Lead Stories
February 14, 2026
St James councillors urged to engage their constituents in crime reduction
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Roderick Reid, the acting operations officer for the St James Police Division, is urging the councillors at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC)…
February 14, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Fire Brigade’s Hanover branch appeals for end to crank calls
Western Bureau: Citing the strain on its limited resources, the Hanover branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging individuals making crank calls to its emergency number to end the practice…
February 14, 2026
Prefects fight hurricane trauma in schools
Over the past year, the Jamaica Prefects’ Association (JPA) has intensified its national outreach given the lingering impact of Hurricane Melissa on students’ mental health. While last academic year…
February 14, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Nearly $43 billion set aside for new rates, retro for public sector workers
The Government has allocated nearly $42.8 billion in the 2026-2027 Estimates of Expenditure as contingencies to cover new rates, retroactive salaries and adjustments in allowances that may result from…
February 13, 2026
Billions in damage spur calls for drainage overhaul in Montego Bay
Business leaders in Montego Bay are pressing the Government to commission a comprehensive study of the city’s rivers and drainage system after Hurricane Melissa left billions of dollars in damage last…
February 13, 2026
by Neville Graham
Sweet sin tax
The Budget will lean on eight revenue measures that blend classic ‘sin taxes’, modernisation of the tax base, and the continuation of extraordinary flows from the National Housing Trust (NHT)
February 13, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Elderly US couple dressed up to collect lottery ‘prize’
An elderly American couple who lost US$70,000 to a Jamaican lottery scam syndicate got dressed “on several occasions” in their “best clothes” and waited for their million-dollar ‘prize’ to be…
February 13, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
‘Pen is mightier than the firearm’
Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell has advised attorneys for Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron to write to Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake regarding concerns about the seizure of his service…
February 13, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Morris: Stop raid the barn
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris is calling on the Government to stop what he describes as continued raids on the National Housing Trust (NHT),…