News
March 26, 2026
Earth Today | Nature: the best defence against future storms
WITH SUSTAINED winds of 297 kilometres per hour, Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm in Jamaica last October, forever changing how we look at climate change readiness and disaster…
March 25, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Tax tweak
The Government has adjusted its tax policy in relation to the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages and the Environmental Protection Levy on domestic goods, but the…
March 25, 2026
by Kimone Francis
‘Tell them fi sue’
Rae Town Division Councillor Rosalie Hamilton is daring Member of Parliament for Kingston Central Donovan Williams to proceed with his promised lawsuit as the now-public feud between the two Jamaica…
March 25, 2026
Manchester man charged after alleged break-in and attempted rape
A 26-year-old man from Manchester has been arrested and charged after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home while she was sleeping and attempting to rape her. Damani Richards of Golden Run district…
March 25, 2026
22 rounds of ammunition, two guns seized in Bull Bay
Detectives assigned to the police’s National Strategic Anti-Gang Division have seized two illegal guns and 22 rounds of nine ammunition during an intelligence-led operation in St Andrew on Monday…
March 25, 2026
Police warns against making false reports after ‘kidnapping’ case unravels
Investigators from the police’s Specialized Investigation Branch (SIB) are reminding the public of the serious consequences of making false reports, following an extensive probe into an alleged…
March 25, 2026
Jamaica launches health after-action review following Hurricane Melissa
The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has launched a comprehensive Health After Action Review (AAR) in the aftermath of Hurricane…
March 25, 2026
Petrojam General Manager Telroy Morgan steps down
General Manager of Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan, has demitted office. Morgan stepped down effective today. In a statement, the state-owned oil refinery said General Counsel and Corporate…
March 25, 2026
Government moves to digitise transactions with long-awaited e-signature policy
The Government today unveiled the long-awaited electronic transactions policy (ETP), which mandates that electronic or e-signatures and records are legally acceptable and binding. The policy will…