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Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr Warren Vernon (right), during a meeting held recently at the Office of the Prime Minister.
25 Feb, 2026 0

NIRA moving to accelerate nationwide expansion of national ID enrolment

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is moving to rapidly expand national identification enrolment services across the country. Executive Director, Dr Warren Vernon, made the…
State-run bodega manager Roberto Roman fills bags with donated Mexican humanitarian assistance to be delivered to a family, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, February 19, 2026.
25 Feb, 2026 0

Mexico sends second aid package to Cuba as US tightens energy blockade

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent a second humanitarian aid package for Cuba as the island faces a tightened US embargo and threats of tariffs against countries providing it with oil. Two Mexican…
25 Feb, 2026 0

Trinidadian man sentenced to nearly five years in US for firearms smuggling

MIAMI, CMC – A 36-year-old man from Trinidad and Tobago has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison in the United States for conspiring to smuggle more than 200 firearms from…
Richard Byles, governor of Bank of Jamaica.
25 Feb, 2026 0

Inflation rate to average 5.9 per cent over next two years - BOJ

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is projecting that inflation will average 5.9 per cent over the next two years. Governor, Richard Byles, advised that this forecast is below the previous projection of an…
His court date is being finalised.
25 Feb, 2026 0

St Ann man charged for alleged rape and abduction of teen girl

A 33-year-old St Ann man has been charged for the alleged rape of a teen girl and for keeping her at his home for days. Charged with abduction, rape, grievous sexual assault, and unlawful detention is…
Dean Jones, founder of Jamaica Homes
25 Feb, 2026 0

From repair to reinvention: Jamaica’s defining post-hurricane choice

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the public conversation has centred on an understandably sensitive issue: should Jamaicans pay more to rebuild? Roads were washed away, schools closed their…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston,Desmond McKenzie (centre), offers words of comfort to Jayce Pinnock's mother, Ladania Cunningham (second left) and other relatives, during a visit with the fa
25 Feb, 2026 0

McKenzie announces clean-up, reinstalling streetlights in Denham Town

Following the tragic killing of three-year-old Jayce Pinnock in Denham Town, Kingston, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has announced measures to enhance the…
Rahnsomn Edwards
25 Feb, 2026 0

‘This one hit hard’

Middle- and long-distance coach at Kingston College (KC) Hamlin Pagon is among members of the local track and field community paying tribute to experienced coach and teacher Rahnsomn Edwards. Edwards…
From left: Germaine Spencer, president of Montego Bay United, Yoni Epstein, Montego Bay Multi-Sports Development Ltd (MBMSDL) boss, Mayor Richard Vernon, chairman of St. James Municipal Corporation (StJMC); and Naudia Croskill, CEO StJMC during the officia
25 Feb, 2026 0

‘It must generate income’

Head of the Montego Bay MultiSports Development Ltd (MBMSDL) Yoni Epstein is banking on the big business that sports is for a return on the $700 million investment his organisation has now committed…