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Criminologist Dr Jason McKay
January 7, 2026

Criminologist takes aim at civil society groups over stance on police killings

Dr Jason McKay, criminologist and police officer attached to the St Catherine South police’s special operations unit, is warning that constant statements by civil-society groups and the Independent…
Salada Foods General Manager Tamii Brown (right) greets the mini packing line of Jebb Memorial Basic School students at Salada Foods headquarters on Bell Road. Looking on is Jebb Memorial Basic School Principal Leonie Salmon Wong-Sue.
January 7, 2026

Salada, Jebb Memorial students pack care packages for farmers

Over 40 staff at Salada Foods volunteered to pack more than 600 care packages for farming communities hit by Hurricane Melissa, closing out the company’s 2025 production year at its Bell Road plant in…
Executive Chairman of Jamaica Observer Limited Adam Stewart (left), and Executive Chairman of RJRGLEANER Communications Group Joseph Matalon sign the joint-venture agreement that set the foundation for the establishment of North Beech Limited – the new e
January 7, 2026

North Beech Limited formed

Effective December 22, 2025, North Beech Limited officially commenced operations, supporting the collaboration of the printing and distribution functions of the Jamaica Observer Limited (JOL) and the…
Humanoid application product lead at Boston Dynamics, Aya Durbin (left), and Vice-President and General Manager of Atlas at Boston Dynamics, Zachary Jackowski, talk during a Hyundai and Boston Dynamics news conference ahead of the CES tech show on Monday,
January 7, 2026

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time on Monday at the CES technology showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to…
Pearnel Charles Jr, (second right) Minister of Labour and Social Security, and Donovan Williams, (right) minister of state in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Jamaica, greet farm workers at the first send-off ceremony of farm workers to Canad
January 7, 2026

Jamaican farm workers head to Canada for new season

The first group of 182 Jamaican seasonal farm workers departed yesterday for Canada’s 2026 farming season, underscoring the island’s long-standing labour partnership with its North American partner. …
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes address at the Judges’ Swearing-in Ceremony for the Hillary Term on January 5 at King’s House.
January 7, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Sykes: Current system simply cannot continue

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has warned that Jamaica cannot “try its way out” of its growing court backlog and that reform of the jury trial system must now be seriously considered. Speaking at King’s…
Letters
January 7, 2026

Judicial humility

THE EDITOR, Madam: The president of the court of appeal, The Honourable Marva McDonald Bishop, who handed down the acquittal decision in the Vybz Kartel murder case on July 24, 2024, gave a very…
Government supporters gather for a women’s march to demand the return of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, January 6, three days after US forces captured him and his wife.
January 7, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Are countries in the Western Hemisphere to become more subjugated US satellites?

There are 35 independent countries in the Western Hemisphere, including the Caribbean small island developing states, which signed the agreement establishing the Organization of American States (OAS).…
Principal of the Clarendon-based Kemps Hill High School, Karen Charlton Boothe (second right), in discussion with students at the institution recently. They are (from left) Trishana Ramdarsingh, Kaycia Cole; prefect, Kemoy Miller, and senior prefect, Shant
January 7, 2026

Major improvement in English language pass rate at Kemps Hill High

With support from the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP), the Clarendon-based Kemps Hill High School registered a 32 per cent improvement in English language, in the 2025 Caribbean…