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Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were on hand during Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s visit to Coopers Pen in Trelawny on Friday.
August 31, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Holness puts squatters on notice there’ll be no ‘chopping the line’

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that he might have to use emergency powers to prevent people from moving onto lands at Coopers Pen, Trelawny, in an attempt to secure a…
Morette Wright
August 31, 2026

Morette Wright | Beyond survival to dignity, understanding and hope

Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains one of Jamaica’s most significant inherited blood disorders. For many persons living with the condition, the journey extends far beyond medical treatment. It is a…
Tanshea Williams-Johnson (left), Vice Principal, St Mary Technical High school, Marvalee Tomlinson-Russell (right), head of the 6th Form Department, inspects the 6th form block that was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
August 31, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | What if ...?

Adam Stewart was quoted recently as saying that the Sandals Group had achieved in nine and a half months a Hurricane Melissa damage restoration and remodelling project which would normally have been…
A fireman walks past the burnt out Superior Parts building along Hagley Park Road in St Andrew on Friday.
August 31, 2026

After the flames

A day after a devastating fire gutted the headquarters of Superior Honda Parts Limited and spread to neighbouring auto-parts supplier Ketro Trading Company Limited, firefighters remained on the scene…
O’Brian Heron (left), the president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), chats with Lindsay McFarlane, executive director of SNL Jamaican Tours Limited, following the JHTA’s annual general meeting at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay,
August 31, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Tourism recovery must not be compromised, says JHTA boss

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President O’Brian Heron says he is hopeful that upcoming talks with the Government will influence its decision to increase general…
Letters
August 31, 2026

MoBay police deserve praise for tackling traffic chaos

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to a recent letter to the editor which highlighted the extreme noise nuisance being caused by motor vehicles fitted with excessively loud and illegal…
August 30, 2026

St Catherine man beaten with hammer remains unresponsive, accused attacker remanded

A St Catherine man who was attacked earlier this month over a land dispute and beaten with a hammer while he slept remains unresponsive in hospital despite multiple surgical procedures. The update…
August 30, 2026

Dispute between family members over phone-charger ends with one dead, one on the run

A dispute between two family members over a phone-charger ended with one stabbed to death and the other being the target of a police manhunt. The incident happened in Boscobel View, St Mary on…
August 30, 2026

JA cops 7 medals at PanAm handgun championships

Jamaica won seven medals, including two golds, at the 2026 Pan-American Handgun Championships, which ended in Aruba on Saturday. The seven-medal haul is a major improvement from the two medals --…