WOODEN WORRIES, LAND TITLE TROUBLES In a journey that wound from New Market in St Elizabeth, through Beaufort, Darliston, Wihthorn, Petersfield, Williamsfield, Shrewsbury, Bluefields, and Petersville in Westmoreland, the devastation left in Hurricane Melissa’s wake was impossible to...
Melissa leaves disabled struggling for survival Behind the visible destruction left by Hurricane Melissa lies another unfolding tragedy for Jamaica’s disabled, as residents in the hardest-hit areas struggle with limited medical care and basic accessibility, turning their search for refuge into...
No girl left behind Hampton School has opened its boarding facilities to dozens of senior students whose lives were upended by Hurricane Melissa, even as the Malvern, St Elizabeth-based campus battles its own storm-related damage. Principal Dr Mahvell Charlton-Brown,...
‘THEY NEVER STOOD A CHANCE’ Residents along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew say the two policemen “never stood a chance” in Thursday night’s deadly ambush, describing the unsuspecting attack as swift and calculated after they ignored warnings not to drop their guard around the...
Bridgeport Primary reels from murder of teacher, daughter Shock, sadness, and in some instances anger gripped the Bridgeport Primary School on Friday as staff and students mourned the slaying of grade five teacher Tara Pinnock and her 14-year-old daughter Talia Wright. Pinnock, who has been teaching at...
‘Babylon’ no more WESTERN BUREAU: While Hurricane Melissa has not left behind many positive memories, it may have laid the foundation for a stronger relationship between the police in Montego Hills, St James, and residents of the surrounding communities. With the...
LEPTO SCARE IN THE WEST WESTERN BUREAU: Health officials are probing whether two people involved in post-Melissa cleanup efforts in Catherine Hall and Westgreen, St James, died from leptospirosis, a bacterial disease often spread by water contaminated with rat urine. Both...
Nish: Personal, police facilities damaged, but Hanover cops remain committed WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Andrew Nish, head of the Hanover Police Division, says the cops in the parish remain committed to serving the public despite personal property and some work facilities sustaining damage during Hurricane Melissa. “...
J’can accused of scamming remanded in US court A United States judge on Wednesday ordered a Jamaican man remanded pending trial in the Western District of Washington on December 22. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was extradited to the United States, last month, to face four counts of wire fraud and...
Containers with condemned food go missing The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging members of the public – particularly residents of Montego Bay and nearby communities – to avoid purchasing or consuming food items from unverified or illegitimate sources, following the disappearance...