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Dr Velma Ricketts Walker, CEO and commissioner of Customs.
18 Mar, 2026 0

Ricketts Walker hails ‘Team Customs’ for achievements during her tenure

Outgoing Commissioner of Customs Dr Velma Ricketts Walker says one of the most important achievements during her tenure was the ongoing transformation and strengthening of the Jamaica Customs Agency…
Gabrielle Gilpin-Hudson, president of the Realtors Association of Jamaica.
18 Mar, 2026 0

Robinson’s digital nomad proposal ‘good for market’ but ‘needs more fleshing out’

The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) has endorsed Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson’s proposal for a digital nomad programme, arguing that it could boost both long- and short-term…
Shermaine Anderson-Gayle, president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce.
18 Mar, 2026 0

Hanover Chamber calls for traffic lights at Grand Palladium’s entrance

Western Bureau: Reacting to the spate of traffic accidents near the Grand Palladium Hotels and Resorts – widely regarded as an accident blackspot – the Hanover Chamber of Commerce is calling for the…
18 Mar, 2026 0

AHF urges stronger global health equity measures in WHO pandemic agreement

With a new round of negotiations scheduled for the end of March in Geneva and with the May 2026 deadline approaching, the world’s countries continue to negotiate the rules that will define how…
Brian Royes, campaign manager, The Repair Campaign.
18 Mar, 2026 0

Repair Campaign unrelenting in fight for reparations

When slavery in the British Caribbean was abolished between 1834 and 1838, the British government authorised a £20-million compensation package for former holders of enslaved people – funded entirely…
Left to right: Harold Davis, acting CEO of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC); Sophia Henry, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, St Lucia; Senator Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce and, Nadatlie Bastien
18 Mar, 2026 0

JBDC model inspires St Lucia’s push for MSME body

A delegation from St Lucia’s Ministry of Commerce has completed a four-day study tour of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), as eastern Caribbean island considers reshaping the…
The Woodsville Bridge in Hanover.
18 Mar, 2026 0

Residents cautiously optimistic about plans for new Woodsville Bridge

Western Bureau: After four years of using the makeshift bridge, which they created when the 100-year-old Woodsville Bridge collapsed in 2022, residents of the eastern Hanover community are greeting…
18 Mar, 2026 0

Privy Council Ruling: Lawyers must investigate power-of-attorney 'red flags' or risk ethics breach

In a ruling reinforcing the duty of lawyers to guard against fraud, the Privy Council has dismissed an appeal by Jamaican attorney Fay Chang Rhule over her handling of a disputed power-of-attorney…
18 Mar, 2026 0

Gas prices to jump $4.50 as global tensions drive costs higher

Motorists will pay more for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $163.38 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to…