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March 8, 2026

Hello mi neighbour | Building true confidence

My, my, my — how times have changed! When did this debate about skimpy or revealing attire as a symbol of confidence begin? Confidence? Really? I was genuinely appalled recently when I overheard some…
Family members and friends of Melissa Silvera leave the Supreme Court after the sentencing of Jolyan Silvera at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston yesterday.
March 7, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Justice was done’

The family of Melissa Silvera say they are not pleased with the possibility that her widower, former Member of Parliament (MP) Jolyan Silvera, could be eligible for parole after being sentenced to…
In this 2020 photo doctors form up during a farewell ceremony as they get ready to leave for Italy to help with the new coronavirus pandemic, in Havana, Cuba.
March 7, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cuban foreign ministry: Jamaica’s decision to end medical programme ‘disregarded’ history of fruitful, sustained collaboration

Expressing deep regret over the termination of its near 50-year-old bilateral medical brigade programme with Jamaica, Cuba in a statement yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the Jamaican people…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes.
March 7, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Sykes: Silvera made ‘strategic’ guilty plea

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes said former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea to manslaughter came only after careful consideration of forensic evidence, describing it as “more strategic…
File photo.
March 7, 2026

Opposition criticises end of Jamaica–Cuba medical cooperation, raises concerns about impact on health sector

The Opposition says the decision by the Government to end more than 50 years of medical cooperation between Jamaica and Cuba marks a deeply unfortunate moment in the nation’s public health history. …
March 7, 2026

Taxi operator charged for allegedly stealing car parts from property

A 42-year-old taxi operator has been charged following the reported theft of motor vehicle parts from a property in St Andrew. Charged with simple larceny is Troy Scarlett, who is of a Kingston 11…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, responds to questions during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House on Friday, March 6. He is flanked by State Minister, Franklin Witter (left) and Permanent Secretary in th
March 7, 2026

Broiler chicken supply to stabilise this month, says Green

The country should begin seeing an increase in the availability of broiler chickens later this month, after sections of Jamaica experienced a shortage in the product during February. The…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
March 7, 2026

Update | Two St Catherine men granted bail in alleged stolen vehicle scrapping case

Two St Catherine men charged over the alleged theft and scrapping of a motor vehicle were on Friday granted bail in the parish court. Fabian Williams was offered bail in the sum of $500,000 with…
The Honda Fit motor car in which the police say four men were travelling and engaged cops in a shoot-out in Comfort district, Osborne Store, Clarendon on March 6, 2026.
March 7, 2026

Four shot, three fatally, in alleged police confrontation in Osborne Store, Clarendon

Three men were fatally shot during a reported confrontation with the police in Comfort district, Osborne Store, Clarendon on Friday night. A fourth man is in hospital. Two firearms along with…