Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Reputed female gang leader ‘Toots’ nabbed in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: The business community in Montego Bay, St James, is expressing relief following the arrest of reputed female gang leader only known as ‘Toots’ and six of her alleged associates. The…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Education minister pledges new models to transform schools
Jamaica’s education system could soon see sweeping innovations aimed at transforming how schools operate across the island, according to Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon. Speaking on…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
‘ACT OF TERROR’
The death of four-year-old Shannon Gordon, one of five persons murdered during Sunday night’s mass shooting in St Catherine, has left her relatives and teachers shattered. During the incident in the…
December 9, 2025
New Parliament gets under way
Members of the new House of Representatives are expected to turn out in their numbers today for their first working day at Gordon House, more than two weeks after they took the Oath of Allegiance. …
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
St James at peace as cops put gangsters on the run
WESTERN BUREAU: While there has been an uptick in violent crimes in other parts of the island, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, says his team is keeping a tight…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Plaintiffs in Flankers/Providence Beach lawsuit head back to court in November
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of several communities in proximity to the Flankers/Providence Beach in Montego Bay, St James, are adamant that they should be granted unrestricted access to the beach, which…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Masterbuilders raise red flag over Government’s failure to spend
The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is raising an alarm over what it describes as the persistent underspending of the national capital budget, even as many of its members…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Reid’s defence fights attempt to block witnesses’ names from media publication
The defence team in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused has strongly opposed a prosecution request barring the media from publishing the…
December 9, 2025
New cranes arrive at Port of Kingston to bolster supply chain for businesses
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) and the Port Authority of Jamaica yesterday welcomed the arrival of two new Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes to the island. The acquisition of the…