Lead Stories
April 11, 2026
by Andre Williams
Month end autopsy set for CRH newborn
An autopsy has been scheduled for April 28 to determine the cause of death of a newborn at Cornwall Regional Hospital as grieving mother Shandale Ballentine has launched a crowdfunding campaign to…
April 11, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Vendors cry foul after early-morning crackdown at Charles Gordon Market
WESTERN BUREAU: Vendors at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay are once again crying foul against the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) over the market’s conditions and accusations of unfair…
April 11, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Man suspected of killing ‘Jaggy D’ shot dead
WESTERN BUREAU: A man believed to have been the mastermind behind Tuesday’s murder of deejay Roger ‘Jaggy D’ Walker, a police source told The Gleaner, was shot and killed in a gunfight with the…
April 11, 2026
Ja’s Angelita Graham takes helm at Canadian Institute of Actuaries
The capacity of Jamaicans to claim positions of leadership while breaking barriers internationally has long been documented, so Angelita Graham, freshly minted president of the Canadian Institute of…
April 11, 2026
Canon Collin Reid is Anglican bishop-elect of Montego Bay
The Very Reverend Canon Collin Dave Reid, rector of the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town, is suffragan bishop-elect of Montego Bay. Reid secured 96 per cent of the votes by lay…
April 11, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
NSWMA struggling to rid Westmoreland of garbage
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents in Westmoreland are being assured that efforts to clear garbage, bulky waste, and storm debris are being intensified, despite ongoing challenges faced by the National Solid…
April 10, 2026
by Kimone Francis
NO FIRING FIX
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the removal of individual heads at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will do little to cure a “dysfunctional culture” that has…
April 10, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Cuban exit exposes specialist gaps at CRH
WESTERN BUREAU: The departure of 27 Cuban healthcare workers from Cornwall Regional Hospital has exposed critical gaps in specialist care, forcing the Government to turn to the diaspora, Africa, and…
April 10, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Trapped with no escape
Fourteen-year-old Gabriela Wright had no chance of escape. The teenager was trapped in a back room with a single entrance and no rear exit when a fire of unknown origin tore through a five-bedroom…