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The St Catherine Parish Court. - File photo.
April 3, 2026

St Catherine man fined $70,000 for driving without licence and insurance

A St Catherine man has been fined a total of $70,000 or 14 days’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to driving without a licence and insurance. The accused, Deshaun Rhoden, was charged with driving…
Trini soca artiste Iwer George is all set for his after-party performance at The Howard Ward Foundation MoBay Night Run on Saturday, April 4, at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay.
April 3, 2026

5 Questions With Iwer George

A staple of Caribbean carnival energy, Iwer George is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prolific soca artistes, with a career spanning back to 1987 and a catalogue of enduring hits. From Come to Meh…
His remains in custody.
April 3, 2026

Two St Mary men charged for allegedly using fake US currency to make purchase

Two men from St Mary have been charged after allegedly using counterfeit United States currency to make purchases at a business establishment in Oracabessa. Charged are 25-year-old shop operator…
An Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
April 3, 2026

Amazon to slap 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as Middle East war drives up fuel prices

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers using its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran started. …
People wait their turn to enter a bank in Havana, Cuba.
April 3, 2026

Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as US pressures the island’s government

HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government said Thursday it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a…
The Jamaica College Schools' Challenge Quiz team at the 2026 final against Westwood High School in April 2. (Antoine Lodge photo)
April 2, 2026

JC breaks 39-year drought with SCQ victory over Westwood High

Jamaica College captured the 2026 TVJ Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) title in a tense final on Thursday evening, securing its first championship since 1987. The St Andrew-based institution prevailed…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett with tourism workers at the April 2 opening of Half Moon, where he announced that the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has grown to $6 billion and outlined intentions to introduce a health plan next.
April 2, 2026

Tourism pension fund hits $6b, health plan next - Bartlett

Jamaica’s Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has accumulated more than $6 billion in just two and a half years, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has disclosed. Addressing the reopening of Half Moon…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.
April 2, 2026

Jamaica boosts cultural heritage protection with UNESCO ratification move

Jamaica has signed the Instrument of Ratification for the UNESCO 1970 Convention aimed at preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property, in a move the Government…
Supervisor of Insolvency and Attorney-at-Law, Fayola Evans Roberts (third left, front row); Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency and Attorney-at-Law, Chevánt Hamilton (second left left, front row); and Licensing and Compliance Officer and Attorney-at-Law, Char
April 2, 2026

Insolvency regulator steps up oversight of trustees

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) is intensifying efforts to strengthen Jamaica’s insolvency framework by tightening compliance standards for licens ed trustees to reduce legal and…