North Coast Times

05/02/2026

GOLDEN GROVE & BETHANY PRIMARY TOP ST ANN FOOTBALL, NETBALL
Golden Grove Primary and Bethany Primary schools emerged top in the INSPORTS football and netball competitions respectively, for St Ann, in finals in Ocho Rios. Details on the North Coast Times website

BETHANY, CHARLTON PRIMARY TOPS IN U-13 NETBALL OCHO RIOS, St Ann; Feb.5 , 2026 Golden Grove Primary School continues to show dominance in some sports in St Ann, but this year, as it won the Under-13 football, its vaunted netball team got knocked off its perch and left the door open for Bethany Prima...

04/02/2026

STUDENTS ASSIST PEERS RECOVER FROM MELISSA
OCHO RIOS, St Ann, Feb 3, 2026

Students from a St Ann high school with the backing of a local foundation have been assisting their peers in St Ann, Trelawny and St Mary whose families have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Details on the North Coast Times website

ST ANN BASED FOUNDATION, SCHOOL SPEARHEAD ASSISTANCE OCHO RIOS, St Ann, Feb 3, 2026 A Jamaican charity linked to a religious group and a private school in St Ann is taking care packages to schools whose students have been affected by Hurricane Melissa. The programme to assist victims of Hurricane Me...

03/02/2026

WANTED FOR MURDER IN KINGSTON, HELD IN ST MARY
The St Mary police have arrested a man wanted for murder and shooting in Kingston.

32-Y-O HELD IN EARLY MORNING RAID IN ISLINGTON ISLINGTON, Sr Mary; Feb. 2, 2026 St Mary police, in an early morning raid on Monday, held a man wanted for murder in Kingston. (Kevin Bailey as he appeared in a JCF Wanted Wednesdays social media post) He is 32-year-old Kerrin “Bones” Bailey, an off...

03/02/2026

BIGGER RIVER PARTY IN GAYLE ASH WEDNESDAY
Gayle St Mary has given birth to a top vibes party that has taken over the riverside and the town since it burst on the scene. This Ash Wednesday the Haute Riva Par promises to be huge.
Details on the North Coast Times website
https://northcoasttimesja.com/haute-riva-par-exploding-river-party/

31/01/2026

OVER 100 GRADUATE FROM MONEAGUE COLLEGE
MONEAGUE, St Ann; Jan 31, 2026
More than 100 students graduated from The Moneague College, St Ann, on Thursday, January 29, 2026, earning Bachelor’s and Associate Degrees across a wide range of disciplines. Details on the North Coast Times website.

GRADUATES CHALLENGED TO TAKE THE VALUES OF THE COLLEGE WHEREVER THEY GO MONEAGUE, St Ann; Jan. 30, 2026 More than 100 students graduated from The Moneague College, St. Ann, on Thursday, January 29, 2026, earning Bachelor’s and Associate Degrees across a wide range of disciplines. The graduation ce...

31/01/2026

CURFEW EXTENDED IN SECTIONS OF ST MARY
Curfews in different parts of St Mary have been extended, for 48 hours, until Sunday evening, February 1, 2026. Details on the North Coast Times website

POLICE CITE ONGOING SECURITY CONCERNS, TENSION IN AREAS PORT MARIA, St Mary; Jan 31, 2026 Curfews in different parts of St Mary have been extended until Sunday evening, February 1, 2026 The extension follows the imposition of the curfew on Wednesday evening, January 28, at 6, initially scheduled to....

30/01/2026

CURFEW IN PARTS OF ST MARY
A curfew is in effect in parts of St Mary, including Oxford, Free Hill, Nutfield, Geddes Town, and Robins Bay, at least until Friday evening, Jan. 30, at 6. Details on the North Coast Times website
https://northcoasttimesja.com/curfew-in-sections-of-st-mary/

29/01/2026

ST CATHERINE BROTHERS CHARGED FOR WOUNDING ST MARY MAN
PT MARIA, St Mary; Jan. 28, 2026

The St Mary police have arrested and charged two brothers from Spanish Town who chopped a man all over his body and hit him with several stones, at his home in Islington. Details on the North Coast Times website

BROTHERS USED STONES, MACHETE TO ATTACK MAN IN FAMILY ROW PT MARIA, St Mary; Jan. 28, 2026 The St Mary police have arrested and charged two brothers from Spanish Town who chopped a man all over his body and hit him with several stones at his home in Islington, St Mary. Charged are 35-year-old Darran...

29/01/2026

ST CATHERINE BROTHERS CHARGED FOR WOUNDING ST MARY MAN
PT MARIA, St Mary; Jan. 28, 2026

The St Mary police have arrested and charged two brothers from Spanish Town who chopped a man all over his body and hit him with several stones, at his home in Islington.

BROTHERS USED STONES, MACHETE TO ATTACK MAN IN FAMILY ROW PT MARIA, St Mary; Jan. 28, 2026 The St Mary police have arrested and charged two brothers from Spanish town who chopped a man all over his body and hit him with several stones, at his home in Islington, St Mary. Charged are 35-year-old Darra...

27/01/2026

BOB CLARKE – A TRIBUTE BY THE NORTH COAST TIMES
Bob Clarke was a master behind the mike, a music aficionado and historian, a perfectionist with a sweet voice. But he was more than that. He helped start Irie FM that has changed the sound and history of radio.
See details on the North Coast Times website

HIS PLACE IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF RADIO SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN Special to the North Coast Times, Jan. 27, 2026 From Franklin McKnight When the history of radio in Jamaica comes to be written, a lot of attention surely will be placed on that fork in the road, the transformative period in 1990 when....

27/01/2026

HIGGLER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF TAXI MAN
RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann; Jan 26, 2026
A higgler from Trelawny has been charged with the murder of a taxi operator in Runaway Bay, St Ann, nearly two weeks ago.
Details on the North Coast Times website
https://northcoasttimesja.com/higgler-charged-with-murder-of-taxi-man/