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The United States Court of International Trade, centre, in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
March 6, 2026

US Customs and Border Protection official says new process for tariff refunds could be ready in 45 days

NEW YORK (AP) — Government officials are getting closer to ironing out a refund process for the hundreds of thousands of companies that paid tariffs now deemed illegal. In a filing with the Court of…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
March 6, 2026

Update | Woman gets 15 months for assaulting Leoda Bradshaw in lock-up

Kilfer Gilchrist, the woman charged with attacking murder-accused Leoda Bradshaw while the two were at the same police lock-up, today pleaded guilty in the St Catherine Parish Court and was sentenced…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith.
March 6, 2026

Government not considering reopening embassy in Venezuela

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says the Government is not presently considering the reopening of its Embassy in Venezuela. She was responding to questions during…
Jolyan Silvera sheds tears as he sits with his sons at the funeral service for his late wife Melissa Silvera at the St Andrew Parish Church on January 12, 2024. (Rudolph Brown/Photographer)
March 6, 2026

Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera get 20 years and 10 months in prison for killing his wife

Former People’s National Party Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera is to serve 20 years and 10 months in prison for the killing of his wife, Melissa Silvera, in 2023. In handing down sentencing,…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith.
March 6, 2026

US did not influence Jamaica's decision to end Cuban medical programme, says Johnson Smith

Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith told Parliament on Thursday that the Government's decision to discontinue the 50-year-old medical cooperation programme with Cuba was not influenced…
Dacia Forrester
March 6, 2026

Woman set ablaze in Westmoreland gas station brawl dies

Dacia Forrester, who was set on fire during an alleged altercation at a gas station in Westmoreland in February, has died, her sister, Carol Blackwood-Hewitt,has confirmed She was pronounced dead on…
March 6, 2026

Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera to be sentenced today for wife’s killing

Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament, Jolyan Silvera, is expected to be sentenced today for the killing of his wife, Melissa, in 2023. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in…
In this 2020 photo doctors form up during a farewell ceremony as they get ready to leave for Italy to help with the new coronavirus pandemic, in Havana, Cuba.
March 6, 2026 by Erica Virtue

HEALTHCARE HEARTBREAK: Tufton seeks to assure that contingencies in place to counter announced shutdown of 50-y-o bilateral agreement that allowed Cuban doctors to fill gaps in sector

Jamaica has closed the door on a 49-year-old bilateral arrangement with Cuba that sent hundreds of Cuban professionals to the island to bolster health infrastructure, bringing services to remote…
Spanish Town Primary School’s principal Roogae Kirlew (left, back row), coach Neriah Barrett (centre, back row) celebrate with the players after their 1-0 win over Old Harbour in the Insports St Catherine Primary Schools football final. Spanish Town won
March 6, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Spanish Town, Portsmouth lift Insports titles in St Catherine

Spanish Town Primary School made it three Insports St Catherine Primary Schools’ football titles in a row, following their 1-0 win over Old Harbour Primary in the final last Friday. Portsmouth Primary…