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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness making his contribution to the National Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 26, 2026. (Ian Allen photo)
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Holness defends decision to end Jamaica's medical cooperation with Cuba

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has defended his administration’s decision to end Jamaica’s 50-year-old medical cooperation with Cuba, reiterating concerns that certain aspects of the programme…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness making his contribution to the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19, 2026.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Holness hits back at Opposition on salary

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Thursday hit back at Opposition Leader Mark Golding over criticism of a recently announced salary increase that will see the prime minister earning $28.6 million a…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness making his contribution to the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19, 2o26.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Holness: Jamaica’s foreign policy strong, values on gender ‘will not change’

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica continues to maintain a strong and strategic foreign policy, while holding firm to what he described as core national values, including his position that…
Caution tape erected along a section of the main road in Belmont, Westmoreland due to a breakaway.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Section of main road in Belmont, Westmoreland breaks away, extreme caution urged

A section of the main road in Belmont, Westmoreland has broken away following heavy rainfall and rough sea conditions, forcing vehicular traffic to be reduced to a single lane. The incident, which…
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19 Mar, 2026 0

Assault rifle and ammunition seized in Grants Pen police operation, man arrested

A man was arrested this morning following the seizure of an assault rifle and a magazine containing ammunition during a police operation at a house in Grants Pen, St Andrew. The operation was part…
This photo provided by the New York State Department of Correction and Community Supervision shows contraband and the drone that was used to deliver them displayed at Marcy Correctional Facility, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Marcy, N.Y.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Drone drops knives, bandannas and hair clippers into a New York prison

MARCY, N.Y. (AP) — A drone flew over the grounds of an upstate New York prison after midnight and released a package containing knives, a cellphone, bandannas, hair clippers and a green leafy…
Rapper Mystikal poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La., January 22, 2021.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to third-degree rape in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, pleaded guilty Tuesday to raping a woman at his Louisiana home nearly four years ago,…
Small boats may be adversely affected by wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots or by high wave heights.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Maritime Authority of Jamaica urges extreme caution amid unstable offshore weather

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is advising all boaters, fisherfolk, and mariners to exercise extreme caution amid the unstable weather conditions currently affecting offshore areas of the…
A team from the Cuban Medical Brigade arriving in the Caribbean
19 Mar, 2026 0

BVI to continue Cuban health programme

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) says it will not be ending its Cuban health programme and, for now, will be maintaining its agreement with…