of North America’s largest alcohol retailers – halted imports and sales of United Stats…
Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority.
January 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Concerns being ‘aggressively’ addressed as CRH protest ends

WESTERN BUREAU: Normality has returned to the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, following last week’s protest by disgruntled nurses and doctors, who went public in drawing…
Noel Maitland.
January 20, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Prosecutors urge verdict that ‘aligns with evidence’

Prosecutors recounted yesterday how the policeman accused of killing popular social media personality Donna-Lee Donaldson “put on a performance” while she was still only a missing person, before…
File This photo shows the mangled remains of Black River Market in St. Elizabeth destroyed by Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
January 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Black River clean-up now at 90%, says McKenzie

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says nearly 90 per cent of the town of Black River in St Elizabeth has been cleaned up in the coordinated effort to restore the town to full…