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Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, addresses the House of Representatives yesterday.
February 11, 2026 by Karen Madden

House OKs income tax relief for companies that helped workers after Melissa

As the country continues to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last October, the Government is moving to provide tax relief to companies that offered financial assistance to…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (right), discusses Jamaica’s role in regional security and US-Jamaica co-operation during a public forum organised by the George Town University Law faculty with mod
February 11, 2026

Transnational organised crime labelled Caribbean’s greatest security threat

Transnational organised crime remains the most significant security threat facing the Caribbean region, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, reiterated…
February 11, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

COSTLY DOG ATTACK

A Manchester maintenance contractor who was mauled by two pit bull terriers at a company’s premises in August 2010 has been awarded $1.2 million in general damages, plus interest and special damages,…
Dr Gavin Myers, principal director of National Integrity Action.
February 11, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

NIA chief: Without UWO, whistleblower protection, corruption fight will stall

National Integrity Action (NIA) Principal Director Dr Gavin Myers wants the Government to urgently roll out critical anti-corruption legislative reforms such as the long-proposed unexplained wealth…
Lorraine Dobson.
February 11, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Tensions flare at KSAMC as JLP protests election of deputy mayor

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors staged a walkout from Tuesday’s meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) after Councillor Lorraine Dobson of the Springfield Division…
Liston Morrison (right), president of the International Community of Churches, who is visually impaired, holds his two-year-old son Mathias Morrison at the Ministry of Justice, Legal Aid Council’s Justice Fair for Persons with Disabilities in Spanish Tow
February 11, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Blindness threatens former Guantanamo Bay chef’s livelihood

For 21 years, Liston Morrison has been living in a world that has slowly faded into darkness. The 60-year-old Spanish Town resident, once a proud and hard-working chef who spent years preparing meals…
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February 11, 2026

Police issue evacuation order to illegal miners

PARAMARIBO (CMC): The Suriname Police Force (KPS) has given illegal miners until Friday to leave the concession of the Chinese-owned Zijin/Rosebel Gold Mines (RGM), where a recent accident claimed a…
Retired Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie (left), vice president of Hi‑Pro; Peter Thompson (centre), executive director of Jamaica 4‑H Clubs; and Sherrae Wong‑Black (right), Hi‑Pro farm store manager, share a light moment as they handle three of the 3,000 bab
February 11, 2026

Hi-Pro donates over $2m in farm supplies to 4-H Clubs

4-H Clubs across the island will benefit from a $2.3 million donation of farm supplies from Hi-Pro, a division of the Jamaica Broilers Group. The symbolic handover took place at the Hi-Pro Ace…
Dr Summer Lopez is the proud owner of Body Forte, and she was honoured to host Sagicor’s Pilates, Plates and Prosecco Experience.
February 11, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

Mindful movement takes centre stage during Sigma season

Last Saturday, fitness lovers rang in the second month of the year with A Pilates, Plates and Prosecco, a curated wellness experience. Invitees gathered at Body Forte, located at the Sovereign…