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April 4, 2026

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Dennis Gordon’s JACDEN repays customs duties linked to UHWI tax exemption controversy, PAC chairman discloses. So all that grandstanding about the “Illicit 6” wasn’t based on a principled position?…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett with tourism workers at the April 2 opening of Half Moon, where he announced that the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has grown to $6 billion and outlined intentions to introduce a health plan next.
April 4, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Tourism rebound hits 80 per cent as Half Moon reopens – Bartlett

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector has rebounded to more than 80 per cent of pre-hurricane levels, with the reopening of Half Moon signalling renewed confidence in the island’s post-Melissa…
This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew (from left) Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover, as they speak with NASA Mission C
April 4, 2026

Editorial | Humanity’s quest to reach the Moon and beyond

History was repeated on the evening of April 1 when Artemis II, carrying four astronauts, lifted off for a 10-day journey around the Moon – more than five decades after the first human landed on…
Letters
April 4, 2026

Letter of the Day | Judiciary is central to Jamaica’s economic future

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter by Denarto Dennis ‘Justice as the engine of prosperity’, which rightly elevates the role of the judiciary as a central pillar of Jamaica’s…
Samara South, a member of the JWN Foundation, takes some time to share in this picture moment with girls from Balmagie Primary School.
April 4, 2026

Schools welcome expanded menstrual kit drive from JWN Foundation

The JWN Foundation (JWNF) this week distributed 1,795 menstrual kits to schoolgirls in Kingston, Clarendon and St Elizabeth, as part of its ongoing End Period Poverty Drive.
Lachu Ramchandani , franchise holder of Miss Global International.
April 4, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Miss Global International returns to Ja, set for September staging

Franchise holder of the Miss Global International Competition, Lachu Ramchandani, says the pageant is returning to Jamaica after a three-year hiatus. Formerly known as the Miss Commonwealth pageant,…
April 4, 2026

A prayer for Easter

THE EDITOR, Madam: As we are in the height of the Easter season that is mixed with every emotion and fear, we are reminded that God, who created this universe, has a love for us that exceeds our own…
A small-scale model of the Fpso Liza Destiny oil drilling ship is on display during the inauguration of a permanent exhibit by ExxonMobil Oil at the Guyana National Museum in Georgetown, Guyana, in 2023.
April 4, 2026

Ronald Sanders | The Caribbean being forced to reconsider trade dependence on the US

The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American…
State Minister, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Rhoda Moy Crawford (second right), listens as CEO of VM Foundation, Samantha Charles (second left), makes a point to Jamaica Library Service (JLS) National Reading Competition 2025 winn
April 4, 2026

JLS targets 6,000 entrants in National Reading Competition

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is aiming to increase participation in the National Reading Competition to 6,000 entrants this year. Entries for the competition, which is open to Jamaicans ages six…