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Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron (left), chairman of the Jamaica Police Officers’ Association, and Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake.
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cameron on interdiction

The public dispute between Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake and Senior Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron has taken a new turn, with the senior officer – who also heads the Police Officers…
Cuban medics and their families were hosted by Osmond Brown and his wife, Karen, on Saturday at their home on Halifax Crescent in St Andrew.
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

‘Hasta la proxima’

Cuban medics are preparing to leave Jamaica this week and Jamaicans have been showing appreciation and solidarity with the men and women of the Caribbean island that has been wilting under the…
Kerry Washington hit the Los Angeles carpet for ‘Imperfect Women’ in a sheer black lace look by Zuhair Murad.
March 23, 2026

Something Extra | Monday

The cast of Imperfect Women has been making the rounds ahead of the March 18 series premiere, with stops in Los Angeles and New York. Kerry Washington, who is of Jamaican heritage, joined co-stars…
Keneil Parkinson moves around the school compound with the aid of his walker.
March 23, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Mom in the margins

Although she spends every school day assisting her seven-year-old son in class, Janice Tulloch Parkinson is not officially recognised as his “shadow”, a role defined and regulated by the Ministry of…
Dr Nadeen Spence.
March 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

UWI gives platform to close-in-age defence debate

From the benches of Parliament to the debating society at The University of the West Indies (UWI), arguments for and against legalising consensual sex among minors continue to stir opposing views,…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
March 23, 2026

Brazil’s president slams ‘interference’ in previously colonised countries

BOGOTA (AP) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised what he called the return of a colonial approach toward developing nations during a summit in Colombia on Saturday, pointing to…
Children look at their phones while sitting on the Malecón wall during a blackout in Havana, Cuba.
March 23, 2026

Power being restored after nationwide grid collapse

HAVANA (AP) Cuba began restoring its energy system on Sunday, a day after a nationwide collapse of the entire grid left millions of people in the dark for the third time this month. Some 72,000…
Members of the team at the Urban Development Corporation.
March 23, 2026

UDC celebrates 58 years

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is celebrating 58 years of shaping Jamaica’s development landscape, marking the milestone with activities that highlight its impact across infrastructure,…
Miss Universe Jamaica Northeast 2025 Dreanna Williams.
March 23, 2026 by O’brian Wynter

Momentum building ahead of St Ann Miss Universe Ja casting call

Preparations are ramping up for St Ann ahead of the casting call to find the parish’s queen for the Miss Universe Jamaica competition under the organisation’s new parish-level pageant system. At the…