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Members of the EDE (Committed to Development) political party arrive to register the party at the Provisional Electoral Council in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
March 12, 2026

Record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade

A record 280 political parties and counting had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, although not all will make the cut. Nonetheless, the…
The grounds of the former May Pen Police Station in Clarendon, where municipal authorities plan to develop a shopping enclave for vendors.
March 12, 2026

Mayor eyes old May Pen police station property for shopping hub

Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams says the grounds of the old police station in the town will be transformed into a shopping enclave with individual outlets for vendors, as part of a broader strategy to…
Sergeant Leline Golding, who was attached to the Spanish Town Police Station in the St Catherine North Division.
March 12, 2026

St Catherine policewoman dies; hailed as 'disciplinarian'

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force are mourning the death of a colleague who passed away on Thursday afternoon at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine. Dead is Sergeant Leline Golding,…
March 12, 2026

Police seek ‘Hoghead’ in St Andrew North housebreaking probe

Police in the St Andrew North Division are investigating a housebreaking and larceny at a residence in Roehampton and have named a suspect while urging residents in nearby communities to heighten…
Investigators surround a Honda Fit motor car following a fatal shooting on Ruthven Road in St Andrew on March 12, 2026.
March 13, 2026

INDECOM: Man shot in St Andrew police operation dies

The man who was shot during a police operation on Ruthven Road, St Andrew, Thursday night has died, the Independent Commission of Investigations says. Another man remains in custody. Police…
Members of the Shipping Association’s team distributing relief packages to residents in Goldsmith, Westmoreland.
March 12, 2026

Corporate Hands | Shipping Association’s team distributes relief items to residents in Westmoreland

Following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which disrupted the operations of several state-run childcare facilities across the island, Pan Jamaica Property Company (PJPCo) partnered with the C. B. Facey Foundation and the corporate community at the Air Ja
March 12, 2026

Corporate Hands | Downtown Kingston corporate partners bring cheer to children in state care after Hurricane Melissa

Savana Clarke (left), WATA brand representative, hands a chilled bottle of water to Rushawna Ebanks at the hydration station during WATA’s Hydrate to Educate School Tour stop at BB Coke High School in St Elizabeth on Wednesday, March 5. The visit formed
March 12, 2026

Corporate Hands | WATA refreshes students during Sports Day as part of Hydrate to Educate School Tour

Digital storyteller and creative entrepreneur, Tanaania Tracy, and LeVaughn Flynn, director of the Flow Foundation, present a Samsung tablet to a student of Marcus Garvey Technical High School for her participation in Flow’s Internet safety promotional e
March 12, 2026

Corporate Hands | Flow Foundation makes presentation during Internet safety promo activity