Lead Stories
September 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Suspect held in Queen’s student’s murder
A suspect is now in police custody following the tragic shooting death of 18-year-old Jada Pollard, a sixth-form student at The Queen’s School. The student was shot and killed at her home in Smokey…
September 2025
by Adrian Frater
St James High celebrates stellar CSEC pass rates
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite several distractions over the past year, including the highly publicised clash between the school’s principal and its chairman, St James High continues to shine as a beacon of…
September 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Negril Chamber to repair out-of-service ambulance
Western Bureau: Negril’s already-fragile emergency response system has been thrown into a deeper crisis as residents and visitors to the tourism hub face weeks without a fully functioning ambulance.…
September 2025
by Christopher Thomas
10 per cent of St James schools falling short on health standards
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Services is reporting that 10 per cent of the parish’s 279 schools are not in full compliance as it relates to maintaining proper public health standards, based on…
September 2025
by Gregory Bryce
‘Respect my name’
“Put some respect pon mi name!” shouted Jamaica’s newest 100m world champion Oblique Seville as he led the way with gold on day two at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships at the Japan National…
September 2025
15% of witnesses missing in Ruel Reid trial
Approximately 15 per cent of witnesses in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister and Senator Ruel Reid cannot be located, but the trial will commence in three weeks as…
September 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
British national’s death triggers ATV probe
Cascade, St Mary: Investigations are continuing into the circumstances that led to a fatal all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in Cascade, St Mary, a few weeks ago, which claimed the life of a male…
September 2025
Portland school in limbo
Windsor Forest, East Portland: After successfully completing the rehabilitation of the Windsor Forest Basic School in east Portland, which fell into disrepair during the COVID-19 pandemic, the absence…
September 2025
by Corey Robinson
ONE STEP FROM DISASTER
For over 30 years, Dorey McPherson sold goods at the Morant Bay Market in St Thomas, stepping countless times on the deteriorating manhole cover beside her stall – always without incident. But last…