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February 12, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Can Jamaicans really manage another tax increase?
The announcement from the Finance Ministry for the new financial year has once again placed taxation at the center of national conversation. For many Jamaicans already navigating rising food prices,…
February 12, 2026
Janiel McEwan | New taxes ahead: Jamaica faces fiscal reality after Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa did more than rip off roofs and flatten farms. It tore through the foundations of Jamaica’s public finances. The Independent Fiscal Commission’s January assessment places the damage…
February 12, 2026
Father killed, son injured in highway crash
A father was killed and his son injured in a crash along a section of the North South Highway on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified by police as Kenneth Johnson of Red Ground in Old Harbour,…
February 12, 2026
Three minors arrested and charged over security incidents at schools
The police are reporting that three minors have been arrested and charged in relation to a series of security incidents that targeted educational institutions since the start of the year. The minors,…
February 12, 2026
Mia Mottley leads BLP to another clean sweep in general election
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Mottley has become the second Caribbean politician to win all the seats in a national parliament on three occasions as she led her Barbados Labour Party…
February 12, 2026
by Ainsley Walters
Brave Mighty Gully debuts in stacked Reggae Month Trophy
MIGHTY GULLY returns with the scale and five furlongs straight as bonuses, sweetened by Tajay Suckoo’s four-pound claim, making her seasonal debut in Saturday’s Reggae Month Trophy after a brave run…
February 12, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
BRACE FOR New taxes
Economist Keenan Falconer says he was not expecting the administration to introduce new tax measures at this time, arguing that the conventional approach in the aftermath of a crisis is to either…
February 12, 2026
by Livingston Scott
‘I GOT EMOTIONAL’
President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts could not contain his joy after Jamaica’s under-17 Reggae Boyz secured the nation’s third appearance at a FIFA Under-17 World Cup…
February 12, 2026
by Ashley Anguin
Still no way past Treasure Beach for Caribbean champs
After 180 minutes of football in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), Caribbean Cup champions Mount Pleasant Football Academy and Treasure Beach still have not found a way to separate themselves from…