Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Crawford urges parliamentary debate on Patterson Report
Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford is urging the Government to debate the Orlando Patterson-led Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) Report in Parliament, arguing that the…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany receive Key to the City in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: Monday’s Heroes’ Day celebration was an emotional milestone for the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany as they received a special citation and the Key to the City of Montego Bay, St James,…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Retired judge cites past teaching, journalism experiences in journey to special award
WESTERN BUREAU: Retired jurist Sheron Barnes has applied many lessons over several years from her time as a teacher and a journalist to her 15 years of experience as a judge, which have culminated in…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
‘A really serious time’
As tensions between the United States (US) and Venezuela build, a senior retired diplomat is cautioning that if it escalates into open conflict, trade in the region and tourism, on which most CARICOM…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Stuck in poverty
Nearly 79,000 Jamaicans, or 2.8 per cent of the population, remain trapped in multidimensional poverty, the newly released 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report has indicated. The…
December 9, 2025
Criminologist: Keep sexual offences out of expungement discussion
Criminologist Dr Jason McKay has opined that sexual offences should not be among consideration for expungement of criminal records, considering the lifelong effect on victims and high incidents of…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Jamaica-born Winsome Earle-Sears hoping to continue making history in Virginia
With less than two weeks to go before voters cast ballots in the Virginia governor’s race in the United States (US), Jamaica-born Winsome Earle-Sears, who is running on the Republican Party’s ticket,…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
National healthcare body to receive US$300,000 worth of donated medical supplies
A trailer load of medical supplies, valued around US$300,000, is to be handed over this week to the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation (NHEF). The handover ceremony is set to take place at the…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
‘Innocent right through’
J.D. Brown* visited the Oracabessa Police Station in St Mary on the night of July 8, 2016, to deliver food for a relative in custody. He chatted with the cops on duty at the time and described them as…