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04 Mar, 2026 0

Advertorial|Adjustment to Income Tax Filing Deadline

The following content is created and paid for by Tax Administration Jamaica The Government has introduced an adjustment to the income tax filing deadline — extending Corporate Income Tax and Assets…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith. - File photo.
04 Mar, 2026 0

Gov’t monitoring situation in Middle East, 178 Jamaicans registered so far

The Government has issued an updated advisory to Jamaicans amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, urging nationals to avoid travel to the region, exercise heightened caution and…
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz. - File photo.
04 Mar, 2026 0

Two to three months before Jamaica knows oil and gas findings — Vaz

It will take two to three months for the country to know the results of the exercise to explore for oil and gas in Jamaica. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz told a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica…
04 Mar, 2026 0

Update | Mother in custody after two-month-old found dead in Manchester

The mother of the two-month-old boy who was found dead in the community of Top Hill, Manchester yesterday is in police custody. She was held in the parish last evening. The woman, who is an…
Energy Minister, Daryl Vaz. - File photo.
04 Mar, 2026 0

Vaz: Jamaica monitoring Middle East conflict for fuel price impact

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says Jamaica is keeping a close watch on the conflict in the Middle East and its potential effects on the country’s fuel economy. Vaz noted that there have already been…
Persons at the scene of a crash in Bridgeport, Portmore, St Catherine on March 4, 2026.
04 Mar, 2026 0

Several children injured in Bridgeport, Portmore crash

Several children were injured this morning when two cars crashed along the main road in Bridgeport, Portmore, St Catherine, resulting in one of the vehicles overturning. The extent of their injuries…
Gleaner photographer Rudolph Brown at Press Association of Jamaica’s Veterans Awards luncheon on March 4, 2026.
04 Mar, 2026 0

Gleaner photographer among veteran media workers honoured by PAJ

Gleaner photographer Rudolph Brown was among six veteran journalists honoured today by the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) for their contributions to the profession. They were recognised at the…
Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck. - File photo.
04 Mar, 2026 0

Chuck hails criminal records reform as new expungement law takes effect

The new Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Amendment Act, 2026, which introduces sweeping reforms aimed at giving rehabilitated Jamaicans a meaningful second chance, including provisions…
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04 Mar, 2026 0

Rehabilitation work for section of Troy to Warsop roadway in Trelawny

The National Works Agency (NWA) is set to undertake rehabilitation works along a section of the roadway between Troy and Warsop in Trelawny. NWA Communication Manager Stephen Shaw told The Gleaner…