Troy, Trelawny — Arguing that it could have cost taxpayers at least 30 per cent less if completed four years ago, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Friday declared there were lessons to learnt from the five-year journey to construct the $230-million Troy Bridge. According to Holness, the project hammered home the point that “good governance must mean more than following procedures” and must ultimately be measured by its ability to deliver results
More than 9,300 Jamaicans came together in a powerful demonstration of generosity, wellness and community spirit as the Guardian Group Foundation and Guardian Life Limited successfully staged the Guardian Group SHINE 5K Night Run/Walk 2026, raising over $30 million to strengthen health care services and support vulnerable communities across Jamaica. Held under the theme “Heart & Sole,” this year’s event united individuals, families, schools, corporate teams, running clubs, sponsors and volunteers across Kingston and Montego Bay in support of three impactful beneficiaries – Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Falmouth Public General Hospital and Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal)
The rebuilt Troy Bridge has officially opened, restoring a key crossing between southern Trelawny and north-western Manchester after Tropical Storm Grace destroyed the old structure in 2021.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness officially reopened the Troy Bridge, restoring a key connection between southern Trelawny and north-western Manchester after years of disruption.
Government officials opened the rebuilt Troy Bridge on June 5, restoring a crucial connection for residents, students, farmers and businesses between southern Trelawny and north-west Manchester.
NCB says its Falmouth operations will shift to Champion Plaza on July 6, citing easier access, more parking, stronger security and space to serve Trelawny's growing banking market.
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica must overhaul slow approval systems that delay major infrastructure works. He made the call as the new Troy Bridge opened in Trelawny after years of disruption.
JPS says more than four-fifths of its customers had electricity back by 6 a.m. Saturday after a system failure triggered an all-island outage. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has demanded answers from the utility.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica must cut red tape on major public works after the $231 million Troy Bridge replacement took years to complete.
Kingston, Jamaica — The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing up bed space. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, explained that the issue of social cases occupying hospital beds has been long-standing
Prime Minister Andrew Holness used the Troy bridge opening to argue that Jamaica must shorten bureaucratic delays without weakening safeguards. He said NARRA is intended to deliver both faster work and proper accountability.
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the new Troy bridge gives residents renewed access and dignity after Tropical Storm Grace damaged the old structure in 2021, creating hardships for the community.
St. Elizabeth stakeholders have completed a recovery readiness workshop aimed at strengthening disaster planning after Hurricane Melissa. The assessment will feed into a final report for future resilience and recovery work across the parish.
A PBCJ video source identifies the official opening of Troy Bridge in Trelawny on June 5, 2026. No further event details were included in the supplied article text.
Despite two suspected fatal shark attacks off the coast of Trelawny in the last two years, principal director of the National Fisheries Authority’s (NFA) Capture Fisheries Division, Stephen Smikle, says there are fewer sharks in Jamaica’s waters. “We don't have an increase in infestation
The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing up bed space.Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, explained that the issue of social cases occupying hospital beds has been long-standing.He noted that a special effort will be made this year to address the matter in collaboration with other Ministries, including the Ministry of Health and Wellness.McKenzie was making his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 3.Meanwhile, work is under way to rebuild and relocate several infirmaries damaged by Hurricane Melissa across the parishes of Trelawny, Westmoreland, St Ann, and St Elizabeth.A sum of $54 million has been allocated for the restoration of the St Elizabeth, Hanover, and Westmoreland infirmaries.McKenzie announced that new infirmaries will be built in Trelawny, St Elizabeth and St Ann.In addition, a new wing will be constructed at the Spanish Town Infirmary in St. Catherine this year at a cost of $70 million.“We continue to put in the work in our infirmaries to strengthen them and make them places where people will feel comfortable
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the reopening of the Troy Bridge is a celebration of reconnection, resilience, and renewed opportunity for communities that were cut off when the historic crossing was destroyed by Tropical Storm Grace in 2021.Speaking at the official opening ceremony on Friday, Holness said the occasion was about much more than the completion of an infrastructure project.“Today, we gather not to celebrate the opening of a bridge, but in truth, we are celebrating something much greater than a bridge. We are celebrating reconnection
Jamaica’s latest crime and court developments include a Manchester teen facing a rape charge, a missing Trelawny fisherman feared dead, and three fatalities from a Spanish Town shooting.
Vice President of Marketing for the United States based Golden Krust restaurant chain, Steven Clarke, delivers brief remarks during a Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo: JIS/Danielle Myers) The United States‑based, Caribbean‑owned restaurant chain Golden Krust has pledged to rebuild the canteens of seven schools across Jamaica that Hurricane Melissa damaged
The blistering midday sun beat down on Thornton, St Elizabeth when THE STAR visited the modest home of the Williams family. Inside the concrete dwelling, the heat was almost unbearable but, for 70-year-old David Williams, discomfort has become a part of daily life
Robert Nesta Morgan says Cabinet has cleared an accelerated bridge programme to rebuild more than 50 structures islandwide, with western Jamaica expected to receive the largest share after recent storm damage.
Kingston, Jamaica — The Government is looking to roll out the Nurturing Early Scientific Thinking (NEST) programme in all early childhood institutions (ECIs) across the country by year’s end. The NEST pilot, conducted between February and June 2025, engaged 25 early childhood institutions in Kingston and St Andrew and, according to the Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley, they were deliberately selected to include schools in zones of special operations, low-performing institutions, and compliant schools
Deo McKenzie's third-minute strike carried Montego Bay United past Jamaica Premier League champions Portmore United and into the Popeyes Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Dr. Delroy Freckleton says repeated road crashes in St. James are placing heavy pressure on hospitals, after a fatal three-vehicle collision in Rose Hall left Bianca Wallace dead and students injured.
A police constable has been charged over the fatal shooting of Latoya “Buju” Bulgin in Granville, while separate police and Integrity Commission matters span St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Trelawny and Manchester.
NEPA has scheduled lectures, worship, restoration work and a 3K run/walk for National Environmental Awareness Week, which also marks its 25th year as an executive agency.
Wakefield, Trelawny — The National Works Agency (NWA) says no major disruptions are expected as it acquires land needed for a $292.2-million project being done in Trelawny under the Government’s Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. “No buildings will be included in the acquisition
Dennis Clarke, a 55-year-old fisherman from Falmouth, remains missing after a week-long sea search. Fishing officials say his fish gun was found, deepening fears of a shark attack.
Trelawny Duo Slapped With Firearm Related Charges Shooting with Intent, Being in Possession of a Firearm with Intent to cause Injury and Possession of Firearm with Intent to Commit a Felony are charges that have been laid against two men following an incident in Hague District, Trelawny, on Saturday, May 16. Charged are 27-year-old Robert Bailey, otherwise called ‘Active,’ of Belair District, St
Cabinet has approved a two-stage 16% fare increase for public passenger vehicle operators, with route taxi base fares moving from $113 to $122 in June and $131 in July.
Pharmacist Wren McNally reflected on his childhood in Warsop, Trelawny, where poverty, farm life and his parents’ values helped shape his path into business, church and pharmacy leadership.
The island’s four major utility providers have moved to allay fears that if the Corporate Area is hit by a major adverse weather event this hurricane season their services to the rest of Jamaica would be curtailed. After Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica’s south-western and north-western parishes last October, there were concerns voiced that if it had made landfall in the Corporate Area, where the nerve centres for the major utility providers are based, the impact on the rest of the island would have been catastrophic
Christian Addison led the first Drift Rush Hour meet at Junction Points Plaza, as more than 20 drivers opened the season chasing championship points and podium places.
Two mayors from parishes which suffered the brunt of damage during Hurricane Melissa last year are expressing confidence in preparations for the new hurricane season. The 2026 atlantic hurricane season started today and will end November 30
Discovery Bay Police Station has been named the leading station in the JCF’s St. Ann Division. The honour was announced during a divisional awards ceremony that also recognised standout officers and retirees.
Western BUREAU:St James Central Member of Parliament (MP) Heroy Clarke wants the water shortage issues currently affecting Appleton Hall and surrounding areas to be resolved before the new Western Children and Adolescent Hospital is official opened.Clarke, who was speaking during Thursday’s Constituency Development Fund consultation meeting at Cornwall College in Montego Bay, said the water supply challenges in the area, which is already complicated by an outdated pump in Appleton Hall, will worsen once the medical facility, which is located on the grounds of the Mount Salem-based Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), is opened.“What has happened is that in the 1960s, when the Appleton Hall’s pump was put in place, there were about 300 or 400 houses. That same pump today has not changed, although they have fixed it on so many occasions, but it is now serving Rose Heights, which has grown leaps and bounds, plus Cornwall Courts, which has some 20,000 households and growing, and it has to serve Rosemount Gardens, Farm Heights, Green Pond, Salt Spring, and all the way up to Flower Hill,” said Clarke.“That same pump serves the hospital, and the water has to go into the hospital first
Falmouth, Trelawny — When disaster threatened in the past, frail residents of Trelawny Infirmary would be uprooted from the place they call home and carefully placed in a shelter at Hague Primary and Infant School. Falmouth Mayor C Junior Gager is happy those days are behind them
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says more Jamaicans must prepare wills and use dispute-resolution channels, as reggae families describe years of costly fights over estates, royalties, masters and archives.
Jamaica is expected to see fair to partly cloudy skies, persistent haze and brisk easterly winds into early next week, with only a slight chance of showers in some northern areas.
The Health Ministry has introduced the Park Walker Initiative with Labour and Social Security, urging older Jamaicans to use safe public spaces for exercise, social contact and healthier ageing.
First Global Bank is marking its 25th anniversary in Jamaica by donating $2.5 million to Black River High and Muschett High for post-Hurricane Melissa repairs.
Jamaican-American lawyer Kaysia Earley is set to receive a Juneteenth proclamation from Parkland, Florida, recognising her legal, humanitarian, educational and community work.
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CVM Sunrise’s May 29 programme covered Jamaica’s reconstruction leadership, charity fitness events, environmental restoration, film culture, football and gospel music, while stripping away show banter and advertising.
Jamaica should see mostly stable weather into the weekend, with haze, strong winds and limited rainfall. Marine interests remain under small craft warnings as seas build to 2.5 metres.
Restaurants of Jamaica deployed staff, supplies, meals and refreshments for Labour Day 2026 projects at several schools in western Jamaica and St Catherine, with work ranging from painting to roof repairs.
A Guardsman worker has died after a South Camp Road explosion, while national debate continues over the NAR leadership appointment and government efforts to expand land titling.
Real estate specialists say Jamaica’s property market remains active, with strong diaspora demand, infrastructure upgrades and shifting buyer preferences shaping opportunities across the island.
Karon Lewis (left), acting business relationship and sales manager at JN Bank, moderates the recent JN Group webinar dubbed Securing Your Piece of the Rock, featuring panellists (l-r) Elizabeth Stair, real estate broker at JN Properties, Gabrielle Grant Gilpin-Hudson, president of the Realtors’ Association of Jamaica and Dwayne Berbick, assistant general manager, corporate affairs at the National Housing Trust. Expanding road infrastructure influencing growth ; Younger diasporans Cashing in A real estate boom continues to unfold across Jamaica, fuelled by rising demand from local and overseas buyers, as well as ongoing developments reshaping the property landscape, local experts say
Kenneth Thompson and Grace Brown, celebrated for 40 years of dedicated service by the Cedric Titus Past Students Association. Two retired educators with a combined 54 years of service to Cedric Titus High School were honoured by the Cedric Titus Past Students Association during its recent 12th annual gala at The Pines Manor, New Jersey, USA
