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28 Sep, 2026 0

74-year-old Portland woman chopped to death

Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) in Port Antonio, Portland, are probing the chopping death of a 74-year-old woman by unknown assailant(s) on Monday. Dead is Nuriel Burke Mills,…
The Supreme Court in Kingston
28 Sep, 2026 0

Defence lawyers’ withdrawal disrupts some criminal court proceedings

The withdrawal of defence lawyers from criminal courts on Monday disrupted proceedings in some cases, although other trials continued with attorneys present. In the Supreme Court, the trial involving…
Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG
28 Sep, 2026 0

Pops YG arrested on suspicion of lottery scam breaches while livestreaming

Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG was arrested by the police early Monday while he was livestreaming on one of his social media platforms. Pops YG, whose real name is Ansel…
Leighton Johnson, principal of Muschett High School in Wakefield, Trelawny.
28 Sep, 2026 0

POWERING UP AGAIN - Western schools looking towards solar installations post-Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: At least two western Jamaica high schools that were damaged during Hurricane Melissa last October are looking to expand the solar-power facilities they had prior to the category-5…
American Friends of Jamaica President Wendy Hart (fourth left) cuts the ribbon officially handing over the rebuilt Cove Primary in Hanover, along with Heidi Clarke of Sandals Foundation (second right) and students and members of management of the school l
28 Sep, 2026 0

‘Bouncing back better’ - Cove Primary transformed after Melissa’s blow

WESTERN BUREAU: A beaming Dr Michelle Pinnock last Thursday said she could now “thank God for Melissa” as a result of what has been created at Cove Primary in Hanover, pointing to the larger…
From left: Dr Michelle Pinnock, regional director in the Ministry of Education; Omar Sweeney, managing director of JSIF; Education State Minister Rhoda Moy Crawford; Hanover Western Member of Parliament Heatha Miller Bennett; Khani Simpson, chairman of Ken
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Kendal Primary moves into new school

WESTERN BUREAU: Staff and 132 students at Kendal Primary School in Hanover are celebrating a new J$146.5-million school building, funded by the government and the Caribbean Development Bank. The new…
JHTA President O’Brian Heron.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Six in 10 tourism insurance claims still unresolved

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly two-thirds of the Hurricane Melissa insurance claims filed by hotel operators are still awaiting full settlement, according to a new Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA)…
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica turns to AI to reshape tourism

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is accelerating its use of artificial intelligence to sell the destination, predict visitor demand and help tourism businesses operate more efficiently as the country positions…
From left: Janet Richards, founder of the Janet Richards Foundation; entertainer Fitzroy Minott; and Cordell Howell-Huie, manager of the Mustard Seed Children’s Home in Adelphi, St James, share a moment during the annual Christmas treat which was put on
28 Sep, 2026 0

Janet Richards Foundation ends seven-year run of outreach

WESTERN BUREAU: The Janet Richards Foundation has announced that it has ceased operations due to funding and administrative challenges. The foundation, the brainchild of former banker Janet Richards,…