Lead Stories

Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams
March 16, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

WEIGHT OF WAR

Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams has sounded a warning that the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are posing a material risk to the Jamaican economy, and that a prolonged conflict could…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
March 16, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Monroe Ellis: Law needed to close climate change response gap

Auditor General (AuG) Pamela Monroe Ellis says the Jamaican Government has laid a solid foundation for the country’s climate response, but is warning of the absence of climate legislation to create…
The Lucea coastline showing mounds of debris and silt.
March 16, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Mayor: Dredging harbour could fix Lucea’s flooding problem

Western Bureau: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels, who is spearheading the call for a national response to the spate of recent floodings in Hanover, believes the dredging of the town’s harbour to address…
Environmental activist Monique Christie staunchly defending the right to beach access.
March 16, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Mixed views on Sandals overwater suites plans

WESTERN BUREAU: While environmental activists are seemingly not thrilled about Sandals International’s proposal to build overwater suites in proximity to its Sandals Montego Bay property, some…
Jason Wilks, senior sector specialist at the IDB.
March 16, 2026

Costly crimes

It is costing Caribbean nations a combined US$190 billion to deal with the effects of crime and violence, an official at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed. Jason Wilks, senior…
Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell, after receiving her master’s in forensic psychology.
March 16, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Where faith meets forensics

When Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell joined the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on July 15, 1995, she did not envision a life spent probing the complexities of the criminal mind. In fact, policing…
Sharon Burgess* examines some of the junk at the front of the yard where her brother stacks junk taken from off the streets.
March 15, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Nightmare at home

Their home is no longer a sanctuary – it’s a prison of fear. At any moment, their mentally ill relative could strike and, for Sharon Burgess* and her elderly mother, that day could be fatal. Burgess’…
Roadworks being done in a section of Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, in St James in April 2025.
March 15, 2026 by Lester Hinds

ORA to hit the road within 24 months

The Government is aiming, within the next 24 months, to establish the single entity it has been touting to take charge of national roads in the country and which has been named the One Road Authority…
Sophia Lugg, mother of Donna-Lee Donaldson, raises her hand to thank God for showers of rain on leaving the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston after Noel Maitland was yesterday sentenced for the murder of her daughter.
March 14, 2026 by Andre Williams

‘Bittersweet’ justice

Nearly four years after the disappearance of social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson shocked the nation, a judge yesterday ordered that her boyfriend, former Police Constable Noel Maitland, serve…