Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
All J’cans, 50 Chinese laid off as Western children’s hospital almost finished
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has confirmed that all Jamaican workers and 50 unskilled Chinese workers are no longer employed on the…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Court hears Maitland paid deposit to clean sofa at car wash
A former supervisor at a Kingston car wash testified on Thursday that Constable Noel Maitland paid her a $2,000 deposit at the business in July 2022 after bringing in a sofa for cleaning.
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Greene urges colleagues to call out rogue JPs
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, trustee of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has appealed to justices of the peace (JPs) to expose colleagues who exploit their office for personal gain,…
December 9, 2025
Public pressure
The public defender has demanded that police make body-worn cameras mandatory in all operations, joining rights groups in calling for urgent reforms after the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jahmar…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
Fallout between relatives leaves community tense from deadly violence
Life-saving blood was yesterday being sought for one of two men who were shot and injured after marauding gunmen opened heavy fire on patrons inside a bar at the Galloway and Mission roads…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
JTA president: Targeted approach needed to address bullying
Stating that bullying is an age-old problem in schools, Jamaica Teachers’ Association President Mark Malabver says it is time for the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information to take a…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Five men to receive new trial date in multibillion-dollar cocaine bust
A new trial date is to be scheduled in the multibillion-dollar cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew, in which five men have been implicated, after the November 3 trial date was vacated. The initial…
December 9, 2025
April 2026 trial for Ranko Gang members
Eight alleged members of the Clarendon-based Ranko Gang, reportedly led by a police constable, Tafari Silvera, are scheduled to go on trial on April 13, 2026. The trial date was scheduled last Friday…
December 9, 2025
30 Haitians repatriated
Boundbrook, Portland: Thirty Haitians who were among a group that landed illegally on a beach in Kensington, eastern Portland, on Sunday were repatriated yesterday. The group, comprised of adult…