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Presenters at the ‘Advancing the Circular Economy’ Workshop, staged at the Caribbean Maritime University on Tuesday. Among them is Eleanor Jones (seated, first from left), head of Environmental Solutions Limited, which organised the event.
19 Feb, 2026 0

Earth Today | Environmental Solutions Limited offers waste reduction model

JAMAICA IS being encouraged to accelerate its transition away from the ‘take-make-dispose’ model of a linear economy that sees products flooding the island’s waste disposal sites long before the end…
Inger Andersen
19 Feb, 2026 0

Earth Today | ‘Global environmental cooperation alive’

THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has insisted that international environmental cooperation is alive and kicking – deserving of financial support and continued political will, in the…
A policeman approaches the house on Marlin Way in Braeton, Portmore in St Catherine yesterday, where a woman and her daughter were reportedly attacked by a man believed to be of unsound mind. The daughter was rushed to the hospital while the mother died in
18 Feb, 2026 0

FEAR TURNS FATAL

Shock, grief, and simmering anger have engulfed residents of Marlin Way in Braeton, Portmore, after a 63-year-old mother was brutally chopped to death inside her home. It was an attack neighbours say…
Sophie Grizzle-Roumel, hotelier at Charela Inn in Negril, Westmoreland.
18 Feb, 2026 0

‘Death knell for small hotels’

WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaica’s tourism sector continues its post-Hurricane Melissa recovery, small hotel operators are warning that new tax measures slated for implementation in April 2027 could…
A court date for Khemlani is being arraigned
18 Feb, 2026 0

Westmoreland resident accused of shooting man with spear gun

The police in Westmoreland have charged a 37-year-old man for allegedly using a spear gun to shoot another man in the chest. He is construction worker Cashmar Tomlinson of Strathbogie, who has been…
Patching along the Junction main road near Castleton Gardens.
18 Feb, 2026 0

Major patching works for Junction main road

The National Works Agency (NWA) is carrying out major patching of the main thoroughfare along the Junction corridor, extending from Grande Hole in St Mary to the St Andrew border. Communication…
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, addresses journalists during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on February 17.
18 Feb, 2026 0

Gov’t to procure 100 new school buses in 2026/27

The Government will be procuring 100 new school buses in fiscal year 2026/27, as part of the second phase in the roll-out of the National Rural School Bus System. Minister of Energy, Transport and…
18 Feb, 2026 0

Businessman charged for allegedly pulling gun on man during dispute in Clarendon

The police have charged a man who allegedly brandished a gun during a dispute with a man in Clarendon and later attempted to flee Jamaica. He is 42-year-old businessman Fabian Fraser of Rocky Point,…
His court date is being finalised.
18 Feb, 2026 0

Update | ‘Dabba’ charged for Manchester gun attack that left 4-y-o girl dead and father injured

Twenty-five-year-old Oneish Copeland, otherwise called ‘Dabba’, of the New Wales district in Manchester, has been charged by police in connection with the gun attack that left a four-year-old girl…