Latest News

File Photos Trucks hauling bauxite at Jamalco in Clarendon in 2020.
March 20, 2026

Clarendon Alumina Partners to lose $7.6b even as partners push efficiency drive at Jamalco

Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP), which holds a stake in Jamalco alumina refinery, expects to bleed losses totalling US$46 million (J$7.6 billion) for fiscal year ending 2027, according to government…
Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager Kashief Smith (centre) makes a point to Christopher Brown (right), member of parliament for St Mary South Eastern, as RADA Extension Officer Kavil Howard (left) looks on.
March 20, 2026

Pop-up relief for St Mary farmers

The Farmers’ Pop-Up, an initiative to assist southeast St Mary farmers whose crops and livestock were devastated by hurricanes Beryl and Melissa, has been widely welcomed by the community. Held on…
Christopher Jobson, managing director Falmouth Chicken.
March 20, 2026

Falmouth Chicken opens third outlet in MoBay, sets sights on St Ann, W’land expansion

WESTERN BUREAU: Falmouth Chicken, the fast-food chain founded by businessman Christopher Jobson in 2006, is continuing its ambitious expansion across western Jamaica with the opening of its latest…
A KPH nephrology nurse educating a patient post-screening for kidney disease during the World Kidney Week Health Fair and Blood Drive on March 12.
March 20, 2026

Nearly 200 persons screened for kidney disease at KPH health fair

Approximately 200 persons were screened for kidney disease at a health fair and blood drive hosted by the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in observance of World Kidney Day on March 12. The event formed…
Kristen Gyles writes: Age does not always determine competence or judgement. However, if it is discrimination for parliamentarians, it is discrimination for employees everywhere else.
March 20, 2026

Kristen Gyles | Age limits for parliamentarians

Mid-discussion, during a recent Standing Finance Committee meeting, Dr Alfred Dawes looked across the aisle and mockingly asked Desmond McKenzie “Why are you still here at your age?”. He went on…
From left: Michael Whittaker, physical planner at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC); Naudia Crosskill, the StJMC’s chief executive officer; Lisa Lake, group chief executive officer of Restaurant Associates Limited (RAL); Richard Vernon, mayor of
March 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

RAL distributing emergency cots to municipalities out west

WESTERN BUREAU: As part of its ongoing efforts to assist residents in the county of Cornwall who were severely affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Restaurant Associates Limited (RAL) has…
President Donald Trump greets Colonel Matha “Jeannie” Sasnett, commander of Air Force Mortuary Affairs, as he arrives on Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
March 20, 2026

Peter Espeut | The gloves are off

I find Donald Trump to be disturbingly honest! In days gone by, when the United States (US) wanted to depose a demagogue – or even a democratically elected leader – they would send in the Central…
This file photo shows Paradise Park solar farm in Westmoreland.
March 20, 2026

Editorial | Accelerating renewables

The intention of the Government’s Generation Procurement Entity (GPE) to soon open bids for 220 megawatts of renewable energy is an important development at a critical time, which the authorities…
Letters
March 20, 2026

CARICOM members must unite to tackle regional issues

THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM should treat matters like regional security as a shared responsibility. The rise in transnational crime, cyber threats, and porous borders requires coordinated…