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January 10, 2026
Bartlett unveils plan to reimagine Montego Bay to Falmouth coastal corridor
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says high-level consultations are now taking place with local and international architects to transform the coastal corridor from the Montego Bay…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
January 10, 2026
Up in smoke
Four men implicated in the attempted smuggling of 1,500 pounds of compressed ganja, found at the Kingston Wharves four years ago, were yesterday freed of drug charges when they appeared in the…