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Passengers ride in a shared taxi as it makes its way through Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 25.
March 31, 2026

Haiti imposes austerity measures as Middle East war drives up oil prices and disrupts supplies

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government announced new austerity measures on Tuesday as the war in Iran disrupts critical oil supplies and drives up prices worldwide. Officials in the…
Italy players react during a penalty shoot-out during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
March 31, 2026

Italy is out again. 4-time champion misses 3rd straight World Cup with shoot-out loss in Bosnia

One of football’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beat in a penalty shoot-out with 10 men…
The Bank of Jamaica.
March 31, 2026

BOJ holds policy rate at 5.50% amid global uncertainty

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has maintained its policy rate at 5.50 per cent, citing heightened global uncertainty driven largely by the conflict in the Middle East as the primary reason for holding steady. …
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
March 31, 2026

St Catherine taxi operator charged for alleged rape of teen passenger

A man employed as a janitor at the Linstead Police Station in St Catherine, who is also a taxi operator, was today remanded for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen girl who was a passenger in his…
The main entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.
March 31, 2026

Flood damage blamed for missing files of multimillion-dollar contracts at UHWI, senior official tells PAC

Flooding in a “holding area” at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UWHI) and breaches of established procurement procedures led to the disappearance of contract files valued at millions of…
File photo.
March 31, 2026

GDP falls by 7.1 per cent during Melissa quarter - STATIN

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the period October to December 2025 fell by 7.1 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of…
Sergeant Tamica Taylor and her spouse, Royan Harris, walked free from the St Thomas Parish Court on Monday after a judge upheld submissions by their attorney Marcus Goffe that there was no case for them to answer.
March 31, 2026

Police Sergeant, spouse freed of ganja charges

A police Sergeant and her civilian spouse have been freed of drug-related charges four years after they were arrested by cops. Sergeant Tamica Taylor and her fiancé, Royan Harris, walked free from…
The University Hospital of the West Indies.
March 31, 2026

UHWI names companies featured in audit report that flagged use of tax-exempt status

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), has confirmed the names of four companies that an auditor general report has featured as beneficiaries of the hospital's misuse of its tax…
March 31, 2026

Three Colombians charged after record cocaine seizure

Three Colombian nationals have been charged in connection with what investigators say is Jamaica’s largest-ever single cocaine seizure, valued at approximately $1.7 billion. Charged are 39-year-old…