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Reclaimed and donated furniture shipped to a western Jamaica school and that are in use in classrooms that were renovated after Hurricane Melissa.
25 Sep, 2026 0

17 high schools to benefit from US furniture drive

NEW YORK: Sixteen western high schools and one in Portland are set to benefit from a donation drive in the United States, which has sourced some 8,000 pieces of classroom furniture. The furniture…
The John’s Hall Primary School in St James.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Spring Mount access crisis hurts John’s Hall Primary

WESTERN BUREAU: The John’s Hall Primary School is losing students as the collapse of the Spring Mount road in St James disrupts access to the school, with enrolment falling by 84 children as families…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
24 Sep, 2026 0

‘STATE NOT ABOVE THE LAW’ - PM declares all cop-involved fatal shootings properly investigated, questions why protests only held over police killings

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is insisting that the “State is not above the law”, amid growing concerns about an increase in the number of fatal police shootings across the island. Speaking…
Defence lawyers across Jamaica withdrawing their services from the country’s criminal courts, escalating their dispute with the Government over mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act.
24 Sep, 2026 0

‘Silent’ attorneys declare decisions on gun crimes must be left to judges

Arguing that the law must be applied with regard to the circumstances of individual cases, attorney Peter Champagnie is urging that the debate around Jamaica’s firearms legislation not be reduced to a…
News
24 Sep, 2026 0

Specialist urges rebuilding of minds after Melissa

Rebuilding schools after Hurricane Melissa must go beyond repairing roofs, replacing books and restoring classrooms, with greater attention being paid to the emotional and psychological toll of the…
Gary Anderson (left), of the Lions of Michigan Foundation, and Paul Issa, chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, with a retina camera at the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy.
24 Sep, 2026 0

US vision mission comes good for Westmoreland students

Western Bureau: Of the 196 students examined during a recent vision mission to the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland, about 50 per cent of them were found to be in need of corrective…
Veteran musician Jackie Jackson, one of Jamaica’s best bass players passed away at the Cornwall Regional Hospital on Wednesday morning
24 Sep, 2026 0

Daughters remember veteran musician Jackie Jackson as devoted dad

WESTERN BUREAU: To the world, Clifton ‘Jackie’ Jackson was the legendary bass guitarist whose fingers helped shape some of Jamaican music’s most enduring recordings. To his four daughters, he was…
Anthony Thompson, a 74-year-old farmer of Chatsworth, Maroon Town, St James, who was murdered on September 9.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Family want answers about the beheading of 74-y-o farmer in St James

WESTERN BUREAU: Two weeks after 74-year-old farmer Anthony Thompson was brutally murdered by intruders at his home in Chatsworth district in Maroon Town, St James, his relatives are still awaiting…
The ill-fated 144 Albion Road property in St James, where the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries was located.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Blame game over church killing

Defence attorney Anthony Williams yesterday sought to shift blame for the 2021 alleged religious killing from his client, Andre Ruddock, to late church leader Dr Kevin Smith, while challenging the…