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March 5, 2026
Jamaica Baptist Union to consider overseas recruitment to address pastor shortage
Newly installed Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) President Reverend Davewin Thomas says recruiting pastors from abroad will be among the options the denomination will consider to address a severe shortage…
March 5, 2026
Jamaica to end 50-year-old medical programme with Cuba
Jamaica has discontinued its medical cooperation programme with Cuba, the foreign ministry announced Thursday. The move ends a five-decade relationship under which healthcare workers from the…
March 5, 2026
Update | Ex-cops and police constable accused of using fake drug case to solicit money from Trelawny woman freed
A current member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and three former police officers who were accused of using a fake drug-trafficking case to solicit money from a Trelawny woman were today freed after…
March 5, 2026
Williams defends tax on vehicle duty concession for public sector workers
Finance and Public Service Minister Fayval Williams today argued that the Government’s move to tax public sector workers who import vehicles under the duty concession regime will bring greater parity…
March 5, 2026
No details yet on digital services to be taxed
Despite aiming to collect $300 million by applying General Consumption Tax (GCT) to digital services, Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams says the Government is not in a position…
March 5, 2026
Wage negotiations unlikely to align with budget cycle given nature of talks, says Finance Minister
Despite concerns from the Fiscal Commissioner about the misalignment of wage negotiation cycles among public sector bodies, their unions and the government, Finance Minister Fayval Williams said the…
March 5, 2026
Judge in US rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds. …
March 5, 2026
Two more charged in alleged Manchester card-skimming and cryptocurrency laundering ring
Detectives from the Fraud Squad and the Financial Crime Investigation Division of the Specialised Investigation Branch have arrested and charged two more persons in connection with an ongoing…
March 5, 2026
Man fatally shot after allegedly attacking police in Waterford in Portmore
A man who allegedly attacked cops with a knife while being apprehended was fatally shot in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine on Thursday night. He has been identified by the police as 25-year-old…