Last March, the Palmer brothers were among 12 reggae stalwarts honoured by the Brent City Council for their contribution to the music’s development in the United Kingdom. Jeffrey, Harry and Carlyle were born in Clarendon
St Catherine Man Fined $158,000 for Attempting to Bribe PoliceBy Mckoy's News / July 16, 2026 A St Catherine man has been fined a total of $158,000 after pleading guilty to multiple traffic offences and attempting to bribe a police officer. Gilzene Steele admitted in the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday to driving without a driver’s licence, driving without insurance, riding a motorcycle without a helmet, and attempting to bribe a police officer
Point, Hanover — Despite a record of outstanding performance, Ebony Grove High School in Clarendon, has not received any new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students since 2021. Now struggling with an enrolment crisis, school officials have been assured that help is on the way
Sections of Jamaica’s longest river have dried to cracked beds under intense heat. In Moores, residents still draw what remains for drinking, cooking and laundry as pipe supplies fail.
Four years after Kemisha Wright and her four children were killed in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon, neighbours say the court outcome has not eased lasting pain or erased community scars.
Tamar Blair Robinson is congratulated as teacher of the year by Christine Cox Instructional Coach. Photo: Contributed Tamar Blair-Robinson will tell you she was born to teach
France Star, Michael Olise Photo: Getty Images Michael Olise is the kind of player England produces, admires and then, in this case, watches play for somebody else. Over the last two years, he has rocketed to international stardom with his nonchalant demeanour and opposingly incisive playing style that has cut through the World Cup and only emboldened his image
Approximately 73 farmers have graduated from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Farmer Field School under the Cocoa Frosty Pod Rot Disease Management Programme. The programme adopts a farmer-centred approach to combatting frosty pod rot disease in cocoa through an intensive eight-week training course
The National Irrigation Commission will take part in the 72nd Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen from July 31 to August 2, spotlighting irrigation services and farmer resilience after Hurricane Melissa.
Parliament’s Constituency Development Fund Committee on July 14, 2026 approved disaster-mitigation, infrastructure, welfare, education, sports and housing projects across multiple constituencies, then adjourned for summer recess.
Parliament completed the Mediation Act 2026 and honoured four Jamaicans during a July 14 sitting, while Energy Minister Daryl Vaz faced questions on the JPS licence and Petrojam.
West Kingston MP Desmond McKenzie says police pepper-sprayed him while calming residents after a Tuesday-morning shooting. Separate reports cover a Portmore stabbing, a Clarendon officer’s death, St. Andrew gun seizures, and a TikTok-linked bail case.
Jamaica’s Integrity Commission held its first press briefing in years, while West Kingston MP Desmond McKenzie was pepper-sprayed during a police operation in Tivoli Gardens and road deaths climbed into midsummer.
Parliament on July 14, 2026 passed the Mediation Act after committee amendments and paid tribute to Oswald Harding, Dean Peart, Arthur Nelson and coach Stephen Francis. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz also answered questions on the JPS licence and Petrojam.
Deputy Prime Minister Horace Chang urged deeper regional security ties in Peru, while Jamaica flagged progress on a Manchester health centre reopening, demerit points, a Kingston waterfront park and justice upgrades.
National Security leaders pressed for deeper hemispheric crime cooperation in Peru, while Jamaica advanced a Manchester health centre reopening, traffic demerit preparations, Kingston’s harbour walk and Denbigh redesign plans.
A Clarendon district constable has died from injuries sustained in a June crash, while police probe a St. Thomas shooting and a multi-million-dollar St. Catherine home invasion. Courts also handed down a lengthy Portmore sentence and freed six in a GraceKennedy theft case.
For generations of Jamaican football fans, Brazil has often been the unofficial second team whenever the Reggae Boyz are absent from the FIFA World Cup 2026. The flair, attacking football and generations of iconic Black players have earned the Seleção a loyal following across the island
Point, Hanover — A senior official from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth & Information has defended the integrity of the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations following the Opposition’s criticism regarding the quality and validity of the reported results. “We stand [by] the data that is presented on the assessment; and it’s up for investigation and scrutiny if you’d like but I can assure you that our minister, in due course, will respond fulsomely to our Opposition, if she so desires,” Acting Chief Education Officer Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle said Tuesday
Maxine Brown Production Coffee Worker at Mavis Bank Coffee Factory reaps premium Blue Mountain coffee with Managing Director of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, Dr. Norman Grant recently
Veteran coach Marcel Gayle will be the new head coach of Arnett Gardens following last week’s sudden resignation of Phillip Williams. The appointment of Gayle, who was sacked by Waterhouse FC in December after seven years at the Drewsland club, is the latest coaching shuffle in the Jamaica Premier League this off season
Acting Chief Education Officer Terrion Thomas-Gale stood by the Ministry’s 2026 Grade 6 PEP analysis at a Clarendon Region 7 leadership conference, rejecting claims the year-on-year comparison is misleading.
Police recorded 16 murders from July 5 to 11 and a 22% year-to-date homicide drop. Separate reports cover a $10M St Catherine robbery, a St Ann body find, seizures, and court matters.
A St. James constable charged in a May fatal shooting heads to Circuit Court, while new PIOJ figures show Jamaica’s net population rose by only 600 in 2025 and the force mourns another officer.
Constable Granted $1 Million Bail in Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin Murder CaseBy Mckoy's News / July 13, 2026 ST JAMES, Jamaica — Constable Andrew Wilson, the policeman charged with the May 17 fatal shooting of Latoya “Buju” Bulgin in Granville, St James, was granted $1 million bail when he appeared in the St James Circuit Court on Monday. Wilson, who is charged with murder, made his first appearance before the circuit court after the case was transferred from the St James Parish Court by way of a voluntary bill of indictment
District Constable Nathaniel McKenzie Dies Weeks After Clarendon Car CrashBy Mckoy's News / July 13, 2026 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is mourning the loss of District Constable Nathaniel McKenzie, who died on Monday, July 13, weeks after he was seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash in Clarendon. McKenzie, 36, was assigned to the Clarendon Police Division
Government Expands Animal Tagging Programme to Combat Praedial LarcenyBy Mckoy's News / July 13, 2026 The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is ramping up efforts to combat praedial larceny by expanding its animal identification and traceability programme across Jamaica. Agriculture Minister Floyd Green announced the new measures during the 128th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society at the Denbigh Show Grounds in Clarendon on Wednesday
Vendor Shot Dead in Ball Ground, St ThomasBy Mckoy's News / July 13, 2026 ST THOMAS, Jamaica: Vendor Shot Dead — Police in St Thomas are investigating the fatal shooting of a 47-year-old vendor in Ball Ground on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Valmore Anthony Henry, otherwise known as “Scabo”, of Danvers Pen in the parish
Body Found in St Ann Believed to Be Missing Man Owen HamiltonBy Mckoy's News / July 13, 2026 ST ANN, Jamaica — A body in an advanced state of decomposition was discovered in bushes in the Bamboo community of St Ann on Monday and is believed to be that of 66-year-old Owen Hamilton, otherwise known as “OG,” who was reported missing nine days ago. According to a close relative who visited the scene, the remains were too badly decomposed to allow for a positive identification
Winning the first round of the 2026 Junior Minister of Tourism Public Speaking Competition is a feat Nathan Clarke, student of Glenmuir High School, is elated he overcame on Friday (July 10). Nathan, a debater by nature, and his teacher, Shanika Dennis-Spence, journeyed from rural Clarendon into the capital city to AC Hotel Kingston, with high hopes of making their mark, especially given that the Tourism Action Club at their school began less than a year ago in September 2025
UK Man Appears in South African Court Over Alleged Murder of Wife and Two DaughtersBy Mckoy's News / July 13, 2026 A British man wanted in connection with the deaths of his wife and two young daughters in the United Kingdom has appeared before a magistrate in South Africa as authorities move to have him extradited. Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, appeared in a Johannesburg court on Monday after UK authorities formally submitted an extradition request
Andrew Williams, a 57-year-old landscaper and community cook known as One Son, was found shot dead at his Trinity home near Porus, Manchester. His son Castio is demanding justice after years of fearing illness would claim him.
The Jamaica Labour Party says the defamation case against PNP General Secretary Dr. Dayton Campbell, settled last week with a public apology, should prompt the opposition to rethink claims made on the political stage.
ON a bleak Wednesday morning, May 4, 1983, teenager Diane Smith was making her way to school along the Old Stony Hill Road in St Andrew when she was snatched, mercilessly ravaged, and her lifeless body dumped in a gully. Had Dr Dayton Campbell taken the time to research the baseless rumour that the youthful Daryl Vaz had murdered the Immaculate High School student, he might not have made comments on a political platform in 2023 that, as he acknowledged in his humble pie-eating apology last week, “may have been interpreted as giving life to a rumour which started in the 1980s” connecting Vaz to the murder
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green has proposed that the location hosting the popular Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, be redesigned. “We have said to the president and the CEO [of Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS)] that we want to come up with a comprehensive Denbigh rehabilitation plan, and we have indicated that we will provide the resources for an architect to do a full redesign of the Denbigh Showground,” said Green
Clarendon-born reggae singer Ras Kronik has released a new video for Agree to Disagree, a track from his third album The Energy that speaks to global unrest and unity.
Union District residents in Clarendon are pressing for progress in the probe into the June 1 killing of 64-year-old Hyacinth Johnson, while police urge the community not to take the law into its own hands.
Police logged 16 murders for July 5–11, lifting the island’s tally to 291 as of July 11 — 83 fewer than last year and a 22 per cent year-on-year drop.
Andrew Williams, 57, known as One Son, was found shot inside his Trinity home near Porus after years of surviving strokes and chronic illness. His son Castio is seeking justice.
District Constable Nathaniel McKenzie, 36, of the Clarendon Police Division has died from injuries sustained when his car hit a wall on New Road last month, the JCF confirmed.
Clarendon police are investigating two men found dead in a fire-damaged vehicle at Bullet Mountain. Separately, a St. Ann security guard was charged after a supermarket shooting, while a missing man’s family offered a reward.
Senators began debating higher private-equity caps for pension funds, while the PNP mourned former Northwest Manchester MP Dean Peart and the Met Service flagged El Niño-linked heat and drought risks.
St. Catherine now records the most fires nationwide this year amid heat, drought and strong winds. Separately, works officials outline a St. James flood fix after Hurricane Melissa, and former MP Dean Peart dies at 77.
Police in Clarendon are probing the discovery of two unidentified bodies found early yesterday in a burned-out vehicle on a roadway at Bull Head Mountain, Reckford.
Police Investigating Clarendon Double Murder After Two Men Found Dead in Burnt-Out VehicleBy Mckoy's News / July 12, 2026 CLARENDON, Jamaica : Clarendon Double Murder — Police in Clarendon are investigating the deaths of two men whose charred remains were discovered inside a burnt-out motor vehicle in Bull Head Mountain, Reckford, during the early hours of Saturday. The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old farmer Daniel Thomas and 22-year-old Tyrone Thompson, otherwise called “Baba.” Both men were residents of Good Hope district in the parish
Senior police outline how Jamaica’s Agricultural Protection Branch, launched in 2025, is treating praedial larceny as organised crime and driving sharp drops in farm theft reports through islandwide enforcement.
As part of efforts to strengthen the fight against praedial larceny, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is rolling out a series of measures to enhance animal identification and traceability. Portfolio Minister, Hon
Morant Bay Police Station Earns ISO CertificationBy Mckoy's News / July 12, 2026 The Morant Bay Police Station in St. Thomas has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification, marking another milestone in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) drive to improve service quality and operational excellence
Nic Expands Irrigation Projects to Improve Water Supply for FarmersBy Mckoy's News / July 12, 2026 The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) is rolling out several infrastructure projects aimed at increasing access to reliable water for farmers while strengthening agricultural production and food security across Jamaica. Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Rohan Stewart, said the Commission is actively drilling new wells to identify and develop additional water sources that will support irrigation expansion
For years, the arrival of Jamaica’s dry season has brought with it an all-too-familiar ritual for thousands of households: empty pipes, water trucking, and anxious residents wondering when supplies will return. But Water, Environment and Climate Change Minister Matthew Samuda says that cycle could soon come to an end for those living in the Corporate Area
