Lead Stories

Gender and development practitioner Judith Wedderburn.
13 Sep, 2025 0

Real power shift needed

Despite a marginal increase in the number of women that will sit in Lower House when it resumes, at least one gender advocate believes the country is still falling short in its representation of women…
JMMB Group head office, Haughton Court, New Kingston.
13 Sep, 2025 0

Tech entrepreneur blames JMMB for business collapse, bank rejects claims

A software engineer has filed a lawsuit against JMMB Bank (Jamaica) Limited, claiming the financial institution’s decision to freeze his account and withhold sums totalling US$35,000 or $5.6 million…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce arrives for training at the Athletic Stadium at the Oi Central Seaside Park Sports Forest in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday.
12 Sep, 2025 0

‘Not just for me’

Tokyo, japan: Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has indicated that when she takes to the track at the Japan National Stadium at the World Athletics Championships, she will be competing not…
Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, police commander for St James.
12 Sep, 2025 0

Crime down to a trickle

Western Bureau: With 55 fewer murders than the corresponding period last year, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, drew appreciative laughter at Thursday’s monthly…
Steven Weinstein
12 Sep, 2025 0

Negril at a crossroads

WESTERN BUREAU: Forty years ago, Steven Weinstein first stumbled onto the sands of Negril and found a paradise that would change his life. Captivated by its seven miles of white sand, rustic charm,…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon.
12 Sep, 2025 0

Permits required to rear animals within MoBay’s city limits, says mayor

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has indicated that residents may rear animals within the city’s limits but they must do so in a way that does not disrupt their communities and only…
Dr Patrick Antoine, chief executive officer and technical director, Caribbean Private Sector Organization (CPSO), addresses the audience during a joint CPSO and Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica Business Breakfast Forum in St James last July.
12 Sep, 2025 0

Study identifies US$1.3b in potential savings through CARICOM import diversification amid US tariffs

The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) has estimated that CARICOM member states could achieve annual savings of US$1.3 billion by diversifying their import sources away from the United States,…
Founder of the MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation, Dorothy Satchwell, is accompanied by Gerald Miller, Westmoreland health promotion and education officer, as she engages in a lively discussion on cancer treatment.
12 Sep, 2025 0

Westmoreland taking aim at prostate cancer and breaking cultural barriers

Western Bureau: The fight against prostate cancer takes centre stage this month in Westmoreland as the parish gears up for a major health fair aimed at mobilising men to take their health seriously.…
Thirteen-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers.
12 Sep, 2025 0

Lilliput mourns 13-y-o student found dead at home

WESTERN BUREAU: The quiet district of Bugs Bunny in Lilliput, St James, was plunged into mourning following Thursday’s tragic death of 13-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers, a second-form student at…