Lawrence was involved in the formation of the UDP in 1974 and ran for municipal elections in 1974 and 1977 under its banner.

The Reporter was one of the three newspapers sued in 1982 by then prime minister George Price over a controversial article about drug cultivation.

The Reporter was fined for its actions in this regard along with the Amandala, but the third newspaper The Beacon's case was never heard.

The 1990s saw the arrival of Meb Cutlack and Karla Vernon, both insightful analysts, and news editor and veteran media personality Anne Marie Williams.

[citation needed] Beginning in December 2006, The Reporter began publishing a Spanish-language newspaper called Noticias (News).