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January 31, 2026
Cornwall College football coach, wife charged over alleged cocaine bust at their home
St James football coach, 56-year-old Hector Wright, and his wife, 42-year-old Jodi-Ann Coke-Wright, have been charged following the alleged seizure of a quantity of cocaine at their home in Catherine…
January 31, 2026
Police assure that Bath area in St Thomas safe amid recent concerns
Responding to public discourse about the safety of Bath in St Thomas and the popular Bath Fountain attraction, the police in the division are assuring the public that the area is safe. Inspector…
January 31, 2026
Man charged for allegedly stealing from rooms of guests at resort in Tower Isle
A man has been charged after allegedly entering the rooms of guests at a resort in Tower Isle, St Mary, and stealing cash and personal items, including designer bags. Charged with burglary and…
January 30, 2026
by Bryan Miller
CRY FOR DEANS
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has reiterated his call for every school in the island to have a dean of discipline, expressing disappointment that both the…
January 30, 2026
by Kimone Francis
GEOPOLITICAL TIGHTROPE
Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica’s economic independence is dependent on its ability to balance competing global interests amid mounting geopolitical tensions.…
January 30, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
‘I wasn’t preparing for a case’
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green told the Home Circuit Court on Thursday that he was not anticipating giving evidence when he wrote an anonymous letter to the Independent Commission of…
January 30, 2026
Law coming to regulate gated communities
The Government is moving to introduce far-reaching legislation aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for shared residential and commercial property that are not governed under the Registration…
January 30, 2026
by Karen Madden
Mindset shift biggest barrier to STEAM ed in Jamaica, says physicist
Award-winning physicist and founder of The Blackett Lab Family, Dr Mark Richards, has identified a shift in mindset from theory to solutions as the biggest challenge facing Jamaica’s education system…
January 30, 2026
by Olivia Brown
Couple completes law school together
They objected to doing it alone, and after years of briefs, late nights and legal arguments, the court of perseverance rendered a unanimous verdict: law school finished, the Jamaican Bar passed,…