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Senior Superintendent of Police Shane McCalla, commanding officer for the Clarendon division, makes a point.
January 10, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon police head warns interpersonal disputes drive crime

Senior Superintendent of Police Shane McCalla, commanding officer for the Clarendon division, is urging citizens to adopt alternative strategies for conflict resolution, citing interpersonal disputes…
Independence Park in Black River, St Elizabeth, covered with debris cleared from the township of Black River during the emergency response phase following Hurricane Melissa.
January 12, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

UPDATE: Black River councillor wants to see end to dumping of debris at Independence Park

WESTERN BUREAU: Black River’s Councillor Dwight Salmon has condemned the continued use of the town’s Independence Park for the dumping of debris in the ongoing clean-up in the aftermath of Hurricane…
Jesse Allison participated in an art workshop on December 22 held by the PIOJ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Secretariat to provide guidance for children in grades 4 to 13 on entering artwork for the Jamaica Young Voices Sustainable Development Goals
January 10, 2026

Schools’ SDG competition deadline pushed to January 30

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has pushed back the deadline for its schools’ art and creative writing competition to January 30, giving students more time to imagine Jamaica’s future. On…
Nish
January 10, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Domestic disputes rising simultaneously with unemployment in Hanover, says police commander

Western Bureau: Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, is expressing concern over the simultaneous rise in domestic disputes and unemployment amid job losses in the hotel sector…
Fans of Excelsior High wave flags with the school’s colours during the Olivier Shield playoff against St Elizabeth Technical High at the Stadium East football field on Thursday.
January 10, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Principal Bromfield credits long-term collaboration for Excelsior’s double triumph

While the Excelsior High school community celebrated their ISSA Manning Cup and Olivier Shield titles, Deanroy Bromfield, the school’s principal, said their success was due to years of work between…
Michael Troupe, councillor for the Granville division.
January 10, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

House where four-year-old child was killed was not targeted, SSP Samuels

WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, the commanding officer for the St James Police Division, is dismissing suggestions that the house in which a four-year-old was…
Taj Francis’ ‘Touched by a God in tears’ (2024).
January 10, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Patrons like what they see in ‘Curator’s Eyes’

Olympia Gallery has opened Curator’s Eye, described as “a dynamic exhibition that extends A. D. Scott’s original vision of Olympia as a vital cultural institution in Jamaica”. The show, which opened…
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz.
January 10, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

POWER PREDATORS

Western Bureau: The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Ltd and the Government are reiterating a zero-tolerance stance against individuals demanding money from residents for electricity reconnections…
Sherika Lewis, acting chief public health inspector for St James.
January 10, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

St James Health Department not duplicating NSWMA’s waste removal effort, says public health inspector

WESTERN BUREAU: Sherika Lewis, the acting chief public health inspector for St James, says the recently launched waste removal initiative by the health department is not intended to replace or…