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January 14, 2026
Documents missing for $521m in contracts, UHWI admits tax-exempt import abuse
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) failed to provide procurement documentation for 51 contracts valued at more than $521 million to auditors from the Auditor General’s Department,…
January 14, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Audit reveals procurement failures at UHWI
Exposing a glaring practice by the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), of utilising a retrospective process to validate procurements, Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis says this action by…
January 14, 2026
by Lennox Aldred
Jamaica start T20 Blaze with loss to Leeward Islands
Before a ball was bowled in the Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze competition, Jamaica women’s head coach Shane Brooks said the two-week preparation for the tournament was not enough, and that lack of…
January 14, 2026
by Karen Madden
Parliament weighs tripled juror stipend amid backlog crisis
Nearly two years after Justice Minister Delroy Chuck announced a 200 per cent increase in the stipend paid to Jamaicans who report for jury duty, the long-promised change has been formally brought to…
January 14, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Holness: Cutting-edge investment key to GDP growth
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has urged Jamaican manufacturers to capitalise on government policies favouring investors and to step up their role in driving economic growth. Speaking during…
January 14, 2026
Treasure Beach prepared for ‘excellent’ Racing United
Having picked up their first win in five games, Treasure Beach will now turn their sights on what head coach Kemar Ricketts described as a ‘tough match’ against Racing United today in Wray and…
January 14, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
‘I did not kill Donna-Lee’
In an unsworn statement from the dock on Tuesday, Constable Noel Maitland told the Home Circuit Court that a “tiny spot of blood” found in his Chelsea Manor, St Andrew, apartment resulted from his…
January 14, 2026
by Gregory Bryce
GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN
Shockoria Wallace, retired 100 metres sprinter, is the first Jamaican to sign up for the controversial Enhanced Games, confirming her participation on Monday ahead of the competition set for May 24…
January 14, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Black River Fire Station relocation suggested after Melissa crippled operations
WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Edwards, the assistant superintendent at the St Elizabeth branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is raising concerns about the location of the Black River Fire Station after it…