North Coast Times

FREE ACCESS TO LITTLE DUNN’S RIVER
OCHO RIOS, ST ANN; Oct. 2, 2026
The court has ruled that, for now, people should have free access to Little Dunn’s River beach and falls, Ocho Rios, St Ann.

FREE ACCESS TO LITTLE DUNN’S RIVER Court Grants Injunction Preventing Authorities from Blocking Access to Grounds, Beach and Falls at Popular Recreation Spot...For Now OCHO RIOS, ST ANN; Oct. 2,2026 The court has ruled that, for now, people should have free access to Little Dunn’s River beach and falls, just west of Ocho Rios, St A...

REPRIMAND FOR BELL OVER CONFLICT OF INTEREST

ST ANN'S BAY, At Ann; Oct 1, 2026
The Integrity Commission has ruled that Councillor Ian Bell of the St Ann Municipal Corporation (SAMC) be reprimanded over allegations of a conflict of interest involving his wife setting up and operating a business at the Ocho Rios Transport Center. Details on the North Coast Times website

REPRIMAND FOR IAN BELL OVER CONFLICT OF INTEREST Corruption Body Finds Conflict of Interest, Irregularities in Lease of Space at Ochi Transport Centre to Councillor’s Wife ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; Oct 1, 2026 The Integrity Commission has ruled that the St Ann Municipal Corporation (SAMC) should take formal steps in reprimanding Councillor Ian Bel...

WOMAN NAMED AS A PERSON OF INTEREST
ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann, Sept 29, 2026
The St Ann police have named a woman as a person of interest who should report to them immediately.

WOMAN NAMED AS A PERSON OF INTEREST St Ann Police Say She Must Report Immediately ST ANN’S BAY, ST Ann, Sept 29, 2026 The St Ann police have named a woman as a person of interest. She is Aaliyah Satchell, otherwise called ‘Dark skin’, who police say frequents Steer Town in St Ann, Clarks Town in Trelawny and Portmore in St Cathe...

ELDERLY PORTLAND WOMAN MURDERED IN BED
PORT ANTONIO, Portland; Sept. 28, 2026
The body of a retired woman was found in her bed with chop wounds to the head Monday morning, September 28, 2026, in Portland.

Elderly Portland woman murdered in bed PORT ANTONIO, Portland; Sept. 28, 2026 The body of a retired woman was found in her bed with chop wounds to the head early Monday morning, September 28, 2026, in Portland. She is 74-year-old Nuriel Burke-Mills, a retiree of Fellowship District, Port Antonio, Portland. Reports to the North Coast Time...

MAN SHOT DEAD IN RUNAWAY BAY
A man was shot and killed in Runaway Bay, St Ann on Sunday evening, September 27, 2026.

MAN SHOT DEAD IN RUNAWAY BAY RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann; Sept. 27, 2026 A man was shot and killed in Runaway Bay Sunday night, September 27, 2026. Dead is 49-year-old Marlon Ricardo Morris, a construction worker of Runaway Bay, St Ann Very little is known of what transpired, but reports to the North Coast Times are that the incident t...

NO REFUND
BROWN'S TOWN, St Ann; Sept. 28, 2026
Some merchants in Brown’s Town, St Ann tend to do as they like and disregard consumer complaints.

NO REFUND How Some Merchants Do as They Like in Brown’s Town, St Ann BROWN'S TOWN, St Ann; September 28, 2026 Complaints about treatment of customers in stores in St Ann have come to the North Coast Times. Most came over the period of back-to-school shopping. The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) seems to h...

RISING TO THE TOP – THE TERRI-ANN LESLIE STORY
MONTEGO BAY, St James
The North Coast is more than tourism and people doing well in that industry. Terri-Ann Leslie is very much from the North Coast and doing well. See this feature on the North Coast Times website.

AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT WEST BEYOND TOURISM: Terri-Ann Leslie -- A Woman Fanning the Flames of Determination Terri-Ann Leslie heads the Hanover Fire Department and proves that the North Coast can produce women who don't simply dream of leadership; they pursue it. By Javelle Stewart The North Coast is often introduced to the wor...

2 CURFEWS EXTENDED IN ST MARY
PORT MARIA, St Mary; Sept 25, 2026
Two curfews are in effect in St Mary, both extended after they were set to expire Thursday.

2 CURFEWS EXTENDED IN ST MARY Areas of Islington, Retreat under security measures until Saturday PORT MARIA, St Mary; Sept 25, 2026 Two curfews are in effect in St Mary: one has been in place for more than two weeks, and the other has been extended in an area previously under the security measure. The curfews were extended for I...

MAN WANTED IN THE U.S. CAPTURED IN ST MARY
RICHMOND, St Mary, Sept 25, 2026
A man wanted for murder and other serious offences in the United States was held in an early-morning raid by police in St Mary on Friday, September 25, 2026.

MAN WANTED IN THE U.S. CAPTURED IN ST MARY Wanted For Murder and Other Serious Offences, 25-Y-O Surrenders in Police Early Morning Operation RICHMOND, St Mary, Sept 25, 2026 St Mary police have captured a man wanted for murder and other serious offences in the United States. He has been identified as 25-year-old Patrick Dave Anderson of Alle...

5K RUN/WALK SET FOR SUNDAY AT MONEAGUE COLLEGE
MONEAGUE, St Ann; Sept. 23, 2026
All is now set for the 5K Run/Walk at the Moneague College, St Ann on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Details on the North Coast Times website

5K RUN/WALK SET FOR SUNDAY AT MONEAGUE COLLEGE Event is Part of College's 70th Anniversary Celebrations Plus Fundraiser for Scholarships All is now set for the 5K Run/Walk at the Moneague College, St Ann, on Sunday, September 27, 2026. The Dr Andre Grant 5K Run/Walk is one of the calendar events of the 70th anniversary of the institution. The co...