Lead Stories

July 31, 2026 by Andre Williams

Cops face murder charges two years after Denham Town shooting

Two police officers and a former serving member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), who was arrested last week at the Norman Manley International Airport, were on Thursday dragged before the…
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Vanessa Llewellyn (left) pauses for a photo with Miss Anieta Bailey, community relations education officer for Region 5 of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information.
July 31, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

‘I had to be The Iron Lady’ - Llewellyn opens up on court challenge to tenure, urges educators to never play victim
WESTERN BUREAU: Drawing on the bruising constitutional challenge against her tenure as Jamaica’s chief prosecutor, Paula Llewellyn on Wednesday urged educators still bouncing back from Hurricane…
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, addressing the official opening ceremony for the Lucea Fish Sanctuary and its administrative office, on the grounds of the sanctuary on Wednesday.
July 31, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hope for Hanover fisherfolk as Lucea Fish Sanctuary opens

WESTERN BUREAU: Fisherfolk in the Lucea area of Hanover now have a better chance of promoting environmental sustainability with the official opening of The Lucea Fish Sanctuary, and an office from…
Sarah’s Children Chairman Janet Silvera and Odette Dyer, regional director of the Jamaica Tourist Board, share lens time with Festival at Sea representatives and students from.schools across western Jamaica during the donation of books at Historic Falmou
July 31, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Cruise passengers donate 1,000 books to western schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen schools from across St James, Trelawny, and St Elizabeth have received a share of 1,000 reading books donated to their respective libraries on Wednesday, courtesy of the…
July 30, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Licence to deal - More casino resorts on horizon as Princess targets winter opening
WESTERN BUREAU: The granting of Jamaica’s first casino gaming licence is expected to pave the way for additional integrated resort developments (IRDs), with at least three other investors, including…
Celia Barclay, information commissioner.
July 30, 2026

Data defence delay - Staffing shortages, technology gaps and training needs slow move towards full enforcement of personal information protection law
The regulatory body responsible for Jamaica’s national data protection regime has said it will require another two years before it is in a position to fully enforce the Data Protection Act (DPA),…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at the signing of the contract for the Kingston Harbour Walk Project on July 22, 2026.
July 30, 2026 by Sashana Small

Dignity debate - Holness rejects PNP criticism of placement of plaques in homes of social housing beneficiaries

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed assertions that the practice of installing commemorative plaques on homes distributed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) dehumanises…
Construction progresses at Petersfield Primary School in Westmoreland, where roofing work is nearing completion and new windows are set to be installed as part of the institution’s $302 million reconstruction following damage due to Hurricane Melissa.
July 30, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

J$1.3b for recovery of hurricane-ravaged Westmoreland primary schools

Just over $1.3 billion is being invested in the reconstruction and expansion of two hurricane-ravaged schools in Westmoreland, Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon indicated during a back-to-school…
King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie
July 30, 2026

Champagnie blasts 10-yr wait for trial in cop-killing case

King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie has blasted the more than decade-long delay in bringing three men accused of murdering police Corporal Judith Williams to trial, saying it is “simply unacceptable” for…